Central Maine Healthcare Corp.

Maine Medical Center in Portland and other MaineHealth hospitals have closed their campuses to non-hospital personnel and non-patients until further notice, while a number of businesses and schools are closed Thursday.

Stephany Jacques has been interim president of the two Central Maine Healthcare critical access hospitals since May.

The appointment of Edwin T. Graham comes as the medical practice has been growing, and plans to move headquarters to new, larger space at Rock Row in Westbrook.

The agreement comes as a contract dispute between Anthem and the state's largest health care provider, MaineHealth, continues.

The semiannual grades from the Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization, gives top marks to seven Maine hospitals. However, the state's overall performance in hospital safety was off from previous gradings.

Central Maine Healthcare has named Steven Littleson as president and CEO. He had served as the interim head since July.

Aging facilities, growing numbers of patients, and the demands of new technology and care practices are all forcing Maine's health care systems to make big investments in their buildings and infrastructure.

The job of Consultant Services New England, or CSC, is to ensure a proper financial foundation is in place long before the building's foundation is laid. Yet the company receives little fanfare when the project is topped off.

The riverfront of Maine's second-largest city is the site of new development, new residents and new energy — two decades after Lewiston planners laid out a vision for making the area an urban destination.

Maine ranked No. 3 among states for the highest percentage of hospitals receiving the top grade from the Leapfrog Group, a national health care watchdog group.