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By Shelley Farrington Lincoln News • January 27, 2022 KATAHDIN REGION – Since last fall, Millinocket Regional Hospital (MRH) has hosted several weekly COVID Booster clinics at Stearns Jr. – Sr. High School continuing its mission to get the Katahdin region community vaccinated and boosted. The clinics have been well attended and by all
Read more →By Shelley Farrington Lincoln News • January 6, 2022 KATAHDIN REGION – New Year, same goal. Officials at Millinocket Regional Hospital have announced the restart of their Moderna Booster Clinics every Wednesday in January from 4 – 6 p.m. at Stearns High School. According to information provided by MRH booster shots are recommended for anyone
Read more →By Shelley Farrington Lincoln News • December 9, 2021 MILLLINOCKET – Millinocket Regional Hospital continues its efforts to combat and minimize the effects of COVID-19 with Moderna booster shot clinics scheduled for Dec. 15 and Dec. 22 at Stearns Junior/Senior High School from 3-6 p.m. MRH Infection Preventionist Todd Phillips, RN, BSN, MPH said all
Read more →By Shelley Farrington Lincoln News • November 11, 2021 MILLINOCKET – Millinocket Regional Hospital Infection Preventionist Todd Phillips, RN, BSN, MPH didn’t really know what to expect as he planned the first of many COVID-19 booster clinics at Stearns Jr/Sr High School so when the line started forming at 2:30 (for a 3 p.m. start)
Read more →By Shelley Farrington Lincoln News • November 11, 2021 KATAHDIN REGION – Millinocket Regional Hospital, working in partnership with Katahdin region schools, is hosting a Pfizer vaccine clinic for children ages five to 11 on Nov. 19, said MRH Infection Preventionist Todd Phillips, RN, BSN, MPH. Schools in Millinocket, East Millinocket, Medway, Kingman, Stacyville and
Read more →By Shelley Farrington Lincoln News • October 28, 2021 MILLINOCKET – The boosters are coming the boosters are coming – that is the news from Millinocket Regional Hospital Infection Preventionist Todd Phillips, RN, BSN, MPH. Phillips, who has been coordinating MRH’s COVID-19 pandemic response including vaccination, said he is working with local school officials to
Read more →October 26, 2021 We are pleased to be offering Moderna boosters to healthcare workers, high-risk patient-facing individuals, police, fire, EMS and pharmacy workers. These individuals were the first in line to get their vaccine, so that means they are now “due” for their booster. We are also making teachers a priority at this time. We
Read more →By Shelley Farrington Lincoln News • September 23, 2021 MILLINOCKET – Millinocket Regional Hospital officials are excited to announce that 100 percent of their staff are vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. It’s been a goal that MRH CEO Robert Peterson, D. Sc., FACHE, Infection Preventionist Todd Phillips, BSN, MPH and many others have been working
Read more →By Shelley Farrington Lincoln News • August 12, 2021 KATAHDIN REGION – As the school year approaches many families are experiencing a feeling of Déjà vu – we’ve been here before. According to local health officials, while hospitalizations from COVID-19 remain small and are almost always those who are unvaccinated, there has been a recent
Read more →By Shelley Farrington Lincoln News • August 5, 2021 MILLINOCKET – Keeping patient and staff safety the highest priority, Millinocket Regional Hospital CEO Robert Peterson, D. Sc., FACHE announced last week that the hospital will require all staff be vaccinated against COVID-19 once the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) lifts its emergency approval for final approval
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