Emily joined the Sun Journal in April 2021 on the health beat. She previously reported for the Lakes Region Weekly, covering nine towns in Cumberland County. She enjoys taste testing chai lattes at local cafes, attempting to beat her personal best on the NYT’s mini crossword puzzle and watching thunderstorms. She’s on the fence about the Oxford comma. Emily grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from Wellesley College in 2018. She’s lived in lots of places for little bits of time but now calls Portland home. She welcomes coffee shop recommendations, cookie recipes and news tips in her inbox.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2022
Little respite for providers at Central Maine Medical Center as hospitalizations remain high
Nearly 400 people in Maine were hospitalized with COVID-19, smashing yet another record for the state.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2022
Central Maine Medical Center can continue to receive nonneurosurgical trauma patients, EMS board votes
The board voted Wednesday 15-1 to continue patient transfers from area hospitals to the Lewiston hospital except those with neurosurgical trauma.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2022
Finding a COVID test is still a challenge for most Mainers
Appointments at local pharmacies are often booked for a week out and the supply of at-home rapid antigen tests is inconsistent.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2022
Central Maine Medical Center welcomes first baby of 2022
Jaxson Cole was born at 3:57 a.m. Sunday.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2021
State CDC director urges Mainers take omicron seriously as delta variant continues its devastation
Dr. Nirav Shah issues cautionary words days after state detects its first five cases involving the omicron variant.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2021
Maine EMS panel recommends discontinuing all trauma patient transfers to CMMC from other hospitals, LifeFlight
The Trauma Advisory Committee will vote on the panel’s recommendations at a meeting next week.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2021
The pandemic is getting worse in central and western Maine
November was the deadliest month of the pandemic for Androscoggin and Franklin counties, and Franklin County recorded more deaths per capita last month than any other county in the state, according to the Maine CDC.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2021
CMMC ends neurosurgical trauma services, Maine EMS to hold emergency meeting
The Maine EMS Trauma Advisory Committee will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday via Zoom.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2021
Crush of COVID-19 hospitalizations affecting all aspects of patient care at Lewiston hospitals
National Guard members will arrive at Central Maine Medical Center as early as next week to help open an on-site skilled nursing unit that will help relieve some of the patient backlog.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2021
CMMC asks for federal assistance as COVID-19 continues to slam central and western Maine
Gov. Janet Mills said Wednesday that she requested teams of emergency medical personnel under a federal program on behalf of Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston and Maine Medical Center in Portland.
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