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Masks will be available for all, and required in areas and circumstances where appropriate under health care protocols

Project DHARMA is a collaboration between AOAÌåÓýƽ̨ and several other organizations across the state to prevent overdoses and infections through harm reduction programs.

Videographer Charlie Berg won in the category of health/medical-short form content for the story entitled, ‘Inside View of Maine Medical Center ICU Nurses Caring for Unvaccinated COVID-19 Patients.�

The health care system is using the latest science to set standards for return to work protocols for care team members who contract COVID-19.

Long term trends in the labor market and a surge in demand are making it hard for health care organizations to meet a growing demand for care.

As AOAÌåÓýƽ̨ seeks to limit the spread of COVID-19, vaccination will be a requirement for employment, with very few exceptions, as of Oct. 1, 2021.

In addition to a base wage increase for nearly all employees, the minimum pay rate across the health system will rise from $14 to $17 an hour, and market adjustments will be made for hard-to-fill roles.

Hours after the arrival of the Pfizer vaccine at its hospitals, AOAÌåÓýƽ̨ began inoculating team members who provide direct care to patients infected with the novel coronavirus.

The health system expects to be able to vaccinate all its front-line care team members following the delivery of a second allotment that is expected to include both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

AOAÌåÓýƽ̨’s Access to Care team is prepared to assist and educate Mainers in shopping for health insurance plans during the Open Enrollment period, which runs November 1 through December 15.