CENTER WILL HELP THE COMMUNITY. MONICA. JEN, THE GOAL OF THIS RESILIENCY CENTER IS TO SERVE AS AN EASY ACCESS POINT FOR ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY TO GET THROUGH THEIR GRIEF TOGETHER EITHER AND GET HELP. THE MAINE RESILIENCY CENTER WILL FOCUS ON LONGER TERM CARE LIKE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, FUEL AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND WELLNESS ACTIVITIES. IT IS OPENING RIGHT IN DOWNTOWN LEWISTON AND WILL BE RUN BY LEWISTON BASED NONPROFIT. THE CENTER ALSO INCLUDES A SPECIFIC SPACE FOR THE DEAF COMMUNITY TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES. SOME OF THOSE KILLED IN THE MASS SHOOTINGS WERE DEAF. THERE WILL ALSO BE A PLACE FOR CHILDREN. ORGANIZERS SAY IT IS MEANT NOT JUST FOR VICTIMS, THEIR FAMILIES AND FIRST RESPONDERS, BUT FOR ANYONE WHO NEEDS IT. I HOPE THAT WE CREATE SAFETY. I HOPE THAT WE CAN BRING JOY BACK INTO INDIVIDUALS LIVES. I HOPE THAT WE CAN RESPOND TO THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND BUILD A LARGER FOR RESILIENCY AMONGST THE COMMUNITY AROUND US. NOW, ORGANIZERS SAY THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE WILL DEVELOP AS TIME GOE
Maine mass shooting victim released from the hospital
Staff members lined the hall to pay tribute as the person was wheeled out
Updated: 11:17 PM EST Nov 14, 2023
A person who was wounded in the Lewiston, Maine, shootings on Oct. 25 was released from Central Maine Medical Center on Monday.Doctors, nurses and other staff members lined the hall to the main entrance of the hospital in a silent tribute to the patient as they were wheeled out after 2 1/2 weeks. Many team members put their hands on their hearts. In the video player above: Lewiston opens community resiliency center for those affected by shootings“We felt that given what happened to this community on Oct. 25, a silent, heartfelt tribute was appropriate,” Kris Chaisson, RN, chief nursing officer, said. “The doctors, nurses and team members who have cared for these patients wanted to acknowledge this milestone, while at the same time remain mindful that this patient, and many of us, have a long road ahead,” Chaisson said.There are still two remaining patients at the hospital from the Oct. 25 shootings that killed 18 people. They are both in stable condition. A total of 14 patients were taken to CMMC after the shooting.
A person who was wounded in the Lewiston, Maine, shootings on Oct. 25 was released from Central Maine Medical Center on Monday.
Doctors, nurses and other staff members lined the hall to the main entrance of the hospital in a silent tribute to the patient as they were wheeled out after 2 1/2 weeks.
Many team members put their hands on their hearts.
In the video player above: Lewiston opens community resiliency center for those affected by shootings
“We felt that given what happened to this community on Oct. 25, a silent, heartfelt tribute was appropriate,” Kris Chaisson, RN, chief nursing officer, said.
“The doctors, nurses and team members who have cared for these patients wanted to acknowledge this milestone, while at the same time remain mindful that this patient, and many of us, have a long road ahead,” Chaisson said.
There are still two remaining patients at the hospital from the Oct. 25 shootings that killed 18 people. They are both in stable condition. A total of 14 patients were taken to CMMC after the shooting.
