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MMC makes this change as community transmission of COVID-19 continues to rise.

As the Delta variant spreads through the ranks of the unvaccinated, the region’s largest health care system says its hospitals are full, and patients can expect long waits for inpatient care and even clinic-based services.

230 early care & education programs, schools, out-of-school programs, school cafeterias and health care practices in York County have been recognized by Let’s Go!, a national childhood obesity prevention program, for creating environments that support healthy lifestyle choices.

In recognition and appreciation, Maine Medical Center will name its new outpatient pediatric infusion center The Sam L. Cohen Pediatric Infusion Center and establish the Sam L. Cohen Medical Director Chair at the Maine Children’s Cancer Program.

Increased bed licenses, an accelerated fifth-floor build-out and a new Sterile Processing Department are included in the proposal.

For the second straight year, all five AOAÌåÓýƽ̨ hospitals eligible for a grade from Leapfrog received the highest safety score offered.

Researchers are studying whether a common blood pressure medication might help preserve bone.

AOAÌåÓýƽ̨’s Maine Medical Center Research Institute was chosen as one of more than 30 institutions across the country to participate in the nationwide NIH Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Initiative.

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.

Van Andel Institute’s J. Andrew Pospisilik, Ph.D., and Maine Medical Center Research Institute’s Joseph Nadeau, Ph.D., have earned a five-year, $9.6 million Transformative Research Award from the National Institutes of Health.