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Children in the Kitchen
The holidays are great time to engage children in the kitchen with you. Everyone will benefit.
School Meals Benefit!
School meals are free for all Maine students, but it’s important to complete an application as it helps your school access state and federal funding. Eligible students may also receive extra money for groceries.
Save Money and Eat Healthy
The holidays can also bring financial stress. You don't have to skimp on nutrition to save money. We can help you save money and eat healthy. Planning ahead will help keep you on track.
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Maine Medical Center (MMC) and Southern Maine Health Care (SMHC) each have been named a 2022 Top Teaching Hospital by The Leapfrog Group. This national award is widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive awards American hospitals can receive for health care quality and safety. The news also comes just weeks after Money.com, in partnership with Leapfrog, named both hospitals to its list of Best Hospitals in America for Billing Ethics.
An array of shiny new solar panels now grace the roof of the 28,000 square-foot facility that opened in August 2021. Since their installation, the solar panels have reduced energy costs for the facility by approximately 30%. The panels have also reduced 13,329+ pounds of CO2 emission, which is equivalent to planting more than 100 trees, and those numbers are rising every day.
The restaurant in Portland’s West End is selling a limited number of locally-sourced trees with 100 percent of proceeds benefiting The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital.
Cheryl Dedian has been named Southern Maine Health Care’s 2022 Caregiver of the Year. Dedian is a Respiratory Therapist at the Biddeford Medical Center.