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PublishedMay 8, 2016
Family complaints over nursing home evictions are on the rise
The homes say complex cases are becoming more common and they are stretched to accommodate challenging patients.
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PublishedMay 7, 2016
Mainers call for more data to help prevent medical errors
Kathy Day of Bangor, who lost her father to a hospital-acquired infection, and health care experts say more must be done.
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PublishedMay 5, 2016
Scientists develop robots that can stitch you up better than a surgeon
The project is a 'baby step' toward an autonomous machine operating on people – but under human supervision.
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PublishedMay 5, 2016
Sixth Maine health center gets federal grant
Pines Health Services in Caribou receives $1 million.
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PublishedMay 3, 2016
Medical errors may be third-leading cause of death, researchers say
The analysis by two Johns Hopkins Medical School doctors finds that such errors may account for 251,000 deaths a year, almost 10 percent of the total deaths in the United States.
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PublishedMay 3, 2016
Farmington area legislator blames hospital layoffs on failure to expand Medicaid
Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton, links some of the layoffs announced by Franklin Community Health Network to the state's failure to expand its Medicaid program, and he plans to re-introduce legislation to expand it.
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PublishedMay 3, 2016
Leading expert to speak at hospice conference in Portland
Registration for Dr. Diane Meier's talk is closed, but Hospice of Southern Maine will show a video of her presentation at six community forums in the coming months.
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PublishedMay 1, 2016
New Riverview Psychiatric Center superintendent known for turning around state institutions
With his 40 years' experience as an administrator, Rodney Bouffard has decided to focus first on ending mandates that force mostly front-line workers to put in extra hours at Riverview.
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PublishedApril 29, 2016
Franklin Community Health Network announces 22 layoffs among 40 eliminated positions
The Franklin Community Health Network, which includes Franklin Memorial Hospital, hopes to save $4.5 million annually after several years of losses.
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PublishedApril 28, 2016
Significant premium increases expected under Affordable Care Act
Maine's largest provider faced higher claims last year, and says rates will rise in 2017.
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