Tricia Mercer will assume her new role May 9 overseeing Northern Light Inland Hospital and Northern Light Continuing Care Lakewood.
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Facing rising costs from aviation partner, LifeFlight sets up in-house air operations
Maine’s air ambulance provider had previously contracted its aviation management to a firm with a reputation for rapidly increasing costs.
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Federal judge sides with psychologist in sex discrimination case against Acadia Hospital
Dr. Clare Mundell sued the Bangor hospital after discovering she was being paid about half the hourly wage of her male counterparts.
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Repairs completed after severed cable led to phone, internet outage in Waterville
A spokeswoman for Consolidated Communications said service was expected to be returned to all customers Wednesday after a work crew for another company mistakenly severed the underground cable on Jan. 10.
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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.
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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.
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President of Waterville, Pittsfield hospitals to retire in April
Northern Light Health announced this week that Terri Vieira will step down as president of Northern Light Inland Hospital and Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital.
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Northern Light Health facilities in central Maine to increase starting pay for workers
The health system, which has locations in Waterville, Pittsfield and elsewhere, will boost pay to $17 an hour at certain locations in an effort to lure and retain staff.
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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.
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Few Maine hospitals comply with federal price disclosure law
Most hospitals have yet to publish information that shows charges negotiated with insurance companies or what an uninsured patient would pay for a service.