Despite a range of challenges, Maine hospitals are coming up with innovative ways to manage expenses and seek out collaborations.
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Hospitals have been under the gun the past several years. It hasn’t just been the pandemic; hospitals in Maine and elsewhere face shortages of doctors and nurses, rising costs and an ongoing battle over reimbursement claims.
As Senior Writer Laurie Schreiber reports, crippling costs, plummeting revenues and aging infrastructure are just a few of the challenges. “A growing financial crisis that threatens [hospitals’] ability to provide care to our communities,” a trade official tells Laurie. Her story can be read here.
Elsewhere in the issue, contributor Sloane Perron looks at the surge in over-55 communities in Maine. While 55-plus sites are popping up all over the state, the offerings are as complex and varied as the people going into them. Sloane's story can be read here.
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