A recording released by the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office sheds more light on Deven Young’s violent behavior and failed attempts to get him services.
Hannah Kaufman
Staff Writer
Hannah Kaufman covers health and access to care in central and western Maine. She is on the first health reporting team at the Maine Trust for Local News, looking at state and federal changes through the eyes of patients. Hannah received a journalism degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and has finally forgiven Cooper Flagg for playing for Duke. She has been known to write a feature story, watch a movie, swim in a lake and have a palindrome for a name.
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A new style of primary care is trending in Maine
Primary care shortages and rising insurance premiums have pushed more doctors to go out on their own.
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Here’s how central Maine towns are reacting to a 70% increase in ambulance rates
Towns will have to pay $60 per capita for Delta Ambulance’s services, up from $35 last year.
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Western Maine doctors swamped by flu: ‘Perfect storms’
‘Not a great time,’ one health care provider said. ‘Get your flu shot.’
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Owner of Lewiston hospital vastly underestimated scope of May data breach
St. Mary’s parent Covenant Health initially said fewer than 10,000 patients were affected. It now says the data of 478,000 people, including nearly 285,000 in Maine, was compromised.
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Meet Skowhegan hospital’s new CEO
Tiffany Comis replaces Dick Willett, who lead Redington-Fairview General Hospital for 3 decades.
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Togus to accept veterans by ambulance for the first time
The Augusta Veterans Administration hospital is complying with a federal order to accept ambulances.
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Pushback on syringe services hurts Maine’s HIV fight, experts say
Some local officials want to limit needle exchange programs that public health officials say are crucial to reducing the spread of blood-borne diseases.
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Central Maine Healthcare is the first recovery-friendly hospital system in Maine
‘I don’t know at the time that I knew how much of an impact it would have on my life and my sobriety,’ one employee said.
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Maine Veterans Affairs to eliminate hundreds of vacant jobs, sources say
The changes are part of a Trump administration effort to cut as many as 35,000 VA positions nationwide.