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Bangor health provider announces pay freezes, further cutbacks

Penobscot Community Health Care announced pay freezes and other cost-cutting measures as the Bangor-based nonprofit seeks to reduce operating losses while continuing to provide core services. In Bangor, the Warren Center for Speech and Hearing has already paused its services following provider departures and faces potential closure amid discussions with...

Bangor, ME · 09-24

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50-bed rehab hospital is opening in Bangor

It’s Encompass Health’s 178th hospital in the country, one of many recent additions that are part of a rapid expansion.

Bangor, ME · 09-24

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Penobscot Community Health Care lays off more staff, may cut services

The move comes as the struggling provider tries to avoid declaring bankruptcy.

Bangor, ME · 09-23

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Northern Light CA Dean and Mayo Hospitals announce walk-in flu shot clinics

The changing leaves are a sure sign that flu season is approaching. Northern Light CA Dean and Mayo Hospitals are offering drop-in flu shot clinics at several area health centers, making it easy and convenient for people to protect their health this fall and winter. The clinics will begin in...

Corinth, ME · 09-25

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AMHC awarded $651,900 to modernize behavioral health technology and infrastructure

Aroostook Mental Health Services Inc. has been awarded $651,900 through Maine’s Rural Health Transformation Program to strengthen technology, infrastructure, data capacity and cybersecurity across its Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic operations. The funding will support a broad modernization effort designed to improve service delivery, enhance clinical quality, strengthen data-driven...

Aroostook County, ME · 09-25

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Encompass Health opening new rehab hospital in Bangor

Encompass Health announced the opening of a new rehabilitation hospital in Bangor on Tuesday. Encompass Health Bangor will primarily serve Mainers ages 65 and older, which it says is the state's fastest growing population. According to the company, the 50-bed hospital on Union Street will be equipped to aid the...

Bangor, ME · 09-23

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Demand for ambulance helicopters is going up, but it's hard to retain staff

Hundreds of rural hospitals have closed. Hundreds more are at risk of closing. So patients increasingly depend on emergency care by air. But practicing medicine in a helicopter is stressful, and staff burnout is common. An air ambulance service in Maine is trying to address that. Elaine Appleton-Grant reports. (SOUNDBITE...

Maine · 09-24

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LePage renews false attacks on Medicaid expansion as rural hospitals face federal cuts

Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage is again criticizing Medicaid expansion as he campaigns for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, despite ample evidence that the program has helped rural hospitals and increased access to care. LePage, the Republican nominee in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, claimed during a May radio interview that...

Maine · 09-23

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Maine Has a Medicare Program More Generous Than Most States — and Thousands of Seniors Who Qualify Have Never Applied

Every month, Maine seniors on Medicare pay a Part B premium of $202.90. That is $2,434.80 per year — just for the premium, before any actual healthcare. Add the Part A deductible of $1,736 per hospital stay, the annual Part B deductible of $283, and the 20 percent coinsurance on covered services with no annual cap, and Medicare’s out-of-pocket costs add up faster than most people expect.

Maine · 09-23

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Janet Mills calls on California nonprofit to rehire nurses it fired at Maine hospital

The governor said that the failure to do so would make clear that Prime Healthcare prioritizes “corporate interests” over “quality health care” for Mainers.

Maine · 09-23

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Central Maine Medical Center has fired or suspended 20 nurses in the past week

Maine · 09-24

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Gov. Mills calls for fired nurses at Central Maine Medical Center to be reinstated

Gov. Janet Mills is among voices calling for Central Maine Medical Center nurses to be reinstated after they were fired just before a vote to unionize. Last week, CMMC said 15 nurses had been fired, and five others are suspended for reasons they claim are unrelated to efforts to unionize.

Maine · 09-23

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Maine hospitals have among the highest prices in the nation

The price per inpatient stay at Maine Medical Center and Eastern Maine Medical Center are more than $30,000, compared with the national median of about $23,000.

Maine · 09-24

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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...

Maine · 09-22

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Up and Down the Kennebec Valley: Medical history in central Kennebec Valley

In his chapter on the medical profession in his Kennebec County history, Henry Kingsbury gives Dr. Obadiah Williams two sentences: “Obadiah Williams was the first physician of Waterville. [As shown in last week’s article, Dr. John McKechenie actually preceded Williams by a generation.] He was a chief citizen of old Ticonic village until his death in 1799.”

Kennebec County, ME · 09-23

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Juniper Ridge wants to treat its toxic runoff 20 miles away

Juniper Ridge Landfill plans to move its PFAS treatment system off-site, requiring leachate to be trucked 20 miles to Hampden.

Hampden, ME · 09-21

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Maine’s Office of Affordable Health Care seeks public input

Mainers are encouraged to attend the Office of Affordable Health Care’s annual public hearing this week to share their experiences of navigating today’s healthcare system. Surveys show nearly half of Maine households have taken on medical debt in the past two years and the majority point to hospital-based services like surgeries or emergency care as the primary cause. Kate Ende, policy director for the group Consumers for Affordable Health Care, said data can show how insurance premiums or prescription drug prices are rising but personal stories help state officials find ways to lower costs. "We hear from people through our helpline who are delaying an appointment, putting off a procedure, stretching a prescription or taking on medical debt because of the cost, and those experiences really need to be part of the conversation," Ende stressed. The hearing takes place Sept. 23, at the Department of Health and Human Services building in Augusta. Mainers can register to speak in person or virtually , or submit written testimony by Oct. 2. Changes to the federal Medicaid program are being implemented following last year’s passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Starting Oct. 1, some noncitizens, including refugees, will no longer be

Maine · 09-21

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Maine State Nurses Association plans to file charges after nurse firings and suspensions

LEWISTON, ME (WGME) - State and national nurses associations promised federal charges in the matter shortly after 14 nurses were fired and 6 others suspended. Lucy Diavolo of National Nurses United said that the firings and suspensions were illegal and prevented nurses from advocating for patients as well as engaging in protected organizing activities to establish a nurse's union at CMMC.

Maine · 09-19

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Maine State Nurses Association plans to file charges after nurse firings and suspensions

Maine · 09-19

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CMMC fires 15 nurses, suspends more amid unionization

Maine · 09-18