Processing Your Payment
Please do not leave this page until complete. This can take a few moments.
Health care
-
Mercy Hospital sells its Portland building, but is leasing it back
Updated: March 9, 2020Northern Light Mercy Hospital completed a long-planned sale of its 77-year-old inpatient facility in Portland’s West End, paving the way for a team of developers to bring much-needed housing to the city.
Updated: March 9, 2020Maine to start coronavirus testing at state lab
Updated: March 6, 2020The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention will begin testing for exposure to COVID-19 using newly received equipment, as the number of individuals being tested in the state increases.
Updated: March 6, 2020Portland animal-health startup acquires Scarborough veterinary hospital
March 5, 2020A month after announcing it had raised $40 million in equity financing, Rarebreed Veterinary Partners has acquired Maine Veterinary Medical Center, of Scarborough.
March 5, 2020
Longtime Inland Hospital president retiring; leadership changes planned
Updated: March 4, 2020John Dalton, president of Northern Light Inland Hospital and vice president of Northern Light Health, is retiring after 14 years leading the 48-bed community hospital and 105-bed continuing care center in Waterville. A successor has been named.
Updated: March 4, 2020
Coronavirus is beginning to affect Mainers, and Maine businesses
March 3, 2020While the outbreak of COVID-19 continues to grow, no cases have been reported in Maine. But state government and health care providers are responding, and the public health crisis is changing some day-to-day business.
March 3, 2020
Windham horse therapy nonprofit, Maine Med institute team up in $2.5M study
Updated: March 3, 2020Riding to the Top and the Maine Medical Research Institute will participate in a $2.5 million study into why horseback riding benefits children with autism. The five-year project is said to be the largest of its kind.
Updated: March 3, 2020
Years in the making, Northern Light, Mayo Regional merger is inked
March 2, 2020Mayo, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Dover-Foxcroft, and Northern Light, the state’s second-largest health care system, have completed their merger, concluding a lengthy process of discussions, votes and regulatory approval.
March 2, 2020
Mercy Hospital sells its building in Portland's West End, will stay put for now
February 28, 2020Northern Light Mercy Hospital is planning to consolidate operations at its other Portland site. For now, Mercy will lease back the West End property from the new owner, who ultimately plans to convert it into housing.
February 28, 2020
Alfond Grant-funded certificate training program looks to expand offerings
February 28, 2020A Maine Community College System program that aims to quickly get skilled workers into in-demand jobs in key industries is in demand, and the program looks to train more trainers to add industries in the second year.
February 28, 2020
UMF to launch online degree in fast-growing field of rehabilitation services
February 25, 2020The University of Maine at Farmington is already the only public institution offering an undergraduate degree in the human services discipline. The school is offering the online degree option as demand for rehabilitation professionals increases.
February 25, 2020
Insurers may be driving Maine pharmacies out of business, but bill could help
Updated: February 27, 2020Maine pharmacies, especially ones that aren't part of a national chain, say their livelihoods are threatened by huge, unpredictable fees that insurers charge retroactively. A bill in Augusta might stop that.
Updated: February 27, 2020
King gets sneak peek at CMH Lewiston urgent care site
February 24, 2020The Lewiston-based health care system will open its second urgent care clinic next month, and U.S. Sen. Angus King applauded its model of greater access, lower costs and avoiding more invasive care.
February 24, 2020$6M grant will help Maine fight opioid crisis through employment training
February 20, 2020Up to $6.28 million in Labor Department funds awarded will go toward building employment and expanding life-changing services in areas of Maine affected by the opioid crisis.The grant follows others last year, but the crisis is far from resolved.
February 20, 2020
283 veterans land Maine jobs during 2019 Hire-A-Vet campaign
Updated: February 20, 2020During the 100-day campaign, Maine employers including Tilson, Bath Iron Works and Dead River Co. hired the former military personnel for jobs throughout the state. They pay an average hourly wage of $22.78.
Updated: February 20, 2020Portland animal-health startup raises $40M
February 18, 2020Rarebreed, a startup in the Portland area’s growing animal-health industry, said Monday it has raised nearly $40 million in two rounds of equity financing.
February 18, 2020SoPo nonprofit says data breach may have affected unknown number of clients
Updated: February 18, 2020PSL Services says the breach, which it learned of in December, is "small." But the compromised data could include names, Social Security numbers, medical data and more.
Updated: February 18, 2020
Most Recent
