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As their ambulance service ends, 3 Aroostook County towns may form their own
February 14, 2020Northern Light A.R. Gould Hospital, in Presque Isle, is ending its ambulance service for nearly a dozen Aroostook County communities. Three of them may band together to form their own replacement.
February 14, 2020
Bill allowing EMTs to treat patients in hospital aims to fill rural workforce gap
February 6, 2020Under the bill, which was passed unanimously by committee this week, those with an emergency medical services license could provide care in a hospital setting under the direction of physician.
February 6, 2020
Elizabeth McLellan is bringing hospitals’ ‘golden trash’ to countries in need
Updated: February 10, 2020Mainebiz talked with the founder and president of a Portland nonprofit that's looking for more than a bandage solution to the global health care crisis. She's looking for EKG machines, too.
Updated: February 10, 2020
New Balance puts $100K toward child obesity initiative in Maine
January 30, 2020Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor has received a $100,000 grant from the New Balance Foundation to support a pediatric weight management program. Obesity affects nearly 30% of Maine children and young adults.
January 30, 2020Maine doctors worst in the US, patient study says
January 29, 2020In a nationwide study of feedback from 8.4 million patients, physicians in Maine received the lowest average score.
January 29, 2020
Biotech blueberries? UMaine explores new commercial use for the crop
January 29, 2020Backed by a a $25,000 grant from the Maine Technology Institute, researchers are investigating the berry's potential use in a biomedical product that would treat wounds.
January 29, 2020
Rebranded MaineMBA program soars in national rankings
Updated: January 24, 2020U.S. News and World Report puts the MaineMBA at No. 47 in a national ranking of online graduate business programs, up from No. 90 last year, as enrollment continues to grow.
Updated: January 24, 2020
Central Maine Healthcare presents plans for cancer center
January 23, 2020Health care system officials say the 50,000-square-foot, $35 million center is necessary to combine functions in the hospital's aging buildings and make care more efficient for patients.
January 23, 2020
Express medicine sites take off in Maine, fueling business for developers, builders
Updated: January 27, 2020Urgent care, a growing field of on-demand health care, is opening up opportunities in Maine for entrepreneurs, builders and developers. The state had 45 urgent care clinics at last count, and more are on the way.
Updated: January 27, 2020
$2.5M investment will double size of nurse lab at USM's Portland campus
Updated: January 22, 2020A $2.5 million investment in the University of Southern Maine’s School of Nursing will double the size of its nursing simulation space over the next five years. The school says that will help address the state's critical nursing shortage.
Updated: January 22, 2020
Maine is a mediocre state for retirement, study says
January 21, 2020The state, whose residents average as the oldest in the U.S., scored only in the middle of a ranking of the country's best places to retire.
January 21, 2020
Mayo Regional, Northern Light merger receives DHHS approval
January 17, 2020The pending merger of Mayo Regional Hospital and Northern Light Health cleared one of its final regulatory hurdles Thursday, when the state Department of Health and Human Services granted a certificate of need for the affiliation.
January 17, 2020Covetrus sells off subsidiary, while IDEXX promotes senior execs
January 16, 2020Two of the state’s largest public companies are making organizational changes extending far from Maine.
January 16, 2020
MedRhythms advances product pipeline with science boards, new trial
January 14, 2020The Portland startup has formed two new scientific advisory boards, which are typically created by maturing medical technology companies, and is about to launch a study at renowned Cleveland Clinic.
January 14, 2020
20 on '20: Health care may be entering a critical ‘convergence’ of trends
Updated: January 13, 2020For health care, Maine's demographics may create a perfect storm of supply and demand. That’s the concern of Bill Caron, CEO of MaineHealth, the largest care system in northern New England.
Updated: January 13, 2020
20 on '20: New training programs look to ease nursing shortage
Updated: January 13, 2020Schools including the University of Maine at Augusta are expanding nurse training, and other initiatives are trying to keep nurses in Maine once they’ve graduated.
Updated: January 13, 2020
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