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Maine Med postpones elective surgeries over suspected case of fatal disease
Maine Med postpones elective surgeries over suspected case of fatal disease
Maine Medical Center on Wednesday announced that it has postponed elective surgeries at its Portland campus after it identified one patient as suspected of having a rare, pathogen-based condition known as prion disease.In a statement, the hospital said the diagnosis has not yet been confirmed.Test results should be available by Friday.Elective surgeries were postponed Wednesday and will be on Thursday as well.
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Maine Med halts surgeries after possible case of dangerous disease
Maine Med halts surgeries after possible case of dangerous disease
Maine Medical Center sign (Photo: NEWS CENTER)PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Maine Medical Center is taking numerous precautions after a possible case of a dangerous disease.Maine Medical Center released the following statement:After consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and out of an abundance of caution, MMC is going above and beyond the CDC's recommended protocols.As a result, MMC has postponed elective surgical procedures at its Bramhall campus scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 9, and Thursday, Nov. 10, and is in the process of sterilizing equipment and surgical processing areas.We are currently working on rescheduling those elective surgical procedures and apologize for the inconvenience to our patients and families.
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Maine Med to resume elective surgeries after patient suspected of having rare disease
Maine Med to resume elective surgeries after patient suspected of having rare disease
Maine Med to resume elective surgeries after patient suspected of having rare diseaseMaine Medical Center will resume elective surgeries after halting them because a patient was suspected of having a rare, deadly disease.Advertisement Related Content Maine Med patient believed to have dangerous prion diseaseThe patient was suspected of having a prion disease.Prion diseases are a family of rare progressive neurodegenerative disorders that affect both humans and animals.A spokesperson for the Maine CDC said they were notified by the hospital Tuesday evening.
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