Boothbay Harbor hospital to close ER

St. Andrews Hospital and Health Care Center in Boothbay Harbor plans to close its emergency room and end in-patient services next year and, by the end of April, will remove the word "hospital" from its title.
Monday's announcement by Lincoln County Healthcare, which oversees the hospital, ends weeks of speculation about possible cost-cutting measures at the health care facility that serves Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, and Southport, reported