Dr. Lynn McGrath of Mercy Hospital volunteers with Return to Duty, which helps active duty or retired special forces members access less-invasive spine surgeries.
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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 high court vacates part of damages paid to family of man who died after misdiagnosis
Justices ruled that Mercy Hospital should not have been mandated to pay $2 million in economic damages to the parents of 25-year-old Peter Smith, who died in 2017 from complications of Lyme disease.
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Westbrook man files malpractice lawsuit against Mercy Hospital after leg amputation
Jeffrey Kelley claims it all started when he was scratched by fish fins in a bag of trash he collected from outside the president’s office at Southern Maine Community College.
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Hospital to housing: Former site of Northern Light Mercy nears a rebirth
The 82-year-old building in Portland’s West End will soon see new life and help fill a critical need in the city.
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Mercy Hospital ordered to pay $6.5 million to family of man who died after misdiagnosis
Peter Smith was 25 when he died from Lyme disease in 2017. A jury decided Wednesday that Dr. John Henson failed to accurately diagnose him despite several visits.
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L.L. Bean donation caps Mercy Hospital fundraising campaign
The Portland hospital said a gift of $500,000 from the Freeport-based retailer helped it reach its $20 million goal.
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New emergency department caps Mercy Hospital’s multi-year consolidation
Patients and staff will move from the 80-year-old downtown Portland hospital to Mercy’s Fore River medical complex next week.
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Hospital president: Mercy embarking on next chapter of caring for our community
On Jan. 4, we will not only open our new ER, at 175 Fore River Parkway in Portland, but also close our existing one, at 144 State St., Charlie Therrien says.
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Mercy Hospital ready to complete move to new campus by Jan. 4
The hospital that has served Greater Portland since the 1918 Spanish flu will close its historic State Street campus, moving patients and staff to a new facility on the Fore River.