Wondering where your local hospital lands in a statewide quality ranking of hospitals? Mainebiz compiled a list of hospitals across the state of Maine that includes each facility's revenue, number of acute care beds, total number of employees and number of patients admitted.
Good health, according to those in the wellness field, is good not only for employees, it's good for employers, who save on medical plan costs and absenteeism, and find that these sorts of programs help foster a positive workplace culture and serve to attract and retain employees.
Dan Bookham enjoys his work at Allen Insurance and Financial, where he's the business development director and a commercial insurance producer at the firm's office in Camden. But over time, he became increasingly sedentary and his diet worsened.
Like a lot of small business owners, when Nancy Marshall went to renew the health insurance policy for her 14 employees last fall, she was in for some serious sticker shock. Deductibles were jumping from $500 to $2,500 for individual employees.
Kennebec Technologies has invested millions of dollars in recent years in new precision manufacturing equipment and technology. But some of the company's most valuable investments have been those the company has made in the mental and emotional well-being of its 65 employees.
