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PublishedJune 11, 2024
New device, medication help Maine paramedics improve baby delivery
Former EMS protocol required paramedics to transport mothers and babies in separate ambulances. Now crews can carry them together, giving a mother and her child more time to connect.
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PublishedMay 15, 2024
Augusta EMS calls on the rise, city adds 4th ambulance
The Augusta Fire Department is responding to about 100 more medical calls a month since changes were made by Delta Ambulance.
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PublishedMay 2, 2024
Maine’s firefighters rarely fight fires. Instead they’re answering medical calls.
In 2022, just 4.5% of calls that came into Maine fire departments were for fires. Almost three-quarters were for medical assistance.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2024
Struggling emergency medical responders still awaiting $31 million in funds approved last year
Bureaucratic hurdles have delayed urgently needed funding for Maine's struggling ambulance services.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2023
Longtime head of Delta Ambulance in central Maine to leave post next month
Tim Beals, 64, who has been executive director of Delta for 27 years, said he will remain affiliated with the nonprofit organization in an advisory role and as part of its training center.
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PublishedApril 5, 2023
Ambulance service could prompt 4% tax hike in Bowdoinham
As emergency services across the state struggle with staffing and financial hardships, Bowdoinham town officials say their hands are tied after their current EMS provider increased its annual rate by $200,000.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2023
Bowdoinham residents peek behind curtain of EMS struggles at town meeting
Local EMS providers explained their staffing and budget challenges to Bowdoinham residents during a meeting Wednesday.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2023
Bowdoinham looks for solution to ambulance service struggles
The town will hold a meeting Wednesday, March 29, to discuss the future of ambulatory services.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2020
Waterville council approves joint emergency medical services agreement
The City Council also took a first vote to approve leasing land to the Alfond Youth & Community Center for a community ice rink.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2020
Waterville City Council to consider emergency medical services agreement, ice rink land lease
Councilors on Tuesday are also expected to consider amendments to the city's marijuana ordinance.
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