The state’s major hospitals rank near the bottom among 50 states in 3 metrics — operating margin, debt burden and age of facilities — according to an analysis done for the Maine Hospital Association.
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Waterville hospital staff reflect on imminent closure, seek new jobs
Employees at Northern Light Inland Hospital in Waterville say they are worried for their peers and concerned about patients who will lose their health care when the hospital closes.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, Politics, Uncategorized
Health care groups push to roll back miscarriage reporting requirements
A MaineHealth official said the current data is ‘underreported and inaccurate.’
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Halle Berry testifies before Maine Legislature to support menopause education
‘I’m in menopause, and I had no idea,’ the actress told the Health and Human Services Committee. ‘None of my doctors ever talked to me about it.’
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine approves 9.6% rate reduction for workers’ comp premiums
The news is expected to save businesses money at a time of growing economic uncertainty.
Posted inHealth, Leslie Bridgers, Local & State
InterMed wants patients to be kinder. We need more from doctors, too.
If medical offices provided more help navigating our health care system, they might see fewer frustrated patients.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Medicaid faces threats at state and federal levels
‘There’s no room to absorb additional costs’ in Maine’s health care system, one health care executive says.
Posted inHealth
As birthing units continue to close, potential solutions emerge
In rural Maine, cross-training staff, incorporating more independent providers, and expanding training are some of the solutions being proposed.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville’s Northern Light Inland Hospital to close in June
The hospital had diminished its outpatient and maternal care services in recent months.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Five years after Maine’s first case, where does COVID-19 now stand?
One health care expert is concerned that lessons learned during the pandemic — the importance of transparency, trust in government and communication between officials, health care systems and citizens — are being forgotten.