COVID-19 DASHBOARD: Latest information, visitor restrictions, home care instructions, etc.
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
Read more →By Shelley Farrington Lincoln News • July 29, 2021 MILLINOCKET – Millinocket Regional Hospital announces two additions to its MRH Primary Care staff. Dr. Alexandra Idenburg specializes in family medicine and has 20 years’ experience caring for patients of all ages, which will continue to be her focus at MRH. According to a press release from
Read more →By Rachel Ohm, Portland Press Herald • July 29, 2021 Millinocket Regional Hospital will require all staff to receive the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines when they receive final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, making the hospital the first in Maine to mandate coronavirus inoculations for employees. “Millinocket Regional Hospital is committed to
Read more →By Shelley Farrington Lincoln News • July 22, 2021 KATAHDIN REGION – As vaccination rates continue to decline nationally, Maine still has one of the highest rates of vaccination at 68 percent who are eligible are fully vaccinated. Officials at Millinocket Regional Hospital have worked hard to reach vaccination rates of over 70 percent in
Read more →RELEASE DATE July 7, 2021 [MILLINOCKET, MAINE] Consistency and convenience are the motive for recent revisions to the MRH vaccination plan. MRH Walk-In Care is now accepting appointments for the Moderna vaccine. Vaccines will be administered on Tuesday and Thursday of each week. To make an appointment for a Moderna vaccination, please visit: mrhme.org/getvax. Our
Read more →From the desk of Todd Phillips, RN, BSN, MPH Infection Preventionist June 7, 2021 Hello all, I wanted to share with you some news about vaccines that I thought to be important. Firstly, COVID-19 vaccines are effective. However, a small percentage of people who are fully vaccinated will still get COVID-19 if they are exposed
Read more →By Shelley Farrington Lincoln News • May 20, 2021 MILLINOCKET – As Millinocket Regional Hospital staff make final preparations for a student Pfizer vaccination clinic May 21, MRH Marketing Coordinator Katie Mackin provided more details for parents and guardians. The clinic will begin at 9 a.m. in the Stearns Junior/Senior High School gym for those
Read more →By Shelley Farrington Lincoln News • May 13, 2021 MILLINOCKET – Continuing its unwavering commitment to the Katahdin region, Millinocket Regional Hospital officials announce that they’ve obtained access to the Pfizer vaccine and will be providing a clinics specifically for 12 to 18 year olds on May 19 at Katahdin High School in Sherman and
Read more →By Shelley Farrington Lincoln News • May 13, 2021 EAST MILLINOCKET – The Millinocket Regional Walk-In Clinic in East Millinocket has been providing COVID-19 testing for area residents and visitors for almost a year and starting May 11 will be offer Johnson & Johnson vaccines to citizens with no appointment necessary. MRH Marketing Coordinator Katie
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