York Hospital
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2023
Maine Voices: York Hospital birthing unit’s closure takes away unique option
Mothers who wanted to avoid the overmedicalization of birth could labor in a home-like setting, with experienced caregivers and an OR nearby if something went wrong, recalls a nurse who worked there.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2023
York Hospital to close its birthing center this month
The hospital cited both declining birth rates and an ongoing workforce shortage. It's the 7th birthing center in Maine to close since 2015 and mirrors a national trend.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2021
Staffing struggles lead York Hospital to suspend emergency care in Wells
The hospital's president says the decision was not prompted by Maine's impending vaccine mandate for health care workers, as more than 98% of the hospital network's staff is fully vaccinated.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2020
Mercy, Mid Coast, MaineGeneral, EMMC hit new highs for COVID-19 inpatients
The burden shot upward at EMMC after a lull but flattened at Maine Med, SMHC and CMMC.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2020
York County becomes worrisome epicenter of pandemic in Maine
Mainers hosted an entire summer tourism season without a hitch, but a noncomplying wedding reception and a defiant pastor have created conditions for a new COVID-19 surge.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2020
As national labs bog down, some Mainers face long delays for COVID-19 test results
Maine’s self-reliant testing system is insulating most patients from long turnarounds that render tests 'functionally useless.'