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LifeFlight of Maine rescue crews reunite with former patients at Portland event
PORTLAND, ME (WGME) - LifeFlight of Maine patients and families reunited with flight crews that helped save their lives at an event in Portland. The open-house event offered patients an opportunity to reconnect with the people who cared for them in an emergency and to recognize the people that make LifeFlight's mission possible.
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Richard Grunke joins Anesthesia Dept. at MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital
ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital welcomes Richard Grunke, DNP, CRNA, to its Anesthesia Department. Grunke and his family recently relocated back to the Northeast after spending the past three years in Wisconsin, where he completed his nurse anesthesia training. In May 2026, he earned his Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesia from the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh.
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New 24/7 crisis receiving center to open in Bangor on Monday
BANGOR -- The ribbon on Maine's third Crisis Receiving Center was cut in Bangor on Wednesday, September 30. "What we're opening today represents more than another program, or another building," said Michael Bazinet, Vice President of Community Health and Counseling Services. "It represents a different way of thinking about how we respond when someone needs behavioral healthcare."
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LePage calls for federal crackdown on Medicaid fraud
LEWISTON — Second Congressional District Republican candidate Paul LePage urged federal officials Tuesday to require photos on food benefit cards as one way to crack down on fraud. LePage, a former two-term governor, implemented the change in Maine in 2015 and said it dramatically reduced the number of cards...
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Trellis Health expands member-based primary care to Brunswick
Trellis Health, a MaineHealth subsidiary offering membership-based primary care through a collaborative care team model, has opened its second location at 4 Stephen Drive in Brunswick. Trellis opened its first location in Portland in 2024, at 1945 Congress St. in the Gateway Business Park. Trellis operates on a membership model...
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Alison Bryant, MD, joins MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Emergency Department
ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital welcomes Alison Bryant, MD, to its Emergency Department. Dr. Bryant joins Pen Bay after completing her residency in emergency medicine at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland. Prior to medical school, Dr. Bryant served as a Peace Corps volunteer working HIV prevention and education in South Africa.
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News and notes from the Community Center
Mark your calendars! We have lots of events coming up!. Exercise groups come back to the Center from their summer locations over the next few weeks. Judy Milinowski’s QiGong group will be at the Center on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon every Tuesday starting Tuesday, Oct. 20. Pat McKee’s Ladies Who Love to Dance are back with us starting Wednesday, Oct. 14 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
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Medicare 101 offered at Rockland Public Library
Spectrum Generations, in partnership with the Rockland Public Library, presents a Medicare 101 class, taught by Medicare certified volunteers on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 1 p.m., in the Library’s Community Room. Topics covered include: Medicare Parts A and B, drug coverage, Medigaps, Medicare Advantage plans, eligibility, avoiding penalties, Medicare...
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Alison Bryant, MD, Joins MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Emergency Department
ROCKPORT, Maine – MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital is pleased to welcome Alison Bryant, MD, to its Emergency Department. Dr. Bryant joins Pen Bay after completing her residency in emergency medicine at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland. Prior to medical school, Dr. Bryant served as a Peace Corps volunteer working HIV prevention and education in South Africa.
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National addiction experts to headline MaineHealth substance use treatment conference
PORTLAND— MaineHealth will bring together health care professionals, behavioral health clinicians, advocates and people with lived experience on Wednesday, Oct. 21, for its annual substance use treatment conference, Break the Stigma: Build the Bridge. The daylong conference will explore approaches to preventing and treating substance use disorders, reducing stigma...
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Registered nurses at Central Maine Medical Center join union in overwhelming vote
Registered nurses at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston voted by an overwhelming margin Thursday to join the Maine State Nurses Association. Prime Healthcare suspended or fired 20 nurses in the leadup to the vote. Of the 204 nurses who voted, 91% supported the union effort. Many had spent the...
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Suspended Central Maine Medical Center nurse shares story ahead of union vote
LEWISTON (WGME) -- A nurse suspended from Central Maine Medical Center is sharing his story. His comments come as nurses at the hospital move to unionize. A spokesperson for the hospital says since last week, 15 nurses have been fired and five have been suspended. Among them is ICU nurse...
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State officials eye caps on hospital charges to lower healthcare costs
AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - The Office of Affordable Healthcare held its fourth annual public hearing Wednesday afternoon. Executive Director Megan Garratt-Reed said data shows healthcare service costs are driving up insurance premiums. “It’s not necessarily insurance profits or administration of health insurance,” Garratt-Reed said. “It’s really the cost of the...
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More than a dozen Central Maine Medical Center nurses fired; Maine State Nurses Association claims it’s over efforts to unionize
LEWISTON, Maine (WMTW) - A spokesperson for Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) confirmed to our media partner WMTW that more than a dozen nurses at the Lewiston hospital have been fired, and the Maine State Nurses Association (MSNA) claims those nurses were fired over efforts to unionize. CMMC nurses held...
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'It meets a gap in care': Spurwink opens 24/7 Lewiston Crisis Center for behavioral health
LEWISTON (WGME) - A new crisis center has opened its doors in Lewiston to help people dealing with mental health emergencies. The 24/7, 365 Lewiston Crisis Center, which opened last week on Lisbon Street, is operated by the nonprofit, Spurwink. Vice President of Regional Outpatient and Community Services Rebecca Patkus...