By Robbie McKay Lincoln News • March 26, 2020 MILLINOCKET – Millinocket Regional Hospital is sharing information with the public in regards to their procedures during the Covid-19 outbreak. CEO Bob Peterson issued the following statement Tuesday. “Due to the severity of this virus, MRH has taken a proactive approach to protect our patients,
Read more →By Robbie McKay Lincoln News • March 26, 2020 MILLINOCKET – A veteran RN known for wearing her nursing cap every day has retired from service at Millinocket Regional Hospital. Judy Knowlton retired at the end of February after a long and distinguished career in the Katahdin community. She was recently honored at a
Read more →By Robbie McKay Lincoln News • March 19, 2020 MILLINOCKET – With the arrival and spread of the COVID-19 virus, Millinocket Regional Hospital has issued a statement relating to the changes now in effect in their organization. Katie Mackin, marketing director for MRH said on Tuesday that preparedness is crucial in times like these.
Read more →By Robbie McKay Lincoln News • March 5, 2020 MILLINOCKET – A long-serving physician’s assistant in the Millinocket region is leaving to pursue other options. Katie Mackin, Marketing Director for Millinocket Regional hospital announced that Doug Rhoda, PA-C, is leaving to pursue a career in dermatology. “Doug has always expressed an interest in dermatology,”
Read more →By Robbie McKay Lincoln News • February 27, 2020 MILLINOCKET – As 2020 arrives and settles in, the renovation of the Oncology Clinic at MRH is moving forward as well. Katie Mackin, Director of Marketing at Millinocket Regional Hospital, recently met with the hospital’s Director of Plant Operations, Dale McLaughlin to get an update
Read more →By Robbie McKay Lincoln News • February 6, 2020 MILLINOCKET – Millinocket Regional Hospital has announced the addition of Samantha Doe, FNP, to the MRH family. Doe will be practicing in the Primary Care Office and will begin on February 18. She is excited about her new position, and the opportunity to help and
Read more →By Robbie McKay Lincoln News • February 6, 2020 MILLINOCKET – Rose Ann Hunt, longtime Nurse Practitioner at Millinocket Regional Hospital, has recently announced her retirement. “It has been my pleasure to serve this community’s healthcare needs for the past 29 years; during which, I have had the privilege of meeting many wonderful people and
Read more →By Robbie McKay Lincoln News • October 24, 2019 MILLINOCKET – In July of this year Julia Greenwald, PA-C, accepted a full-time position with Millinocket Regional Hospital enabling her to return to the hometown she loves. Since 2017, Greenwald has been working with MRH on a per diem basis while she pursued a career
Read more →By Robbie McKay Lincoln News • October 17, 2019 MILLINOCKET – As they do every year, Millinocket Regional Hospital recognized departments and hospital staff at their 36th Annual Employee Service Awards. The ceremony was held directly after the Employee and Family Picnic which was held recently outside the hospital cafe. The attendees were treated
Read more →By Shelley Farrington Lincoln News • September 5, 2019 KATAHDIN REGION – Like many other regions in Maine, food insecurity (not being able to afford to eat enough nutritionally to maintain a healthy lifestyle) is a way of life for many families in the Katahdin area. A community needs assessment conducted by Thrive Penobscot, a
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