Oakland voters approve move from part-time to full-time Fire Department

Emergency Medical Service

Published
May 3, 2022

Oakland voters approve move from part-time to full-time Fire Department

Voters at annual Town Meeting on Tuesday night approve proposed $6.18 million municipal budget that includes $469,000 to hire four full-time firefighter/EMTs.
Published
April 30, 2022

Maine Voices: Insurance payment delays highlight deepening crisis for Maine EMS providers

It seems inconceivable that a call to 911 may go unanswered, but such a nightmare scenario is closer on a daily basis than the public may realize.
Published
March 26, 2022

Jefferson residents to consider town budget with large increase in ambulance costs

The annual Town Meeting in Jefferson will be held by secret ballot voting Tuesday.
Published
January 9, 2022

Jim Fossel: Feds should fund more reserve medical personnel

The pandemic is again showing how limited our resources are when it comes to emergency preparedness.
Published
January 4, 2022

Maine Voices: Ending trauma patient transfers to CMMC would limit many Mainers’ access to care

We need to let doctors and EMS providers use their best clinical judgment about where a victim of traumatic injury should go.
Published
December 28, 2021

New emergency department caps Mercy Hospital’s multi-year consolidation

Patients and staff will move from the 80-year-old downtown Portland hospital to Mercy's Fore River medical complex next week.
Published
December 8, 2021

With EMTs in short supply, ambulance services in rural Maine want state to come to the rescue

A shortage of EMTs and paramedics has left rural ambulance services in dire shape, EMS professionals say, and it's time for the state to step in and help.