Maine Acts of Kindness: Portland hotel donates 50 rooms to health care workers

Clarion Hotel is providing space at no cost so Maine Medical Center and Mercy Hospital employees on the coronavirus front line can rest and recharge.

Maine Medical Center restricts visits amid coronavirus outbreak

The state's largest hospital limits visitors to one per patient and will screen all visitors for sickness at the main entrance.

Maine Med didn’t protect 2 patients from abuse, authorities say

The hospital filed a corrective plan and the employees associated with the incidents no longer work there.

A few setbacks, but Aaron LeBlanc’s new kidney is working well

There have been a few unexpected complications, but the new kidney Aaron LeBlanc received Jan. 7 is working as it should.

Maine Med’s research institute awarded $1.3 million NIH grant to study obesity

The federal grant will be used to conduct of a study of a specific type of gene in hopes of developing new ways to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes

Emergency hospital admissions for drug overdoses have declined in Maine since 2017

The trend mirrors a statewide decrease in overdose deaths, with improved access to Suboxone and naloxone.

Maine Med patient proves after surgery that necessity is the mother of invention

Mechanical engineer Bob Hussey used zip ties and the cover of a telephone jack to improve an ostomy bag he was using after having his colon removed. His device now has a patent pending and is being refined as part of the hospital's innovation program.

Maine Med gets $2.2 million grant to study potential link between common chemicals and teenage obesity

The research will look into possible relationships between childhood obesity and osteoporosis among children exposed to PFAS.

New president of Maine Med says hospitals can’t go it alone

Jeffrey Sanders believes collaboration with the community is the key to improving the state's health care landscape.

Owners of L.L.Bean donate $4 million to Maine Med expansion