The Community COVID Vaccination Clinic that Northern Light A.R. Gould Hospital has scheduled for next Tuesday, March 2, still has openings for more than 300 people age 70 or older.
Following a month of public vaccination clinics, Jay Reynolds, family medicine physician at Northern Light A.R. Gould Hospital, said if enough people in central Aroostook receive their second COVID-19 shots in the coming months, the region could see some return to normalcy by the end of May.
The campaign to vaccinate the residents of southern Aroostook County against COVID-19 is well underway, with additional reinforcements in the form of another FDA-approved vaccine lying in wait.
Northern Light A.R. Gould Hospital in Presque Isle is partnering with SAD 1 Adult and Community Education to offer a unique program to train medical assistants. An information session about the program, job duties, and hospital benefits will be held from 4-5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3 at the hospital.
The community COVID-19 vaccination clinic that Northern Light A.R. Gould Hospital has scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 26, still has openings for more than 100 people age 70 or older.
Cary Medical Center and the Aroostook County Action Program are teaming up to launch a virtual smoking cessation program called, “Fresh Start.” The weekly four-part series will begin in March, online, on a day and time based on the preference of those who register for the classes.
The front line staff at Cary Medical Center — many now inoculated against the COVID-19 virus — say they decided to receive the vaccine in an effort to protect their families and community.
Officials at the Aroostook Agency on Aging are offering to help older persons and their caregivers learn more about the COVID-19 vaccination.
When Rosa Michaud’s husband of 58 years, Harold Michaud, was diagnosed with dementia seven years ago, she was determined to take care of him in their own home for as long as possible.
With the race to vaccinate as many Americans as possible to counter the COVID-19 pandemic underway, Houlton Regional Hospital has joined the fight in holding clinics to vaccinate around 100 people each week.
