Maine’s health care industry continued to see a mix of news in 2025, with new construction and services countered by closures and restructuring. Direct primary care is a trending sector. Like other industries, workforce training remains a pressing issue.
A financial analysis of the state’s nonprofit hospitals’ finances, released earlier this year by the Maine Hospital Association, found that the state’s hospitals are struggling with crippling costs, plummeting revenues and aging infrastructure, resulting in reduced services, delayed critical investments and stretched resources.
Problems are being addressed by individual hospitals and hospital systems trying to figure out how to provide the right amount of services and preserve access to care without going broke.
Here’s a roundup of Mainebiz stories on the sector published in 2025.
Hospital restructuring, partnerships and upgrades in the works amid growing financial crisis
Maine hospitals face $66M annual loss from Medicaid cuts, study says
Health care and job training among targets for $20.5M in federal grants in Maine
Northern Light cuts workforce by 3%, closes Bangor clinic
Northern Light’s Waterville hospital set to end clinical services
Northern Light continues to tackle insurance and facility issues
Northern Light’s new CEO says adaptability key to financial turnaround
MDI Hospital is latest to close labor and delivery unit
Three more Maine health services to close amid statewide strain
TV producer Dick Wolf gives $10M lead gift to MDI Hospital upgrade
MaineHealth to invest $70M to create orthopedic hub in South Portland
MaineHealth to restructure, rebrand and expand ambulance services
York Hospital invests $6.4M to upgrade cardiac cath lab — one of only four in Maine
Seeking financial stability, York Hospital in talks to join MaineHealth
Acquisition of Central Maine Healthcare gets conditional OK from Maine regulators
‘Direct care’ health practices are expanding footprint in southern Maine
Aroostook County hospitals team up on management in effort to cut costs
