October 26, 2021 We are pleased to be offering Moderna boosters to healthcare workers, high-risk patient-facing individuals, police, fire, EMS and pharmacy workers. These individuals were the first in line to get their vaccine, so that means they are now “due” for their booster. We are also making teachers a priority at this time. We
Read more →By Shelley Farrington Lincoln News • September 23, 2021 MILLINOCKET – Millinocket Regional Hospital officials are excited to announce that 100 percent of their staff are vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. It’s been a goal that MRH CEO Robert Peterson, D. Sc., FACHE, Infection Preventionist Todd Phillips, BSN, MPH and many others have been working
Read more →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 →Millinocket Regional Hospital will require its entire staff to receive Pfizer or Moderna shots once they receive final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. By Rachel Ohm, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald • July 29, 2021 Millinocket Regional Hospital will require all staff to receive the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines when they
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
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