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Mills Administration Requires Health Care Workers To Be Fully

(6 days ago) WebThe Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC), utilizing their authority under existing law to require certain vaccinations of people who work in health care settings, issued an …

https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/mills-administration-requires-health-care-workers-be-fully-vaccinated-against-covid-19-october

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Health Care Workers Immunization MeCDC Maine DHHS

(Just Now) WebTools. If content on this page is inaccessible, and you need the information in a different format, visit the DHHS Tools page for assistance.; Subscribe to Public Health related topics.

https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/immunization/providers/health-care-workers.shtml

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Maine to end COVID-19 vaccine requirement for healthcare workers

(Just Now) WebMaine Public. Beginning in 2024, Maine will no longer require healthcare workers to be vaccinated for COVID-19. The Department of Health and Human Services said today that it will begin the process to remove the requirement. The proposed change will take affect after public comment, likely by the end of the year.

https://www.mainepublic.org/health/2023-07-11/maine-to-end-covid-19-vaccine-requirement-for-healthcare-workers

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Nearly 98% of health care workers in Maine are fully - Maine …

(5 days ago) WebA pharmacy technician loads a syringe with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at a mass vaccination site at the Portland Expo in Portland, Maine. Nearly 98% of health care workers across Maine were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 when the state began enforcing its mandate on the industry at the end …

https://www.mainepublic.org/health/2021-11-10/nearly-98-of-health-care-workers-in-maine-are-fully-vaccinated-against-covid-19

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Maine mandates COVID shots for health care workers within next …

(Just Now) Web0:50. AUGUSTA, Maine — Health care workers in Maine who have not already been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 will be required to complete the process by Oct. 1, under a new policy announced

https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/state/2021/08/12/maine-health-care-workers-mandatory-covid-vaccine/8111645002/

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Numbers lag among Maine nursing home staff for receiving the …

(7 days ago) WebThe focus on health care workers was due in part to the staggering challenges the industry faced as worker illnesses stretched the ability to provide care. Plus, there is the danger of losing more workers in an already strapped industry, Westhoff said. The Maine Health Care Association estimate d in 2022 that 10% of long-term care …

https://www.mainepublic.org/health/2023-01-12/numbers-lag-among-maine-nursing-home-staff-for-receiving-the-latest-covid-booster

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Healthcare Occupations Report Draft - Maine

(3 days ago) WebThe average healthcare practitioner in Maine earned $89,840 in 2021, a substantial premium to the statewide average wage of $53,230. Healthcare support workers earned $34,670 on average, approximately 35 percent less than the average statewide wage for all occupations (including non-healthcare occupations).

https://www.maine.gov/labor/cwri/publications/pdf/2022MEHealthOccupationsReport.pdf

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Maine health care workers appeal to Supreme Court after federal …

(Just Now) WebA group of unvaccinated Maine health care workers asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to step in and block enforcement of the state’s coronavirus vaccine mandate.. The mandate is set to go into

https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/20/politics/maine-covid-mandate/index.html

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VERIFY: the flu vaccine is mandatory for Maine health care

(1 days ago) WebIt went into effect on April 14, 2021, and is now mandatory for health care workers, according to the Maine CDC website. Like all mandates, exceptions exist but only for medical reasons. That's because a law eliminating religious or philosophical exemptions from the state's vaccine statute went into effect last month, according to Maine's DHHS .

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/verify/news-center-maine-verify-yes-the-flu-vaccine-is-mandatory-for-healthcare-workers-in-maine/97-afcf791e-670d-43f5-9572-f4aec1dd0707

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Nursing homes face ongoing staff shortages - The Maine Monitor

(Just Now) WebThe challenges are expected to grow as Maine’s population ages and pandemic burnout pushes healthcare workers out of the industry. While some experts say contract staffing is a necessary but expensive tool to meet mandatory staffing ratios during a crisis, the increasing reliance on short-term agency staff raises concerns about quality of …

https://themainemonitor.org/maine-nursing-homes-face-ongoing-staff-shortages-a-problem-that-existed-before-the-pandemic/

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Maine's health care workforce shortage is exacerbated by the …

(5 days ago) WebMaine hospitals continue to grapple with a severe workforce shortage. Dr. Dora Mills of MaineHealth says demographics are part of the challenge. The 2020 census found that the Northeast has the highest percentage in the country of people older than 50, and the lowest percentage of people ages 18-50. "So we have the highest percentage of …

https://www.mainepublic.org/health/2023-04-14/maines-health-care-workforce-shortage-is-exacerbated-by-the-states-demographics

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STATE OF MAINE IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR …

(8 days ago) WebChapter 264: IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS 32 MRS §18374) provide oral health care to patients in the State of Maine. E. Designated Healthcare Facility means a licensed nursing facility, residential care facility, Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID),

https://www11.maine.gov/ems/sites/maine.gov.ems/files/inline-files/144c264.pdf

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Community Health Workers MaineHealth

(8 days ago) WebCHWs help patients and community members: Access health care resources and services. Support disease self-management. Coordinate culturally-appropriate care and services. To learn more, contact Karen Garland-Kidder at 207-779-2018 or [email protected].

https://www.mainehealth.org/franklin-community-health/healthy-communities/community-health-workers

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Maine Community Health Workers

(8 days ago) WebThe directory will help community members, patients, health care providers, and public health experts to better understand where CHWs are practicing and how they can be engaged. Maine Community Health Workers. 105 Second St. Suite 2A Hallowell, Maine 04347. [email protected] (207) 622-7566 x2170. About Us; Who We Are; Become a CHW;

https://mechw.org/

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Opinion: Lawmakers can do better for Maine workers, families and

(7 days ago) WebNext session, legislators should take a fresh look at these and other revenue raising ideas so we can do even better for Maine workers, families and communities. “Following the 131st legislative

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2024/05/22/opinion/opinion-contributor/lawmakers-do-better-maine-workers-families-communities-joam40zk0w/

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In May Podcast, King Discusses the Importance of Paid Family and

(2 days ago) WebDrew Wyman is the Executive Director of the Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter, serving in this role since 2020. He leads efforts to provide education and support to all those facing Alzheimer’s and other dementias throughout the state, including people living with the disease, caregivers, families, and health care professionals.

https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/in-may-podcast-king-discusses-the-importance-of-paid-family-and-medical-leave-for-maine-workers-and-businesses

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I.C.C. Prosecutor Requests Warrants for Israeli and Hamas Leaders

(1 days ago) WebThe move sets up a possible showdown between the international court and Israel with its biggest ally, the United States. This week, Karim Khan, the top prosecutor of the International Criminal

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/podcasts/the-daily/icc-warrants.html

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