MaineHealth is responding to an increase in demand for both booster shots and first dose vaccinations in southern Maine by opening a temporary high-volume vaccine clinic at 110…
Health and Wellness
now offering boosters to those ages 12 and older
As we approach year’s end and get ready for 2022, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is encouraging individuals to make a New Year’s resolution to get a memory screening. AFA offers free…
LincolnHealth reported 122 positive COVID-19 cases out of 855 tests for the week of Dec. 20. The positivity rate was 15.78%, down from 19.64% the previous week, and tests were at their highest…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced today that, due to a generous grant from Northeast Delta Dental, the Maine Veterans’ Dental Network (MVDN) will resume its dental services in the New Year…
The Maine Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Maine) releases two supportive resource guides for families and individuals impacted by mental illness. During a time…
Maine Medical Center (MMC) said a grateful goodbye Dec. 23 to 15 medical professionals from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The State of Maine and FEMA requested the HHS…
LincolnHealth reported a record 151 COVID-19 cases from 769 tests for the week of Dec. 13. The positivity rate also rose to a record high of 19.64%. Breakthrough cases, those who have been…
In order to allow team members to spend time with family and loved ones during the holiday season, the Urgent Care Center on the St. Andrews campus in Boothbay Harbor will be closed and Saturday,…
Starting this holiday season, the Lincoln County Sherriff’s Office along with the Waldoboro, Damariscotta, and Wiscasset Police Departments will be taking part in a Designated Driver Initiative in…
LincolnHealth reported 114 new COVID-19 cases from 840 tests for the week of Dec. 6. Cases were at their highest in a single week and the positivity rate, 13.6%, was second highest behind the…
On Dec. 17, students from Lincoln Academy, along with Damariscotta Police Department, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, the CLC YMCA, and substance use prevention coordinators from Healthy…
LincolnHealth’s Respiratory Care Clinic, the current site for by-…
You did it! In early August 2021, our board thought we were going to have to close the Boothbay Region Health Center due to a cash flow crunch and a shortfall in donations of $110,000. As we hoped…
Orono, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about growing…
LincolnHealth reported a record 90 new COVID-19 cases from 636 tests for the week of Nov. 29. The data represents a record positivity rate of 14.2%. Breakthrough cases, those who have been…
LincolnHealth continues to distinguish itself when it comes to patient safety and high quality care.
For the ninth time in 11 years, LincolnHealth was named a Top Rural Hospital by the…
As president and co-founder of Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education (MLDSE, www.mldse.org), I want to say it's been an…
LincolnHealth reported 79 new cases of COVID-19 from 746 tests for the week of Nov. 15 and 72 new cases from 549 tests for the week of Nov. 22. With a significant dip in tests and modest dip in…
Recognizing that many people struggle with depression during the holidays and winter months, NAMI Maine offers several online and in-person support groups for people…
Community Catalyst for Good
You may be hearing a lot about “GivingTuesday,” which is a global day of generosity and takes place next Tuesday, Nov.b30. GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages…
Boothbay Region Health Center's Virtual Auction continues until Tuesday, Nov. 30 (Giving Tuesday) at 6 p.m. To see what's on offer or to place a bid, go to CharityAuctionsToday.com and type…
LincolnHealth reported 74 new COVID-19 cases from 610 tests for the week of Nov. 8. The data makes for the highest positivity rate over a single week, 12.1%, and the second most cases since the…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Wednesday that, effective immediately, all Maine adults age 18 and older are eligible to receive a COVID-19 booster shot, regardless of underlying medical…
LincolnHealth
LincolnHealth reported 55 new COVID-19 cases from 564 tests for the week of Nov. 1. The 9.8% positivity rate is the highest this year with the most cases since mid-September. Thirteen cases were…
PORTLAND, Maine – Franklin Memorial Hospital, Maine Medical Center, Mid Coast Hospital, Pen Bay Medical Center and Southern Maine Health Care have each received a fall 2021…
Commentary
There was some sobering news last week regarding our health care system, including here at LincolnHealth. At a news conference featuring leaders from across our MaineHealth system, including…
This year, Pine Tree Society brought back one of its most popular holiday cards, featuring “Schooner in the Harbor” by Maine artist Richard Hasenfus. His first holiday card design for Pine Tree…
The Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary Holiday Bazaar and Wreath Sale is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. outside of the Mid Coast Hospital Medical Office Building, 121Medical…
Kari London, Pharm D, will be the featured speaker at the Diabetes support group on Thursday, Nov. 11, from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. via Zoom. LincolnHealth offers these meetings free of charge every…
MaineHealth
MaineHealth is projected to receive $1.5 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for up to four years to participate in a nationwide study of the long-term effects of COVID-19.…
LincolnHealth reported 46 COVID-19 cases out of 613 tests for the week of Oct. 25. The slight increase of both numbers from the previous week’s 39 cases out of 551 tests made for a bump up from 7.…
The state of Maine has adjusted its training for certified nursing assistants for the first time in several years, allowing those interested in being certified to move through the program much…
LincolnHealth
LincolnHealth announced new COVID-19 vaccine booster distribution plans Oct. 26. Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson boosters will be available by appointment only for Lincoln County…
MaineHealth
MaineHealth’s leaders said Oct. 26 in a virtual conference they expect capacity challenges for the region’s health care industry to persist in the months ahead. They asked for understanding from…
LincolnHealth
LincolnHealth reported 46 new cases of COVID-19 out of 561 tests for the week of Oct. 11. While the percent positive rose 1.3% since the previous week, breakthrough cases – those who are…
The Boothbay Region Health Center will be offering flu shots both by appointment and walk-in from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 28. We have both regular flu shots and senior (…
LincolnHealth, along with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department and Damariscotta Police Department, will be participating in the Drug Enforcement Agency’s National Takeback Day this Saturday,…
LincolnHealth
LincolnHealth reported 38 cases out of 551 tests for the week of Oct. 4. Testing numbers remained the same as the week before, but with seven fewer cases, dropping the positivity rate from 8.17%…
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC), Maine Forest Service (MFS), and 211 Maine remind Maine residents and visitors about how to limit health risks posed by browntail…
LincolnHealth
LincolnHealth reported 45 new cases of COVID-19 from 551 tests for the week of Sept. 27. Testing was down significantly and cases slightly compared to the previous week’s 859 tests and 57 positive…
LincolnHealth
LincolnHealth reported 57 COVID-19 cases out of 859 tests for the week of Sept. 20. With test numbers down slightly and cases down significantly, the positivity rate lowered to 6.64% from 9.4%…
Healthy Kids and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department will hold a gun safety event on Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. to noon at the American Legion Hall, 527 Main St. Damariscotta. According to the…
LincolnHealth
LincolnHealth staff administered 88 influenza vaccinations via drive-through at St. Andrews Urgent Care in Boothbay Harbor and 208 at the Miles campus in Damariscotta Sept. 25. The clinics were…
LincolnHealth reported record-setting COVID-19 numbers for the week of Sept. 13 with 83 positive cases from 883 tests. Nearly half of the cases were of those under 18 and about a third of all…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) in collaboration with Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency (LCEMA) are requesting public comment on the 2021 Hazard Mitigation Plan update…
Lincoln Medical Partners
LincolnHealth begins its annual flu vaccination clinics this Saturday, with drive-up events in Boothbay Harbor and Damariscotta.
Clinics will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays,…
MaineHealth
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded MaineHealth $940,140 Sept. 20 for studying how to expand access to regular COVID-19 testing for Maine’s immigrant, low-income and homeless…
LincolnHealth reported 42 positive COVID-19 cases for Sept. 6-12, a record number for a one-week period since the beginning of the pandemic. The positivity rate rose to 8.55% with 491 tests and 14…
Despite recent increases in hourly wages and offering additional sign-on bonuses to new employees, LincolnHealth is still struggling with staffing shortages, forcing some temporary changes in…
LincolnHealth
LincolnHealth begins its annual flu vaccination clinics, with three successive Saturday drive-up events in Boothbay Harbor and Damariscotta.
Participants stay in their vehicle for…
