The former head of the Lewiston-based health system said in January that the new owners were ‘going to maintain local leadership.’ He was replaced the day after the acquisition.
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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More Maine parents are refusing standard newborn shots and tests
Pediatricians say the reluctance they’re seeing in Maine is tied to federal rollback of childhood vaccine guidelines.
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Mother suing Lewiston hospital says oversight caused child’s brain injury
Calyx Hemenway said her reports of pain and illness while pregnant were not taken seriously by staff at Central Maine Medical Center.
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As hospitalizations rise, Maine extends vaccination for RSV
Respiratory syncytial virus, the leading cause of infant hospitalization in the country, is peaking later and lasting longer than usual this year.
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Maine upped standards for community paramedics. Now, some are leaving.
The requirements are aimed at standardizing the emerging preventive health field, but some say it could leave Maine’s most vulnerable residents with less care.
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How a Maine bill could take the heat off hospitals
It would keep more patients in their homes and out of hospitals, even after calling 911.
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Freedom woman of ‘Blair Witch’ fame is running for office again
Heather Donahue, who was recalled from her Select Board seat in 2025, faces Kory Boulier and Matt Grotton Jr. as she hopes to return to that seat.
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Freedom rejects proposal to resolve $45k road lawsuit
The case will go to trial if a compromise is not reached.
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Freedom could finally settle its costly road lawsuit
The tiny town has battled a lawsuit from a group of landowners for almost two years.
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Maine bill seeks $5M to bolster reproductive health care amid Trump cuts
The bill would protect access to family planning services in Maine, proponents said at a hearing Wednesday.