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After industry pleas, Mills lifts quarantine-or-test rule for Massachusetts visitors
September 24, 2020As the tourism industry prepares for fall and winter, Gov. Janet Mills adds Massachusetts to the five other states whose residents aren't required to quarantine for two weeks or show a negative COVID-19 test before entering Maine.
September 24, 2020
King sees telehealth as 'real shift,' opportunity for Maine
Updated: September 23, 2020In a Q&A with Mainebiz, U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, shares his thoughts on the growing telehealth trend and how Maine can attract more innovative companies to the fast-growing niche.
Updated: September 23, 2020
Kittery shipyard linked to at least 17 COVID cases
September 18, 2020Seven of the individuals who tested positive were Portsmouth Naval Shipyard workers who commuted together by van from Sanford. That city is also the site of a company where three employees now have been confirmed for COVID-19 exposure.
September 18, 2020
Closing the rural health care access gap in Jackman, and maybe beyond
Updated: September 21, 2020A pilot telehealth-based program “gets paramedics off the ambulance” so they can provide care wherever it’s needed. The initiative is already making a difference in northern Somerset County, and could be a model for other rural areas in Maine and
Updated: September 21, 2020
Health care providers help employers find a safe return to business
Updated: September 21, 2020Maine hospitals and other health care providers had to move quickly in the early stages of the pandemic. Now they're putting that experience to work in the business community to come up with guidelines balancing public health needs and those of
Updated: September 21, 2020
Medicine’s new virtual reality: Telehealth is poised for further growth in Maine
Updated: September 21, 2020The telehealth trend, accelerated by COVID-19, is not limited to Maine. But the state is becoming an attractive market for for telehealth developers like Senscio Systems. The state's health care providers are embracing the trend, too.
Updated: September 21, 2020Two southern Maine behavioral health care providers to merge next month
September 11, 2020Day One and SMART Child & Family Services will continue treating individuals with substance use or mental health challenges, but also plan to focus increasingly on family-based care.
September 11, 2020
$1.2M grant will fund Jackman, Winterport health care access pilot programs
September 11, 2020The Jackman program, which will allow trained paramedics to perform emergency care via telehealth, and a similar one in Winterport for primary care physicians may help close the rural health care access gap in Maine, officials say.
September 11, 2020
Maine's first responder communications network to get upgrade
Updated: September 10, 2020New, purpose-built FirstNet cell sites will be built for first responders in Aroostook, Penobscot, Oxford, Somerset, Hancock, Kennebec and Knox counties.
Updated: September 10, 2020
Development program that's often last link before homelessness seeks proposals
September 9, 2020MaineHousing's Supportive Housing Program is providing $3.4 million to nonprofits, municipalities and others to develop small projects for those who make 30% or less of Maine's annual median income and need to be near support services.
September 9, 2020
Good Shepherd to 'deep clean' Hampden site after employee tests positive for COVID
Updated: September 9, 2020The state's largest hunger relief organization, headquartered in Auburn, on Tuesday said it will temporarily close its operations in Hampden for a "deep clean" after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.
Updated: September 9, 202018 health centers across Maine share $4M in fed funds for COVID-19 response
September 8, 2020The new funding will help the centers address screening and testing needs, acquire medical supplies and boost telehealth capacity in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
September 8, 2020
Scarborough hospice gets $6.75M home of its own
Updated: September 8, 2020The recently completed facility, at 390 U.S. Route 1 in Scarborough, was built by Zachau Construction and designed by SMRT Architects and Engineers.
Updated: September 8, 2020
Bar Harbor chamber: Lifting Mass. restrictions would give businesses ‘fighting chance’
September 4, 2020In most years, Massachusetts is the top source of out-of-state visitors to Bar Harbor.
September 4, 2020
Covetrus continues leadership evolution with naming of new general counsel
September 3, 2020Jamey Seely replaces Erin Powers Brennan, who joined Covetrus’ predecessor company, Vets First Choice, in April 2018. Covetrus has undergone a series of leadership changes over the past year.
September 3, 2020Maine DHHS works with nursing homes to help meet new COVID-19 test rules
September 2, 2020The state Department of Health and Human Services will review each facility's plan in response to the federal test requirements, and has outlined options for meeting them. DHHS is also launching a hiring portal for short-staffed facilities.
September 2, 2020
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