Nurses at Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent and at Houlton Regional Hospital are bargaining for their first union contract since voting to join the Maine State Nurses Association in January 2024.
The management service agreement between Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent and Houlton Regional Hospital comes at a time when many hospitals are cutting services and delaying critical investments.
The Maine Department of Labor has found Northern Maine Medical Center liable for a host of regulatory violations, resulting in fines and wage restitution to nurses.
The test collection sites are opening across Maine, operated by a variety of health care organizations. Officials say the new sites will increase test access for residents as well as visitors.
Fort Kent-based Northern Maine Medical Center has agreed to pay $125,000 to settle allegations of its handling, documentation and destruction of drugs.