COVID-19 Population Update (all data as of 3/26): • Number of admitted MMC COVID-19 positive patients – 22 • Number of Maine positive cases (CDC) – 49,443 You Are Making a Difference! | Total COVID-19 Discharges: 600 | COVID-19 Discharges Since Last Update: 3 Thank you for all you do. |
Reminder: MMC to Allow Limited Small-Group Meetings
Beginning today, March 29, MMC will allow small groups of under 10 to meet when necessary.
MMC strongly recommends using virtual meetings when possible, and only meeting in person when absolutely necessary. Please click here to view the full in-person meeting guidance issued by MaineHealth. Meetings that may be prioritized for being held in-person include: · Hands-on trainings which cannot be conducted virtually · Education sessions with trainees such as health professions students and residents/interns that are much more effective in-person · Meetings related to job interviews · Meetings among care team members, especially from the same office setting and/or same local health system Please be advised: Meeting space remains limited at MMC, as some traditional spaces have been dedicated to providing meal break spaces and for purposes related to COVID testing. Care team members should follow all PPE and distancing guidelines when meeting. All meeting rooms should be posted with a maximum occupancy; if one is not, please email Facility Project Coordinator Tucker Adams to have the space inspected. Please note: in-person meetings with 10 or more people are not allowed, even if the stated room capacity allows for a greater number. Wellbeing Corner
An update from the COVID-19 Colleague Wellbeing Committee. Save the Date: HOPE Night on Friday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. HOPE Night continues with an online concert by the Oshima Brothers! Enjoy live, local music from the comfort of your home.
Oshima Brothers' magnetic sibling sound and contagious joy result from a lifetime of making music together. Raised in a musical family in rural Maine, the brothers have honed a harmony-rich blend of contemporary folk and acoustic pop. On stage, Sean and Jamie create a surprisingly full sound with dynamic vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, octave bass, loops and percussion. Their debut album, Oshima Brothers, released in 2016, is a collection of 11 original songs written by Sean, and arranged and recorded by Jamie. The brothers live in Maine but are often on the road performing, producing music videos and dancing. Visit their website for a sneak preview! Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/93255456790
Meeting ID: 932 5545 6790, no passcode HOPE (Honoring Our People’s Experiences) Nights are free, online entertainment events, meant to support our collective wellbeing and belonging during this stressful time. The intention of HOPE Nights is simple: to have fun, enjoy our community and restore our spirits. All colleagues in our MMC/MMP community are encouraged to enjoy either alone or with the friends and family in your COVID bubble. HOPE Nights are brought to you through a partnership between MMC’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Provider Well-Being and Peer Support teams. Questions? Please email Miranda Chadbourne. Make sure that you don’t miss any HOPE Night announcements by sharing your preferred email here. ------- Check out these great resources, for us by us: · Looking for something from a past issue of the Wellbeing Corner? Click here. Reminder: Congress Street Work Begins Tomorrow As a reminder, Congress Street will be reduced to one lane of travel between Gilman and Weymouth streets from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, March 30. This project involves underground utility work associated with construction of MMC’s new Congress Street medical building, and is expected to last four weeks. Key points: · The patient/visitor garage serving the Medical Office Building at 887 Congress Street will remain open, and flaggers will assist motorists entering and exiting it. · While MMC Visitor’s Garage will remain open, its Congress Street entrance/exit will be closed from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. The garage’s Crescent Street (ED) entrance/exit will be open, and signs will direct motorists from Congress Street to Crescent Street. · Two-way traffic will resume each day from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Questions? Timothy Braun, RA, Senior Project Manager Weekly Construction Update Congress Street Enabling: · Retaining wall, excavation supports and additional tie-backs will continue around the site. · Trucking deliveries and removal of materials will continue. Scarborough Medical Office Building: · Building enclosure is near completion. · Interior fit-out ongoing; Framing, electrical, HVAC and drywall. · Ongoing trucking and deliveries continue on Campus Drive. Community Supported Agriculture 2021 Update
Cultivating Communities has decided to take a pause with the traditional Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model during the 2021 season. Instead of a pre-packaged bag, members get to choose the items and quantity they want!
Cultivating Communities is offering a special voucher deal during which community members can order vouchers to purchase produce at any of their farm stands. For every $50 purchased in vouchers before June 1, receive $5 free! Click here to purchase farm stand vouchers and learn more about this program here. If you are looking for a local farmer of CSA program close to home, check out the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners (MOFGA) database and find a CSA farm near you - Find Organic Products Directory). This season, in lieu of the traditional Cultivating Communities CSA program, WOW! Healthy Paybacks will support Cultivating Communities voucher program and traditional CSAs. Retirement of Sheron Andrews Sheron Andrews, an NUA on R2 and MMC colleague for more than 21 years, will retire on Tuesday, March 30. Sheron has spent the last 48 years providing exceptional patient care. She began her career at MMC on R4, where she worked as a CNA III. She transferred from R4 to R2 in 2012, where she transitioned into the NUA/NUH position. Sheron has been invaluable in her roles. She is known for her strong work ethic, patient care and mentoring of new staff. Sheron is looking forward to spending time with her family, building a Quonset greenhouse and taking a painting course. If anyone knows Sheron, they know she will not be able to sit still. Congratulations on your retirement Sheron! Thank you for your many years in healthcare and serving our patients at MMC. MMC Achieves Joint Accreditation Status for Continuing Education (CME, CE) Demonstrating MMC’s continued commitment to improve healthcare delivery and better patient outcomes, the MMC Continuing Interprofessional Development Office is pleased to announce that MMC is a nationally recognized Joint Accreditation (JA) organization. Joint Accreditation establishes the standards for education providers to deliver continuing education planned by the healthcare team for the healthcare team. This distinction is awarded from three global leaders in the field of accreditation: ACCME, ANCC and ACPE. Joint Accreditation Status benefits include: · Continuing education reflective of the needs of the health care team. · A single application for educational activity credit for discipline specific activities or interprofessional educational activities. · A single accreditation management system, CloudCME®, for all disciplines. · Interprofessional activity credits accepted as CME for medicine and CE for nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, social workers and psychologists. For more information contact the MMC Continuing Interprofessional Development (CiPD) Office.   
March 30 is National Doctors’ Day Tuesday, March 30, is National Doctors’ Day, a day of appreciation for physicians and their commitment to patient care. We are grateful for our dedicated team of doctors at MMC and MMP. Thank you to each of you and our extended care team. Celebrating GI Nurses Last week, March 22 – 26, was National GI Nurses and Associates Week. To celebrate, nurses in Endoscopy took a trip into the past! Pictured to the right, Maureen Griffin, RN, Natalia Iantsevych, RN, and Ashley Wood, RN, are donning St. Joseph’s Nursing School uniform dresses from 1979.
As a reminder, March is Colon Cancer Awareness month. Prevent colon cancer, get screened!
MMC in the News MMC hospital epidemiologist August Valenti, MD, explained the differences between allergy symptoms and COVID-19 symptoms to WGME-13. | 
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