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Friday, May 29, 2020
Volume 16 • Issue No. 22
York to Open COVID-19 Testing Center June 1 YORK A drive-through COVID19 Testing Center, the first of its kind in York County, will open at York Hospital’s York Walk-In Care location on June 1. With hours from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, for the months of June and July, this project is a collaboration between York Hospital and the Town of York. While previous plans located the testing site at York High School, further
assessment of both safety and logistical efficiencies by the Hospital and York Police Department resulted in the decision to shift the service to the hospital’s York Walk-In Care, 343 US Route One in York. All patients must call to pre-register at 207-351-2000 and have a signed provider’s referral in order to be tested. However, patients arriving without this documentation, who are symptomatic, or in a caregiver role for
someone at risk or compromised, will be evaluated by Walk-In providers, and if appropriate, given the necessary paperwork. Erich Fogg, PA-C, the hospital’s director of walk-in care, and Amber Harrison, health officer for the town, shared that two primary reasons for coordinating this collaborative drivethrough project are a “spike” in people who are hesitating to See TESTING page 2...
Parishioners Help Child Achieve Liver Transplant WELLS / KENNEBUNK An initiative to help the great niece of a member of the Knights of Columbus’ Fr. William J. Kelly Council 9782 in Wells extended beyond the borders of Holy Spirit Parish (St. Mary Church, Wells, and St. Martha Church, Kennebunk), touched the hearts of donors across Maine, and led to the completion of a successful liver transplant in Boston. “Eight-month-old Ophelia, who is the great niece of Tony and Marilyn Rocha, was finally discharged from Boston Children’s Hospital and is now in the arms of her loving
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mother, father, and little brother,” said Phil Lizotte, a member of the council. Ophelia had biliary atresia, a life-threatening liver disease, and was in need of a liver transplant. “In the middle of the COVID-19 crisis, with her health and strength declining, she finally received a donor liver and Ophelia was able to have the life-saving transplant,”
said Lizotte. “After weeks of fear and anxiety wondering if the transplant would be rejected, she is now home thanks to God’s love and mercy and the overwhelming prayers from all who shared in her journey.” Holy Spirit Parish’s role in that journey began a few months ago, when the council learned about Ophelia’s story and sprang into action. “When we learned about
Kate Pouliot SOUTH BERWICK It was 2 a.m. in the small town of South Berwick, and Catherine “Kate” Pouliot was helping her neighbor calve out his cows. Despite the deep chill in the air and the pitch-black sky, the young girl found the experience exciting. Pouliot did not grow up thinking she would become a veterinarian. Even so, that early morning experience sparked a love for veterinary science that has pushed her in new directions — and to considerable success. A Marshwood graduate who enrolled in the mixed animal track at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine (VMCVM) at Virginia Tech, Pouliot is poised to receive a Doctor of Veterinary Medi-
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baby Ophelia and the financial strain the family has been going through, we all agreed we needed to help,” said Lizotte. “What happened next was extraordinary.” The constant medical care had caused severe financial hardship for her family. Even though they have insurance, much of the treatment was not See OPHELIA page 29...
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cine degree as the Class of 2020 valedictorian. The achievement has also earned her the Richard B. Talbot Award, named for the founding dean of the college. Pouliot, who completed a B.S. in animal science from the University of Maine, was drawn to VMCVM because of its new curriculum, which was intro-
duced in 2016. The curriculum enables practical experience sooner, with the goal of improving students’ problem-solving skills and establishing a solid foundation that will empower students in the classroom and beyond. Clinching the deal was Blacksburg’s small-town charm.
“I fell in love with Blacksburg and the campus,” Pouliot said. “It felt like home immediately.” Once enrolled at the veterinary college, Pouliot thrived in good part because of support from mentors who inspired her. Though initially not inclined to specialize while in school, those mentors guided her to a decision to pursue cardiology. During a mentor event at the veterinary college, she met Bill Tyrrell ‘92, a cardiologist who received the college’s Lifetime Achievement Alumni Award in 2019. Besides her work as a research assistant in the Zajac Parasitology Lab and on a retrospective cardiology study with See POULIOT page 25...
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