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Leaders and peers recognize 12 nursing and direct care professionals who contribute to the advancement of patient care and healing through the organization’s annual Nursing Excellence and Nursing Care Partner awards.

Jeff Sanders, president of the AOAÌåÓýƽ̨ Southern Region who previously served as president of Maine Medical Center, will depart the organization later this summer.

Dr. Chris Thomson will lead the medical team at the health system while transforming care delivery to respond to a rapidly changing health care landscape.

This marks the 15th year of the Maine Track partnership between Maine Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine.

Denise Needham, PharmD, will replace Mark Fourre, MD, who announced his retirement from his executive role last year.

Masks will be available for all, and required in areas and circumstances where appropriate under health care protocols

Maine Medical Partners announces the following new hires: Rhianon Liu, MD, Tiffani McDonough, MD, Katherine McDonald, MD, Lindsay Dale, MD, Catherine Monigan, DO and Lily Wang, MD.

Jeff Noblin, FACHE, who most recently served as the CEO of Pleasant Valley Hospital in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, replaces Andrea Patstone, who was promoted to a regional president’s role with AOAÌåÓýƽ̨.

The PROMIS study will examine whether SARS-CoV2 virus remains trapped in the fat tissue of patients with Long COVID.

With all the activity surrounding pregnancy, birth, and bringing a new baby home, many new moms experience the “baby blues.� For some, the ‘baby blues� progress to postpartum depression.