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PublishedJuly 17, 2022
Hospital workers are expected to ‘tolerate a level of abuse’ unacceptable anywhere else
There is a cultural expectation that health care workers, especially in hospitals, tolerate abusive behavior, making them less likely to want to pursue a criminal case and law enforcement and district attorneys less likely to prosecute, hospital workers told the Sun Journal.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2022
Hospital workers say they experience assault, threats of violence nearly every day
While the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to a rise in incidents, violence against health care workers was an issue long before it started.
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PublishedJune 1, 2022
Franklin Memorial Hospital eases visitor restrictions
The health care facility implemented changes Wednesday.
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PublishedMay 6, 2022
Photos: Skowhegan-area students consider careers, one STEM at a time
About 100 juniors from Skowhegan Area High School participated in a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Career Exploration event Thursday at the school. All photos taken by Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2022
Franklin Memorial Hospital amends visitor guidelines
The most notable changes to the policy include different visitor hours, that patients may now be accompanied by a loved-one in a pre-op area and postpartum mothers are permitted an additional visitor.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2022
Franklin Memorial Hospital to reduce services temporarily due to spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations
Officials say services at Farmington hospital to be reduced to emergency and acutely ill patients.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2021
Franklin Community Health Network loses 48 employees to vaccine mandate
FCHN reports 48 employees (or about 6.6% of its workforce) resigned or "separated" from the company due to MaineHealth and Gov. Janet Mills' vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2021
Central Maine business briefs: Waterville Creates hires new staffers
People & Places: Skowhegan Savings promotes Haley Wescott to community banker.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2021
Franklin County healthcare workers weigh in on vaccine mandate
Healthcare workers in Franklin County and at Franklin Community Health Network are divided on Governor Janet Mills' vaccine mandate.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2020
Franklin Memorial Hospital staff begins COVID-19 staff vaccinations
Nurse Melody Hill received the hospital's first Moderna shot Monday afternoon. Approximately 40 of the 500 doses were given out after the initial morning shipment.
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