HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush was admitted to a Houston hospital Tuesday evening after experiencing a shortness of breath, a family spokesman said. Bush, 90, was taken by ambulance to Houston Methodist Hospital as a “precaution,” according to spokesman Jim McGrath. He “will be held for observation, again as a precaution,” McGrath […]
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Maine oversight panel to investigate Riverview Psychiatric Hospital
AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s nonpartisan watchdog organization will join a list of entities investigating problems at the beleaguered Riverview Psychiatric Center but will limit the scope of its probe for now, according to a directive from lawmakers on Wednesday. The Government Oversight Committee unanimously tasked the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability to focus […]
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More money, less money: the effects of not expanding MaineCare
The head of the Portland Community Health Center and her chief financial officer sat down last week to figure out which bills they could pay. They don’t have the money to pay all of them. More than half of their patients are uninsured, up from about 30 percent a few years ago. The health center […]
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Last Grey Nun continues legacy of showing God’s love
LEWISTON — Sister Claire Pouliot may be the last of the Grey Nuns serving at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, but at 68 years old, she’s far from slowing down. In her 16th year as a social worker at d’Youville Pavilion nursing home, Pouliot has seen the sisters’ presence dwindle. But their mission continues. “Because […]
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New Augusta hospital eliminating 128 jobs
AUGUSTA (AP) — The chief executive of Maine’s newest hospital says it is eliminating almost 130 jobs and laying off 16 people this summer. Chuck Hays, chief executive of MaineGeneral Health, said the Alfond Center for Health that opened in Augusta in November is busy but overstaffed. The budget that MaineGeneral officials are developing for […]
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Maine Med gets approval for $40M expansion
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine Medical Center has received final state approval for a $40 million expansion. The Portland hospital plans to add five new operating rooms and create a special cardiac operating room for the most critically ill patients. The 40,000-square-foot expansion will help ease a space crunch. Existing operating rooms are used at a […]
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Injured Augusta baby out of hospital; father charged
AUGUSTA (AP) — A 6-month-old girl authorities say was left permanently blinded and brain damaged after allegedly being shaken by her father has been released after spending a month in the hospital. The Kennebec Journal (http://bit.ly/1n0VyK8 ) reported that Aleah Peaslee was released from a Portland hospital earlier this week. The girl’s father, 21-year-old Kevin […]
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Waterville council approves $6M in hospital bonds
WATERVILLE (AP) — The Waterville City Council has approved up to $6 million in tax-exempt bonds for Inland Hospital improvements. City Manager Michael Roy said Tuesday after the 7-0 vote that the money will come through the Finance Authority of Maine and the city is in no way liable for the debt. Roy told the […]
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Hospital furniture sale attracts bargain hunters
AUGUSTA (AP) — A chance to pick up bargain furniture and other items from the old MaineGeneral Medical Center attracted so many shoppers that officials canceled plans to extend the sale for another day. The Portland Press Herald reports that about 1,000 items sold in less than three hours Saturday, prompting Sunday’s sale to be […]
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Twins born soon after new Augusta hospital opens
AUGUSTA (AP) — A new hospital in Augusta has opened with a bang — or rather the cries of newborn twins. MaineGeneral Medical Center’s Alfond Center for Health opened ahead of schedule Saturday and welcomed twins just hours later. Hannah Veilleux was born five weeks premature, followed about a minute later by her brother Samuel. […]