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'Our patients deserve more': Nurses strike at Houlton Regional Hospital

Houlton, ME · 11-18

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AR Gould Finishes LINAC Replacement

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Northern Light AR Gould Hospital has completed the replacement of its linear accelerator, known as the LINAC. The system provides lifesaving radiation therapy to cancer patients across Aroostook County. Cancer treatment will look different at Northern Light AR Gould Hospital. The former Varian 9 C Series LINAC has been upgraded to a TrueBeam. The new system delivers radiation therapy with greater precision and speed, and hospital staff say the upgrade has already increased the number of treatments they can offer each week.

Aroostook County, ME · 11-14
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Services will remain largely unaffected amid planned nurse strike at Houlton Regional Hospital, leaders say

Houlton, ME · 2025-11-12

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Patients receive enhanced treatments on new linear accelerator

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Northern Light AR Gould Hospital recently completed the replacement of the hospital’s Linear Accelerator, which provides critical, lifesaving radiation therapy to cancer patients across Aroostook County. The hospital’s Varian IX C Series LINAC has been replaced with a new Siemens TrueBeam machine. “Our...

Aroostook County, ME · 2025-11-12
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CEO of Houlton Regional Hospital responds after nurses announce plan to go on two day strike

Houlton, ME · 2025-11-11

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So if nurses go on strike in Houlton Regional Hospital, where do we go for health care ? Bangor, Presque-isle, or Caribou ? Maybe those that need hospital care will just need to suffer and wait ? 🤔
Houlton, ME · 2025-11-11

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Houlton nurses plan strike to protest understaffed ER

Patients waiting in hallways and babies being delivered in the emergency room pushed the nurses toward the two-day strike.

Houlton, ME · 2025-11-10

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Maine’s first Pregnancy Care Center celebrates four decades of service

Presque Isle, ME · 2025-11-06

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Maine’s first Pregnancy Care Center celebrates four decades of service

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Inside the Pregnancy Care Center, tables are lined with baby clothes and toys— small items that represent a big promise: support, for any woman who walks through the door. In 1985, Aroostook County opened the first Crisis Pregnancy Center in the state of Maine. Since then, the center has expanded its reach — now helping thousands of women and children across the County. And it all started with one woman who wanted to make a difference 40 years ago — Wendy Lord.

Aroostook County, ME · 2025-11-05

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Hundreds of Mainers losing primary care services amid Maine Family Planning practice closures

ELLSWORTH -- Hundreds of Mainers are losing their primary care providers after the closure this week of Maine Family Planning's three primary care practices in the region. According to the organization, the closures are a consequence of revoked Medicaid funding. As of Nov. 1, Maine Family Planning, which operates 18...

Maine · 2025-11-03

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AR Gould nurse Nicole McCullough recognized with DAISY Award

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Nicole McCullough, RN, a nurse in Northern Light AR Gould Hospital’s Acute Rehabilitation inpatient unit, was presented a DAISY Award in honor of her outstanding patient care. McCullough was nominated for this honor by a patient who was in her care. “Her level of...

Presque Isle, ME · 2025-10-31

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Maine Family Planning shutters primary care practices due to loss of Medicaid funding

Starting Friday, primary care services will no longer be available at Maine Family Planning clinics in Presque Isle, Houlton and Ellsworth after the Trump administration barred federal Medicaid funding from going to the reproductive care provider. The organization, which operates 18 clinics across the state, typically receives about $1.9 million in Medicaid reimbursements each year. […]

Maine · 2025-10-30

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Nurses at Houlton Regional Hospital announce two day strike as new contract negotiations continue

Houlton, ME · 2025-11-10

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Maine’s first Pregnancy Care Center celebrates four decades of service

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Inside the Pregnancy Care Center, tables are lined with baby clothes and toys— small items that represent a big promise: support, for any woman who walks through the door. In 1985, Aroostook County opened the first Crisis Pregnancy Center in the state of Maine. Since then, the center has expanded its reach — now helping thousands of women and children across the County. And it all started with one woman who wanted to make a difference 40 years ago — Wendy Lord.

Aroostook County, ME · 2025-11-05

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Ashland Receives New Ambulance for Off-Road Calls

ASHLAND, Maine (WAGM) - Ashland’s Ambulance Service just got an upgrade. The town of Ashland has welcomed a brand new 2025 ambulance. This upgraded vehicle will significantly improve ambulance services across the 2,500 square miles that Ashland’s Ambulance Service covers. Ashland’s Ambulance Service has a new addition to...

Ashland, ME · 2025-10-06

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Northern Light A. R. Gould Hospital Recognized for Sustainability Efforts

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Northern Light A. R. Gould Hospital in Presque Isle has received the Greenhealth Partner for Change Award from Practice Greenhealth, a national organization focused on environmental sustainability in healthcare. The award highlights performance across a range of sustainability programs, including efforts to reduce environmental impact...

Presque Isle, ME · 2025-10-06

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Maine Family Planning ends primary care services due to Medicaid cuts

ELLSWORTH, Maine — Maine Family Planning announced that its primary care services will officially end at the end of the month. "We are in an impossible situation,” said Olivia Pennington, director of advocacy and community engagement for Maine Family Planning. Maine Family Planning stated that it has lost...

Maine · 2025-10-02

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Northern Light Health and Anthem agree to 30-day extension while talks continue

Presque Isle, ME · 2025-10-02

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Medicaid cuts force Maine Family Planning to close primary care practice

Maine Family Planning says it will be forced to close its primary care practice at the end of October, after losing millions in federal Medicaid reimbursements under a new law passed by Congress. The organization announced it has begun notifying patients that their primary care practices in Ellsworth, Presque Isle...

Maine · 2025-10-01

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Parvo Virus cases confirmed in Aroostook

Aroostook County, ME · 2025-09-30