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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Independent-living facilities left in the cold by COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Dropped suddenly from the federal pharmacy contract providing vaccination clinics to nursing homes, these senior retirement communities are trying to secure protection for an equally vulnerable population.
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COVID-19 inpatient numbers lowest in 2 months but still high in Lewiston and western Maine
The burden fell or remained flat at most of Maine’s hospitals, mirroring recent national trends and creating breathing space for medical staff.
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In a race for time, builders and health officials team up to vaccinate thousands of Mainers
They’ve turned the old grandstand building at the former Scarborough Downs racetrack into a mass vaccination clinic set to open this week.
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As Walgreens lags in vaccinations, Maine shifts doses to independent pharmacies
For the third week in a row, the Maine CDC gave independent pharmacies thousands of doses while Walgreens and CVS, national chains with a federal contract, weren’t allocated any.
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Lewiston hospitals see record levels of virus inpatients, while numbers stay flat or fall elsewhere
There’s no clear explanation for the shifting geography of hospitalizations, the Maine CDC says.
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COVID-19 patient numbers set records at Maine Med and in Lewiston, drop in Bangor and York County
Coronavirus inpatient numbers remain flat at high levels across Maine, but the burden has shifted back to medical centers in Portland and Lewiston.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations remain high across Maine but have spread out
Hard-hit EMMC saw its burden ease for second week, while Maine Med had its heaviest COVID-19 inpatient week yet.
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Maine Medical Center, SMHC, MaineGeneral hit record number of COVID-19 inpatients
The burden continues to ease at hard-hit Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor and plateaus at Lewiston’s hospitals.
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Facing pressure, state lab to stop processing COVID-19 tests for hospitals
Six hospitals rely on the Maine CDC lab almost exclusively, while others do so in times of surging demand.