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PublishedDecember 1, 2023
MaineHealth names new regional president to oversee hospitals in Portland, Biddeford
Britt Crewse, a hospital executive in Mississippi, will oversee Maine Medical Center in Portland and Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford and Sanford.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2023
5 people taken to hospital after walkway collapse at Arrowsic lighthouse
Six others were also hurt but didn't require treatment after the Doubling Point Lighthouse walkway collapsed during Maine Open Lighthouse Day on Saturday.
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PublishedJune 18, 2023
Maine nurses split over whether state mandate of staff ratios would help
Some see the controversial bill in the Legislature as a means of improving working conditions at badly understaffed hospitals; others say the flexibility is what allows them to do their jobs.
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PublishedMay 25, 2023
Commentary: No government mandate will fix the challenges Maine’s hospital nurses face
Maine Med urges lawmakers to focus on health care education funding and accountability for those who assault nurses, not rigid staffing ratios.
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PublishedMay 4, 2023
Lawmakers mull bill to limit nurse-to-patient ratios in Maine hospitals
The legislation is intended to reduce the patient load for overworked nurses, but hospital officials say the bill would do nothing to address a shortage of clinicians.
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PublishedApril 26, 2023
MaineHealth drops COVID-19 masking requirement
Masks are no longer required at MaineHealth or Northern Light Health medical facilities statewide, effectively putting an end to the emergency measure in most situations 3 years after the pandemic began.
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PublishedApril 24, 2023
Legislature considers stronger penalties for assaulting medical providers
Lawmakers heard testimony on a bill to make it easier to file felony-level charges for assaults against emergency health care workers, something proponents say is becoming more common. The state hospital and police chiefs association support the legislation, while defense lawyers oppose it.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2023
Premature baby weighing just over 1 pound at birth goes home from hospital
The girl was discharged March 14 after being at Barbara Bush Children's Hospital in Portland since her birth last July.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2023
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.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2023
Maine Medical Center restores paid leaves for union nurses
Paid leave benefits will be retroactive to December 2022 so nurses who previously used personal time off or went unpaid to cover their leaves will be reimbursed, according to Maine Medical Center.
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