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PublishedAugust 12, 2021
COVID-19 patient counts are climbing again in Maine hospitals
The statewide tally of inpatients confirmed with the disease has hit the highest level since early June, with Bangor’s Eastern Maine Medical Center seeing the sharpest spike.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2021
Hospitals swamped by COVID are running low on beds, nurses
Some nurses around the U.S. are leaving from pandemic burnout while others are getting better offers elsewhere.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2021
New tests suggest dangerous delta variant more widespread in Maine, sending most COVID inpatients into ICU
Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 are typically younger and sicker than before, probably due to the more virulent variants.
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PublishedJune 21, 2021
Pandemic-delayed surgeries share blame for ‘unprecedented’ regional blood shortage
Periodic, localized blood shortages are not uncommon, but this shortage is 'unprecedented in its scope,' said a blood bank official.
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PublishedMay 13, 2021
COVID-19 patient counts at Central Maine Medical Center break record for second straight week
Intensive care demands from the pandemic remain at high levels at many hospitals despite lower overall COVID hospitalizations.
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PublishedApril 22, 2021
COVID-19 hospitalizations surge across Maine, hit record levels at Lewiston’s CMMC
Inpatients are younger and from rural areas, and the virus variant from U.K. may be part of the reason.
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PublishedApril 16, 2021
COVID-19 hospitalizations spike at Lewiston’s Central Maine Medical Center
Inpatient counts at Maine hospitals have been flat since late February but remain at levels higher than they were during the spring 2020 peak.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2021
The year of living distantly
Maine weathered the pandemic better than most states, but it will leave a lasting impact on us.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2021
Blood shortage forces Maine Med to reschedule surgeries
The hospital says it rescheduled fewer than a dozen operations over the past three weeks because of a national supply chain shortage of blood products caused by severe weather.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2021
COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to fall across Maine
The burden on the state’s hospitals remains above the spring surge’s peak but is down to pre-Thanksgiving levels.
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