Nurses at Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent and Houlton Regional Hospital are working without a contract and say concerns about staffing, recruitment, pay and safety have not been addressed in negotiations.
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UMaine Machias to offer new nursing program via UMaine Augusta partnership
The Downeast Nursing Track will allow students to earn a bachelor’s in nursing from the Augusta college while going to school in Machias.
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Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Skilled nursing facilities are in crisis
Nurses are the key to providing adequate care for older Mainers and to stem the number of nursing home closures.
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Nurse-to-patient ratios are a necessity
Patient loads for nurses creates an untenable situation for the patient and the caregiver. Support L.D. 1639.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: York Hospital birthing unit’s closure takes away unique option
Mothers who wanted to avoid the overmedicalization of birth could labor in a home-like setting, with experienced caregivers and an OR nearby if something went wrong, recalls a nurse who worked there.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Staffing pressures on nurses put Maine patients at risk
Nurse staffing affects patient outcomes. Neither inexperienced nurses nor travel nurses are a like-for-like substitute for experienced, local staff.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Nation & World, News, Politics
Maine nurses split over whether state mandate of staff ratios would help
Some see the controversial bill in the Legislature as a means of improving working conditions at badly understaffed hospitals; others say the flexibility is what allows them to do their jobs.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Long-term home health care can be a gift to nurses as well as clients
I may visit weekly or I may visit monthly, but I stay an hour and I’ll be back soon.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: No government mandate will fix the challenges Maine’s hospital nurses face
Maine Med urges lawmakers to focus on health care education funding and accountability for those who assault nurses, not rigid staffing ratios.
Posted inBusiness, News
Lawmakers mull bill to limit nurse-to-patient ratios in Maine hospitals
The legislation is intended to reduce the patient load for overworked nurses, but hospital officials say the bill would do nothing to address a shortage of clinicians.