Leaders of Central Maine Healthcare, which includes Central Maine Medical Center, have struggled with funding deficits and have been looking for ways to inject new capital into its hospitals.
Kendra Caruso
Staff Writer
Kendra Caruso is a staff writer at the Sun Journal covering education and health. She graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in journalism in 2019 and started working for the Sun Journal in 2023.
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Maine winter recreation faces uncertain future
As climate change has gradually warmed Maine winters, symptoms of the issue have become more visible.
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Lisbon Water Department plant prepares to tackle issues as customer concerns persist
Some customers have voiced concerns about water quality after arsenic concerns led to a do-not-drink order in late August.
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Lisbon councilors agree to pay increase for town manager
Some councilors believed the pay increase was overdue.
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Andwell Health Partners to scale back in-home pediatric services amid financial deficit
It is the latest local health care provider to scale back services amid reported financial losses, impacting some of the most vulnerable patients.
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Though some are finding resilience after hepatitis C cure, others still put testing off
Many people have been cured of hepatitis C, something that was once viewed as a death sentence, but it has yet to make a big impact on a population particularly afflicted by the virus.
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Lisbon teen raises funds for veterans monument overlooking Androscoggin River
She raised funds for the monument, secured labor and material donations in about a month.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Trinity Jubilee Center breaks ground on $5.1 million building in Lewiston to serve the needy
The new center at 123 Bates St. will allow the organization to provide more services to the homeless, the hungry and other clients.
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St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston to close intensive care unit by end of year
It is part of a plan to prioritize other services hospital officials see as more crucial to meeting the needs of the public.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, News
Councilors in Lisbon squabble over proposed town manager salary increase
Though some argued that the raise was overdue, many councilors wanted to have the town manager review completed before approving a raise.