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Credit agencies downgrade Northern Light’s rating

Web ResultTwo credit rating agencies lowered their scores for Bangor’s largest health care system last week due to its substantial financial losses in recent …

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Tennessee company opens infusion therapy clinic in Bangor

Web ResultLocal Infusion was founded in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2021. It opened its first clinic in Concord, New Hampshire, in December 2022 and opened another …

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COVID-19 cases rising in Maine

Web ResultData from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that COVID-19 cases are on the rise. The Maine CDC reported that 96 …

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Biden is announcing a new rule to protect consumers who …

Web ResultPresident Joe Biden on Thursday announced new steps to protect consumers who buy short-term health insurance plans that critics say amount to …

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Bangor hospital program aims to keep future psychiatrists in Maine

Web ResultCredit: Courtesy of Northern Light Acadia Hospital. A residency program launching at Northern Light Health’s Acadia Hospital in July aims to …

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A scorecard shows Maine faces many health challenges besides …

Web ResultIn sum, many indicators of health in Maine worsened during Gov. Janet Mills’ term, but came as she and leaders across the world dealt with the …

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MaineHealth to rebrand its hospitals with new names, logo

Web ResultThe change, which will be rolled out over the course of this year, has been in the works since 2016 but was put on hold due to the pandemic, according …

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Historic railroad building is Portland's latest bid to fix housing woes

Web ResultPORTLAND, Maine — MaineHealth, the state’s largest medical system, is interested in developing workforce housing units in a historic, 106,000 …

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Only half of Maine's nursing home residents have received the …

Web ResultOnly 50 percent of nursing home residents in Maine have received the latest COVID vaccine, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease …

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Take steps towards a longer, healthier life on National Walking …

Web ResultThis year, in celebration of the organization’s Centennial, communities across the country are invited to gather on Wednesday, April 3 to take a walk and …

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New $2.5 M state program aims to serve older residents

Web ResultCredit: Courtesy of Terry Sandusky. With $2.5 million in federal funding, Maine will launch a new pilot program to help older adults live well in the …

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Gagetown recommendations approved by Maine committee

Web ResultThe Maine Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs voted unanimously on Wednesday that an emergency bill on the …

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A new health insurer in Maine hopes its unique model will lower …

Web ResultSara Ameigh enrolled in a direct primary care plan for $90 a month after subsidies. She says it’s a huge savings compared to what she used to pay …

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Why nursing homes are still shutting down in aging Maine

Web ResultThe shortfall makes it difficult to make ends meet and keep their doors open, said Ben Hawkins of the Maine Health Care Association, a group that …

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Maine free clinics are seeing an increasingly high demand for care

Web ResultOasis is among a handful of clinics in Maine that offer free care. Two others in Rockland and Ellsworth said they’re also seeing high demand. It comes …

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Eastport Health Care expands to meet growing needs Down East

Web ResultKeenly aware of the growing demand, Eastport Health Care, which already serves about 5,400 patients, is rapidly expanding its services and …

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Maine Democrats advance key gun control bills in Legislature

Web ResultThe Democratic-led Legislature is moving the gun bills in the home stretch of a session scheduled to end by mid-April. The gun and mental health …

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Maine is stepping up HIV testing after increase in Penobscot …

Web ResultIn the last five months, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention identified three new cases of HIV in people who inject drugs in …

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Letter: More school districts should follow Bangor’s lead with pre-K

Web ResultHigh-quality public pre-K, like the program Bangor has implemented, is foundational to achieving Maine’s state attainment goal focused on increasing the …

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Maine cancer cases and deaths continue to exceed the national …

Web ResultAccording to the latest cancer snapshot from the state Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Maine’s incidence is 449 per 100,000 people, …

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Beal University’s Health Information Management Program …

Web ResultBANGOR — Beal University is proud to announce that its Health Information Management Baccalaureate Degree Program has been awarded …

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Civil rights group report sheds light on Caribou school district’s

Web ResultCARIBOU, Maine – A Maine civil rights group has criticized the Caribou school district and a biometric education technology company for their handling of …

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High-capacity magazines are making America’s gun violence more …

Web ResultThat kind of alteration seems to be more common across the country and is leading to shootings becoming more deadly. We can see the tragedies that …

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A Maine brewery is closing after more than 10 years

Web ResultCredit: CBS 13. Gneiss Brewing Co. in Limerick will be shutting its doors after more than 10 years in business. Gneiss brewed its first batch of …

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Portland nonprofit wants to take over struggling Bangor homeless …

Web ResultYears of skyrocketing costs and flat funding led Penobscot Community Health Care to seek a new owner for the Hope House.

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