Central Maine Healthcare Corp.

In his five years at the helm, Jeff Brickman has moved the state's third-largest health care system from the brink of a financial cliff to a position of strength characterized by community engagement, growth and innovative programs.

The $38 million, 52,000-square-foot center to be built on the health care system's CMMC campus combines all oncology services under one roof, and is expected to provide better and less expensive cancer care to patients.

First announced last November, the $38 million, 50,000-square-foot oncology center will break ground Thursday and is expected to open in the first quarter of 2022.

Lewiston-based Central Maine Healthcare has applied for state approval to build a $14 million outpatient surgery a few miles from Midcoast-Parkview Health, which claims the center will siphon off patients and drive up costs.

Central Maine Healthcare had long prepared for emergencies such as the massive outbreak of a deadly disease. But when Maine's first COVID-19 patient entered an emergency room on March 10, things happened fast.

Maine needed more nurses and health care workers long before COVID-19. But the pandemic has sent demand skyrocketing in many health professions, while changing the industry for everyone.

Central Maine Healthcare and Bateman Partners LLC are moving forward on plans for an ambulatory care center...

The national organization of employers and other health care purchasers evaluates safety and performance in hospitals nationwide, including 17 in Maine.

The Return to Work Screening program, through the Lewiston-based health care system's Maine Urgent Care Centers, provides guidance for businesses as they try to assess employee health and look to reopen safely.

COVID-19 response focus by the Lewiston-based health care system hasn't derailed plans for $38 million project; state offers grants to develop, maintain trails; National Association of Realtors releases COVID-19 survey.