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Long term trends in the labor market and a surge in demand are making it hard for health care organizations to meet a growing demand for care.

As AOAÌåÓýƽ̨ seeks to limit the spread of COVID-19, vaccination will be a requirement for employment, with very few exceptions, as of Oct. 1, 2021.

In addition to a base wage increase for nearly all employees, the minimum pay rate across the health system will rise from $14 to $17 an hour, and market adjustments will be made for hard-to-fill roles.

New scheduling options are being created in response to shifts in the supply and demand for COVID-19 vaccines in Maine.

Those seeking a vaccination will be able to schedule an appointment at the time they register online, and some locations plan to offer a walk-in option as well.

Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital have been recognized by the National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program at the silver level for their commitment to best practices in promoting infant safe sleep.

Operated jointly by Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital, the clinics in Belfast and Rockport allow for easy registration and a smooth flow of patients through initial screening to registration to vaccination.

As part of the historic nationwide effort to inoculate millions of people against COVID-19, AOAÌåÓýƽ̨, which includes Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital, will open the area’s first COVID-19 vaccination clinics for the general public on January 27.

Hours after the arrival of the Pfizer vaccine at its hospitals, AOAÌåÓýƽ̨ began inoculating team members who provide direct care to patients infected with the novel coronavirus.

The health system expects to be able to vaccinate all its front-line care team members following the delivery of a second allotment that is expected to include both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.