MaineHealth

“The impact of this emergency will be felt for years to come,” the Maine State Fire Marshall said of Friday's deadly explosion at Robbins Lumber.

The site received a $2 million grant from Maine Technology Institute to repurpose and equip an existing space at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford.

Maine ranks No. 17 in the U.S. for hospital patient safety in a recent report evaluating how well facilities protect patients from medical errors, accidents, injuries and infections.

Maine Track formed to address Maine’s doctor shortage, provide financial assistance to medical students with a connection to Maine and develop a curriculum focused on community-based education.

The move is expected to save Maine’s largest health system about $1.5 million annually and reduce the need for capital investment in non-clinical settings.

“Street medicine programs — care delivered directly in encampments, on the street and in other nontraditional settings — have emerged as a critical strategy,” said MaineHealth Behavioral Health’s chief.

“There is simply no ability for hospitals to absorb a $1.2 billion cut in 2028,” said one industry leader. A union advocate said the bill “takes a modest but important step” to address rising health care costs.

MaineHealth Urgent Care is set to open Feb. 2 in North Conway, N.H., initially staffed by 15 care team members.

Automated tissue trimming and sectioning “is the modernization of a process that has not changed much” since 1848. A nuclear camera produces detailed images of the organs.  

The three-year contract also includes more meal break coverage as well as financial and time-off benefits to help retain and recruit experienced nurses.