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| Mid Coast Hospital, in collaboration with Bowdoin College and Brunswick Public Art (BPA), unveiled “Maine Street, Brunswick” on Saturday, a mural that now hangs in the Mid Coast Primary Care & Walk-In Clinic, Downtown at Brunswick Station. The 14-foot oil-on-linen painting depicts scenes of community life on the Brunswick Mall. | | | |
| In an effort to better the community and promote recycling, a team from Mid Coast Hospital took to the streets last week to remove flyaway trash and tossed-out litter from public roadways. The event coincided with “Maine Recycles Week,” proclaimed by the State of Maine as a time to raise awareness and honor recycling success in Maine. | | | |
| Mid Coast Hospital recently launched the start of “Now, More Than Ever,” its 2013 Annual Giving Campaign. As a non-profit organization, donations to the Mid Coast Annual Giving Fund go directly to its operating budget, helping to invest in advanced technology, trainings, and expert staff—all of which support its mission of delivering the highest quality care. | | | |
| Mid Coast Hospital was named Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America. The Joint Commission recognized the hospital for exemplary performance in using evidence-based clinical processes that are shown to improve care for conditions like heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, and surgical care. | | | |
| As part of a national landmark study, researchers from the American Institutes for Research and the National Council of States Board of Nursing recently visited Mid Coast Hospital to interview and observe newly graduated nurses. The goal of the visit was to compare the job requirements of entry-level nurses with the questions asked on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). | | | |
| Mid Coast Hospital nurses Barbara McCue, RN and Andrea MacMaster, RN have received awards from the Maine American Nurses Association (ANA-Maine). The nurses were honored at the ANA-Maine 2013 Annual Meeting held at the Portland Harbor Hotel on October 4. | | | |
| Mid Coast Health Services honored three staff members and an exemplary patient in a celebration during National Rehabilitation Week in September. The annual event serves to recognize the extraordinary contributions of more than 80 rehabilitation professionals working in the Mid Coast Health system and celebrate the successes that community members have made through the rehabilitative care they have received. | | | |
| Mid Coast Hospital, in association with Families CAN! a program of Midcoast Maine Community Action, is launching its 2013 Click for Babies, Period of PURPLE Crying Caps Campaign. This campaign is part of a national initiative to educate parents and caregivers about the Period of PURPLE Crying, a normal, but frustrating period of increased crying all infants experience in the first few weeks and months after birth. | | | |
| Midcoast residents diagnosed with arthritis and other musculoskeletal diseases now have high-quality care available close to home. Mid Coast Medical Group – Rheumatology opened on Monday, September 9 and is currently accepting appointments and referrals. | | | |
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