Contact: Katie Mackin, Marketing Coordinator Phone: (207) 723-7273 Email: kmackin@mrhme.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/4/2020 MRH Walk-In Care: Upgraded testing space improves patient safety [EAST MILLINOCKET, MAINE] Millinocket Regional Hospital has taken additional measures to improve patient care and introduce new safety measures to protect patients and staff as the COVID pandemic continues. As of
Read more →By Shelley Farrington Lincoln News • October 8, 2020 KATAHDIN REGION – Healthcare officials at Millinocket Regional Hospital stress that it is more important than ever to be vigilant about your health. To help with that the hospital’s medical practices are offering a flu shot clinic on Oct. 9 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Read more →By Shelley Farrington Lincoln News • October 1, 2020 KATAHDIN REGION – Millinocket Regional Hospital (MRH) has a long history of serving citizens in the Katahdin region and those citizens have long supported MRH. Through many difficult times that partnership has sustained both the region and local healthcare services. As the Katahdin region reinvents itself
Read more →October 1, 2020 To our community: It is with great pleasure and anticipation that we jointly announce the formation of the Legacy Medical Foundation at Millinocket Regional Hospital. This is a major milestone in the history of MRH and we are proud to be a part of the Foundation’s birth. Looking back in history, we
Read more →Millinocket Regional Hospital continues to manage the recent COVID-19 outbreak linked to a wedding reception held on August 7th. Previously, MRH reported one inpatient admission linked to this event. We are sorry to share that this patient passed away early this afternoon. Our thoughts and sympathies are with her family as they cope with this
Read more →Dr. Nirav Shah and the Maine CDC shared the following statistics related to the outbreak in our region. The CDC reported that 32 positives (26 confirmed and 6 probable) have been linked to the August 7th wedding and reception. The median age of the confirmed cases is 42 years old. Those who’ve tested positive range
Read more →Millinocket Regional Hospital continues to manage the recent COVID-19 outbreak linked to a wedding reception held on August 7th. We have tested over 300 individuals since Thursday, August 13th. Of the 28 positive cases originally reported by the hospital, the CDC has reported that 24 have been definitively linked to the reception. There are still
Read more →There are no changes in the local COVID case numbers to report at this time. The total number of positive cases in the tri-town area remains at 28. All COVID positive patients are currently being treated as out-patients and have not yet required hospitalization. Millinocket Regional Hospital is well-prepared to admit patients as needed and
Read more →Maine CDC Press Release August 17, 2020 AUGUSTA – The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) announced today that it has opened an investigation into a COVID-19 outbreak associated with a wedding reception at Big Moose Inn in Millinocket. A total of 24 individuals associated with the August 7, 2020, event have tested
Read more →The greater Millinocket area is experiencing a significant COVID-19 outbreak. This outbreak has been traced back to a social gathering that occurred just over one week ago. As of this release there are 28 confirmed positive cases. This number is expected to rise as testing continues and pending test results are reported. All positive individuals
Read more →