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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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Birthing center closures put Mainers in danger
We have to explore and support all viable alternatives for better access to pregnancy care.
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Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, News
Hospital facility fees to be investigated under new law
Legislation signed Tuesday by Gov. Janet Mills creates a task force to examine the fees, which also will be shared publicly.
Posted inHealth, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, News
MaineGeneral Health seeks to expand Augusta cancer center, with $36 million project up for review
Officials said the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care is seeing many more patients than anticipated when it was built, and demand for services is projected to continue increasing.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Waterville man arrested after threat to MaineGeneral’s Thayer Center for Health causes lockdown
Police said Friday that the threat was made by 41-year-old John Picurro, who was the owner of The Last Unicorn restaurant that was destroyed in a fire last weekend.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Hospitals face new wave of competition from infusion centers
It’s the latest example of insurance companies partnering with independent centers to offer lower-cost outpatient services.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Bill would mandate nurse-to-patient ratios in Maine hospitals
Supporters say nurses are spread thin and overworked, but the Maine Hospital Association says the mandate would restrict patient care.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, Nation & World, News
With no place to go, some patients in Maine spend months in hospitals
A lack of beds and staffing at assisted living facilities and nursing homes creates an unwelcome situation that benefits neither the languishing patients nor the hospitals shouldering their care.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Judge: Psychiatric patients can’t be held in emergency rooms
New Hampshire is found to be violating the rights of hospitals by having them hold psychiatric patients in crisis.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Waterville infant born with fragile heart seen as ‘precious gift’ to family
Liliana Ann Greene was born Jan. 11 in Boston with a rare heart condition that required surgery the day after her birth, Amy Calder writes.