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F O C U S H E A LT H C A R E
28 Breaking barriers
MaineHealth is teaming up
with Portland's immigrant
welcome center to ease
language barriers.
22 All about access
Health care access in rural
areas remains a challenge,
but some providers are
trying to address that.
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H E A LT H C A R E F O C U S
Robots
bedside
at
the
Hospitals are adopting surgical robots, but how far will the trend go?
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At Thayer Center for Health
in Waterville, a da Vinci
robot demonstrates its wide
range of capabilities.