The Portland Press Herald’s analysis of hospital data suggests social distancing is keeping hospitals from being overwhelmed by COVID-19 cases, but experts say Mainers should stay the course to prevent a surge.
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As health care shifts, so do health care employees
Primary care doctors are leaving their offices to work in hospitals and nurses are staffing screening tents as the entire industry adapts to the coronavirus.
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MaineHealth asks state’s manufacturers to produce medical equipment, supplies
Several have said they may be able to produce masks, face shields, gloves and other equipment to help in the coronavirus fight.
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Target date for Mid Coast, MaineHealth merger delayed, but moving ahead
The Brunswick hospital announced its merger with MaineHealth, a health care group with more than a dozen hospitals and medical offices stretching across the state and into New Hampshire, in February 2019 and hoped to be fully integrated by Jan. 1, 2020.
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Maine Compass: As our state’s diabetes rate soars, free program aims to help those at risk
The MaineHealth Diabetes Prevention Program can cut chances of developing this serious condition by up to 75 percent.
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MaineHealth’s 2 top executives announce plans to retire
CEO William Caron and President Richard Petersen said they both would stay through 2020 and that a nationwide search for their replacements would commence immediately.
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Parent company of Maine Med forms cancer network
MaineHealth Cancer Care will be located in Biddeford, Sanford and South Portland.
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MaineHealth joins list of Maine employers offering paid parental leave
Several of the state’s largest employers now offer some form of paid leave for mothers and fathers following the birth or adoption of a child.
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MaineHealth, Anthem team up for joint insurance venture
The two organizations are collaborating on AMH Health, which will offer Medicare Advantage health insurance plans.