Stakeholders have advocated for building a new Downeaster station on St. John Street, near Northern Light Mercy Hospital. But city leaders prefer a spot farther north, close to Maine Medical Center employee parking.
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H-1B visa’s $100,000 price hike leaves Maine employers worried about impact
President Donald Trump imposed the fee on foreign workers hired to fill professional positions, claiming the program was being abused. Business and immigrant advocates say that’s not true and that the fees will hurt small businesses.
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Maine Med addressing bat problem in neonatal intensive care unit
Hospital officials say they are working on various measures to prevent ‘bat incursions.’
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A cyclist collapsed on Portland’s Back Cove. Strangers saved his life.
When Peter Morrison found out bystanders had given him CPR after he collapsed while on a bike ride, social media helped him find them.
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Bicyclist killed in Scarborough hit-and-run crash, police say
Police are searching for a silver SUV believed to be involved in the collision along Route 1 early Friday morning.
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Maine Medical Center announces new COO
Matthew Wolden most recently served as the interim chief operating officer at University of California Health system hospitals in San Francisco.
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Maine welcomes New Year’s Day babies
Augusta, Lewiston, Portland and Bangor hospitals report their first deliveries of 2025.
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MaineHealth hires doctor for executive position
Dr. Adrian Moran will be MaineHealth’s chief medical and transformation officer.
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Maine hospitals launch green initiatives to offset high energy use
The changes at Northern Light Health and MaineHealth include discontinuing certain anesthetic gases and pivoting to renewable heating sources.
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Last year, Maine made assaulting an emergency medical worker a felony. The problem of patient violence remains
Prior to the new law, health care workers filed 167 intentional injury lost time claims in the first 7 months of 2023; 114 were filed in the first 4 months after the law took effect.