People with mental health challenges say they’re being left out of the conversation about hospital violence

Patients told the Sun Journal that their experience seeking care for a mental health crisis at a hospital emergency department has been uneventful at best and extremely traumatic at worst.

Androscoggin Home Healthcare employees earn nursing scholarships

MaineHealth-Anthem talks show some progress

The state's largest health care provider says it will pull Maine Medical Center out of Anthem's insurance network if the two can't resolve their financial dispute.

Central Maine Medical Center congratulates family medicine residency graduates

Gov. Mills announces grant program to expand medical training opportunities in rural Maine

The $1.6 million will help expand medical provider training opportunities in rural Maine.

Hospital workers are expected to ‘tolerate a level of abuse’ unacceptable anywhere else

There is a cultural expectation that health care workers, especially in hospitals, tolerate abusive behavior, making them less likely to want to pursue a criminal case and law enforcement and district attorneys less likely to prosecute, hospital workers told the Sun Journal.

COVID-19 now the 3rd leading cause of death in Maine

The 2022 Maine Shared Community Health Needs Assessment also highlights concerns about mental health, access to health care and rising rates of substance use.

Hospital workers say they experience assault, threats of violence nearly every day

While the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to a rise in incidents, violence against health care workers was an issue long before it started.

Maine Med reaches $150 million goal for Portland hospital expansion

Still, the hospital is extending its goal by an additional $20 million for 'further investments made necessary by the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.'

Justice Department says Maine breaking law by over-institutionalizing disabled kids

The state lacks adequate community-based services for children who need mental health care or have developmental disabilities, according to the agency.