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PublishedDecember 28, 2021
Augusta’s MaineGeneral Medical Center looks to expand services, rebuild workforce in 2022
The pandemic resulted in some of the hospital's greatest challenges in 2021, according to a hospital spokeswoman.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2021
Augusta-based MaineGeneral loses 191 employees, about 4% of workforce, over COVID vaccine mandate
The staffing disclosure came following last week's deadline for the state's health care workers to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2021
MaineGeneral sees uptick in COVID patients
Driven by the unvaccinated, the modest rise in COVID-19 admissions at MaineGeneral in Augusta belies the 325-percent jump in the seven-day daily case average across the state compared to one month ago.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2021
Central Mainers want answers after waiting hours to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine
Ann Carrigan, 73, of Winslow called and got through, but gave up after being on hold for three hours. ‘I ran out of patience and hung up,’ she said.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2020
COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record level driven by surges in central, eastern Maine
MaineGeneral in Augusta and Bangor’s Eastern Maine Medical Center hit all-time peaks, and Maine Med’s case count grew sharply.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2020
COVID-19 inpatients increasing rapidly, especially at hospitals in central and eastern Maine
MaineGeneral in Augusta, the state's busiest hospital for coronavirus, hits an all-time peak.
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PublishedMay 22, 2020
Portland’s major hospitals see sharp increases in COVID-19 hospitalizations
But cases at most other hospitals across Maine remained flat over the past week.
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PublishedMay 15, 2020
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine stay flat for 5th week
The data don't likely reflect any effects yet of loosened social distancing measures.
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PublishedMay 8, 2020
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine flat for 4th week, but upticks in Portland and Bangor
Outbreaks at a meat plant, a rehab facility and a homeless shelter may account for the increases, as it's too early to see any effects of loosened restrictions.
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PublishedApril 24, 2020
Pandemic hospitalizations in Maine continue to flatten and decline
Closing down activity in the state has flattened the COVID-19 curve and taken the pressure off hospitals, a Press Herald analysis finds, but dangers remain.
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