A collection of stories about Maine’s healthcare system: from hospitals and aging care facilities to shortages of nurses and system policies.
August ‘radio hour’ explores how Maine jails treat addiction
The show offers a behind-the-scenes look at recent Maine Monitor reporting.
Maine to explore the role of AI in rural health care
The state needs “a new approach to delivering rural health care,” officials said in a proposal for federal funding.
MaineHealth will close Lincoln Hospital’s labor and delivery unit in December
The hospital system’s board of trustees voted to close the Damariscotta hospital’s birthing center on Thursday. It promised no additional closures in the next two years.
MaineHealth sued over potential closure of labor and delivery unit
The lawsuit comes after months of community opposition to a potential closure of a Damariscotta hospital’s birthing center, and follows requests from Gov. Janet Mills and other officials to delay the decision.
Maine hospitals brace for Medicaid cuts
Thousands of people are expected to lose Medicaid, but no one knows exactly who will lose coverage or which parts of Maine will be hit hardest.
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