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Amid a staffing shortage, MaineHealth now has more COVID

(8 days ago) WEBThe state's largest health system says it's facing unprecedented capacity issues amid soaring demand for care and a shortage of workers. During a virtual press conference Tuesday, MaineHealth officials say they've had to resort to treating patients …

https://www.mainepublic.org/health/2021-10-26/amid-a-staffing-shortage-mainehealth-now-has-more-covid-patients-than-at-any-point-during-the-pandemic

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MaineHealth Providers Stretched to the Limit by Surging COVID …

(2 days ago) WEBMaineHealth Providers Stretched to the Limit by Surging COVID-19 Hospitalizations. December 8, 2021. Contact: John Porter. 207-329-8594 / …

https://www.mainehealth.org/news/2021/12/mainehealth-providers-stretched-limit-surging-covid-19-hospitalizations

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Hospitals in Maine still seeing staff shortages amid COVID-19

(4 days ago) WEB@MaineHealth says it is facing significant challenges due to the work force shortage and COVID-19 patients. @MaineMed says there are 32 patients with COVID …

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/health/mainehealth-workforce-down-10-as-hospitals-capacity-challenges-continue-maine-medical-center-covid19-staff-shortages-demand-services-employees/97-55f63b43-b7ac-4d4f-8011-c72e29e04bb6

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COVID-19 Policy and Masking Update for MaineHealth Employees

(4 days ago) WEBEffective November 1, 2023. MaineHealth has updated its care team COVID-19 immunization guidance to help protect you and to keep our workplace safe. As we have …

https://www.mainehealth.org/employees/covid-19-policy-and-masking-update-mainehealth-employees

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Maine Gov. Addresses Health Care Staffing Shortage After - NECN

(5 days ago) WEBOn the same day a federal judge upheld a Maine COVID vaccine mandate for all its health care workers, Gov. Janet Mills outlined ways the state is trying to …

https://www.necn.com/news/local/maine-gov-addresses-health-care-staffing-shortage-after-hospital-cuts-back/2573224/

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MaineHealth reports surge in COVID-related absences among its …

(7 days ago) WEBPORTLAND, Maine – MaineHealth today said it has seen a sharp increase in recent days in the number of care team members out with COVID-19. The surge is likely …

https://www.mainehealth.org/news/2022/01/mainehealth-reports-surge-covid-related-absences-among-its-care-team-members

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Maine struggles with testing shortage as COVID-19 surge is …

(6 days ago) WEBMeanwhile, the number of people in Maine hospitals with COVID-19 fell slightly but remains high, declining by 10 to 324 on Thursday. However, the number in …

https://www.pressherald.com/2021/12/02/maine-reports-847-new-cases-of-covid-19-and-three-deaths/

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COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 MaineHealth

(1 days ago) WEBCall 211 anytime with questions about COVID-19: Dial 211 (or 1-866-811-5695 ), or. Text your ZIP code to 898-211, or. Email [email protected]. Learn more about COVID-19 …

https://www.mainehealth.org/care-services/infectious-diseases/covid-19-sars-cov-2

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Office of Governor Janet T. Mills - Maine

(2 days ago) WEB“The COVID-19 pandemic has put a tremendous strain on Maine's nursing homes and assisted living communities and has made longstanding workforce …

https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-announces-new-maine-jobs-recovery-plan-initiatives-strengthen-maines-health

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The Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan Covid-19

(8 days ago) WEBThe Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan is the Governor’s plan to invest nearly $1 billion in federal American Rescue Plan stimulus funds to achieve three goals: …

https://www.maine.gov/covid19/maine-jobs-and-recovery-plan

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MaineHealth Innovation

(2 days ago) WEBMaineHealth, Maine’s largest healthcare system serving more than one million patients across Maine and Carroll County, NH, needed to build its pandemic supply of N95 …

https://innovation.mainehealth.org/annual-report-2021/stories/covid-19-innovation/

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Maine ‘near crisis’ in ICUs with COVID-19 surge - Bangor Daily News

(2 days ago) WEBIn this Dec. 8, 2020, file photo, a health care worker wears personal protective equipment as she speaks to a patient at a mobile testing location for COVID …

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2021/08/26/news/maine-near-crisis-in-icus-with-covid-19-surge-adding-to-large-summer-patient-counts/

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Mental health care providers are facing unprecedented challenges …

(1 days ago) WEBCompounding the high demand for care are the across-the-board staffing shortages. While Maine’s mental and behavioral health care workforce was already …

https://www.sunjournal.com/2022/02/13/mental-health-care-providers-are-facing-unprecedented-challenges-amid-the-pandemic/

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How the Doctor Shortage Crisis in Maine Compares to Other States

(7 days ago) WEBIn Maine, there are 4,459 active physicians, or 324.9 for every 100,000 people, the seventh most among states. Other than a low supply of doctors, lack of …

https://www.thecentersquare.com/maine/article_37ec8f0d-79e4-55d0-9f9f-c0026dbe3406.html

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Mills Administration Provides More Time for Health Care Workers …

(8 days ago) WEBMaine Department of Health and Human Services is distributing $146 million to long-term care facilities and hospitals to help with workforce recruitment and retention …

https://www1.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/mills-administration-provides-more-time-health-care-workers-meet-covid-19-vaccination

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Strategies to Mitigate Healthcare Personnel Staffing Shortages

(7 days ago) WEBCDC guidance for SARS-CoV-2 infection may be adapted by state and local health departments to respond to rapidly changing local circumstances. This guidance …

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/mitigating-staff-shortages.html

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Governor Mills Activates Maine National Guard to Maintain …

(2 days ago) WEBMills Administration also requests Federal COVID-19 Response Teams from Biden Administration to supplement hospital staff and Maine National Guard Governor …

https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-activates-maine-national-guard-maintain-hospital-capacity-ensure-care-maine

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Help for Maine people facing mental health crisis

(8 days ago) WEBA wide range of resources are available to Maine people experiencing a crisis or mental health challenge: The Maine Crisis Line: 1-888-568-1112. The National …

https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/blog/help-maine-people-facing-mental-health-crisis-2022-06-07

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COVID caused a lifeguard shortage. Some pools are still recovering.

(Just Now) WEBThe American Lifeguards Association attributes the shortage, in part, to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Pools were closed and lifeguard …

https://www.wpr.org/news/covid-caused-a-lifeguard-shortage-some-pools-are-still-recovering

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Testimony on LD 1228 - Maine State Legislature

(3 days ago) WEBMaine and national public health officials lied and misled the public during the COVID-19 pandemic about the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines. Today, the data are clear that …

https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getTestimonyDoc.asp?id=10015096

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Free COVID-19 vaccines could be a thing of the past. Experts

(9 days ago) WEBSince Bridge Access launched on Sept. 13, 2023, it has provided more than 1.4 million free COVID-19 vaccines through retail pharmacies, community health centers and public …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/free-covid-19-vaccines-could-be-a-thing-of-the-past-experts-weigh-in/ar-BB1mPN4h

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COVID-19 Admission Rates and Changes in Care Quality in US …

(8 days ago) WEBKey Points. Question What was the association of COVID-19 admission rates with changes in hospital care quality for patients without COVID-19 in 2020?. Findings In …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2819251

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Governor Mills Announces Acting Commissioner for Maine …

(1 days ago) WEBSara Gagné-Holmes, a five-year deputy commissioner with a long record in health policy, will begin in the interim role on June 1. Governor Janet Mills announced …

http://coronavirus.maine.gov/governor/mills/index.php/news/governor-mills-announces-acting-commissioner-maine-department-health-and-human-services-2024

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The new obesity drugs work, but it's a dilemma - Health News …

(1 days ago) WEBYuki Noguchi is a correspondent on the Science Desk based out of NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C. She started covering consumer health in the midst of …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/npr-health/2024-05-27/the-new-obesity-drugs-work-but-its-a-dilemma-when-people-have-to-stop-taking-them

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Sound the alarm: Lawmakers discuss funding to solve EMS …

(8 days ago) WEBAUGUSTA (WGME) – Maine lawmakers are discussing a $25 million proposal to address EMS staffing shortages across the state at a work session in Augusta on Wednesday. …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/sound-the-alarm-lawmakers-discuss-funding-to-solve-ems-shortage-in-maine/ar-AA1bCda0

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State organizations talk housing shortage during 2024 Health Care …

(Just Now) WEB(WABI) - The Maine State Chamber of Commerce hosted its 2024 Health Care Forum over Zoom Tuesday morning. Representatives from local organizations discussed Maine’s …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/state-organizations-talk-housing-shortage-during-2024-health-care-forum/ar-BB1ndtWt

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FLiRT variants threaten a summer Covid wave, but experts say the …

(6 days ago) WEBCovid-19 surveillance has scaled back significantly since the US public health emergency ended a year ago, which also adds to the uncertainty. But the data …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/17/health/flirt-covid-variants-summer-wave-risk/index.html

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Environmental Study Allows Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind …

(6 days ago) WEBPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management completed an environmental review that will allow a Gulf of Maine offshore wind …

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/maine/articles/2024-05-28/environmental-study-allows-gulf-of-maine-offshore-wind-research-lease-to-advance

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COVID-19 eliminated a decade of progress in global level of life

(4 days ago) WEB24 May 2024 Health. Data crunched by the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that the COVID-19 emergency reversed more than a decade of …

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1150186

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Press Release: Audit of DoD Health Care Personnel Shortages …

(5 days ago) WEBInspector General Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General released its “Audit of DoD Health Care Personnel …

https://www.dodig.mil/In-the-Spotlight/Article/3788330/press-release-audit-of-dod-health-care-personnel-shortages-during-the-coronavir/

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Staffing at NJ nursing homes lags looming federal standards

(4 days ago) WEBThe American Health Care Association, which represents nursing home operators, warned that implementation of the federal Medicaid’s “one-size-fits-all rule …

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2024/05/new-federal-staffing-standards-could-be-met-by-nj-nursing-homes/

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World Health Assembly hopes to reinforce pandemic …

(5 days ago) WEBHealth officials are racing to get the world to agree to new ways to prepare for and fight an inevitable future pandemic. COVID-19 is fading into history as elections and …

https://www.pressherald.com/2024/05/27/world-health-assembly-hopes-to-reinforce-pandemic-preparedness-after-bold-treaty-project-stalls/

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Whales Have an Alphabet - The New York Times

(Just Now) WEBFeaturing Carl Zimmer. Produced by Alex Stern , Stella Tan , Sydney Harper and Nina Feldman. Edited by MJ Davis Lin. Original music by Elisheba Ittoop , Dan …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/podcasts/the-daily/whales-song.html

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