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With rural services for expectant mothers in Maine at a critical juncture, the administrator of the federal Health Resources and Services Administration will speak, along with state officials and health care providers at a press conference set for 1:15 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 29.

Jason Rosenberg, MSN will bring more than 10 years� experience in nurse leadership to the state’s leading provider of behavioral health services.

AOAÌåÓýƽ̨ and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine today announced they have reached an agreement that will keep Maine Medical Center in Anthem’s care provider network for the next two years.

Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital will offer weekly drive-thru flu clinics beginning in the first week of September and running through the end of October.

Funding from the National Institutes of Health will support the continued success of the Northern New England Clinical and Translational Research Network in improving the health of rural Maine.

The emergency department at Maine Medical Center (MMC) has earned an Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) 2022 Lantern Award for demonstrating exceptional and innovative performance in leadership, practice, education, advocacy and research. MMC’s emergency department is one of just 29 in the U.S. to receive this honor this year.

Southern Maine Health Care (SMHC), part of AOAÌåÓýƽ̨, has expanded their mammogram screening services to reach all women in York country, whether or not they are current patients.

Nadine Grosso will bring more than 20 years� experience as a health care communications professional to the state’s leading provider of behavioral health services.

The testing center, located at 731 Commercial St. in Rockport, will be open from 8 to 10 am, Monday through Friday.

This is the 10th straight year that MMC has been named as a Best Regional Hospital. U.S. News also rated MMC as “high performing� in 14 common procedures and conditions included in the annual survey of U.S. hospitals.