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January 23, 2008

Budget cuts for MaineGeneral

MaineGeneral Health is trimming its budget to cope with rising expenses and fewer patient visits.

In a letter sent to employees Friday, MaineGeneral President Scott Bullock said the hospital will trim its budget in response to "lower-than-anticipated volume" and "higher-than-budgeted expenses." Susan Pierter, a spokesperson for the hospital, this morning told Mainebiz she couldn't say the amount that MaineGeneral is over-budget. Bullock also said in the letter that MaineGeneral Chief Financial Officer Ken Payne had "left the organization." Bullock did not elaborate on the nature of Payne's departure.

The plan, first reported today in the Kennebec Journal, may call for consolidating services at MaineGeneral's campuses in Augusta and Waterville. Pierter said she didn't know if the hospital would cut jobs and she wasn't sure when final plans would be announced.

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