Lewiston’s two largest hospitals went from fierce competitors to systems dividing certain services between each other.
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What does Prime Healthcare have in store for CMMC? Financial viability, they hope
Though Prime Healthcare Foundation is a nonprofit, it is operated by for-profit parent Prime Healthcare.
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Maine hospitals sound alarm about proposed cuts in Gov. Mills’ budget
The reimbursement rate cutbacks would amount to about a 36% cut in Medicaid payments to some doctors, according to hospital operators.
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Central Maine Healthcare to be acquired by California-based nonprofit
Leaders of Central Maine Healthcare, which includes Central Maine Medical Center, have struggled with funding deficits and have been looking for ways to inject new capital into its hospitals.
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Hospitals seek ways to provide more care to patients
Area hospitals look to shifting responsibilities, recruitment, and even artificial intelligence for solutions.
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Shortage of primary care doctors in Maine has patients struggling, hospitals and providers scrambling
Long waitlists for front-line doctors are causing some people to wait months to be seen, others to just give up.
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Trauma Response Team at Central Maine Medical Center wins Caregiver of the Year Award
The award is usually given to a single health care worker selected from a field of nominees. But the performance of the CMMC team in the aftermath of the Oct. 25 shooting meant that changes were necessary, said Maine Hospital Association President Steven Michaud.
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St. Mary’s hospital in Lewiston to close oncology practice
St. Mary’s Health System has cut back on staff and services over the last few years amid significant financial deficits.
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Facing millions in unexpected costs, CMMC and St. Mary’s consider all options in search of a cure
Legislation, property sales, layoffs, program closures and partnerships are among the measures the two Lewiston hospitals have taken in recent years to address what officials say is a huge unexpected cost of filling critical vacant positions and dealing with low government reimbursement rates.
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Central Maine Healthcare selling 2 of its Lewiston buildings
The hospital system is hoping the sales of the buildings, which include the home of the Dempsey Center, will ease financial constraints that have existed since the pandemic.