Interim fire Chief Scott Bolduc told the Town Council this week that the Fire Department could transport patients to hospitals and other health facilities between Bangor and Portland as a way to help relieve overburdened emergency medical services.
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Boston Children’s Hospital receiving threats over transgender care program
Informational YouTube videos became the focus of far-right social media accounts.
Stepped-up training cuts Maine’s projected nurse shortage in half
Maine is projected to be short 1,450 registered nurses in 2025, down from the 3,200 projected previously, according to a new report.
Drugs to treat high-risk patients in critically short supply as omicron surge hits Maine
A national shortage leaves Maine’s doctors with a tiny fraction of the monoclonal antibody treatments their patients could use.
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.
How Maine lost control of coronavirus and became a national hot spot
With the virus raging across interior parts of the state, hospitals are already under stress as holidays, winter and the omicron variant lie ahead.
Amy Calder: A godsend during a pandemic
An all-night visit to the emergency room gives insight into the hard work that health care professionals do day after day, Amy Calder writes.
Commentary: The next hospital crisis is coming. Let’s hope the U.S. is prepared
Response teams that respect and protect patients and care providers are one essential solution for behavioral emergencies among people with dementia.
Unvaccinated patients and employees driving COVID outbreaks in Maine hospitals
Maine hospitals have had 13 outbreaks resulting in one death since vaccinations for their employees became widely available.
Bangor hospital sets COVID-19 inpatient record for 2nd week as Maine hits highest ICU levels yet
The delta surge continues to pound the unvaccinated, who account for almost all coronavirus patients in critical care.