When Peter Morrison found out bystanders had given him CPR after he collapsed while on a bike ride, social media helped him find them.
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MaineHealth hires doctor for executive position
Dr. Adrian Moran will be MaineHealth’s chief medical and transformation officer.
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Maine hospitals launch green initiatives to offset high energy use
The changes at Northern Light Health and MaineHealth include discontinuing certain anesthetic gases and pivoting to renewable heating sources.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Last year, Maine made assaulting an emergency medical worker a felony. The problem of patient violence remains
Prior to the new law, health care workers filed 167 intentional injury lost time claims in the first 7 months of 2023; 114 were filed in the first 4 months after the law took effect.
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Child dies after badminton racket injury in Limerick
Lucy Morgan died after the racket came apart and the aluminum shaft struck her head while her family was vacationing in Limerick.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Maine Med to open 8-story tower as final piece of massive expansion
The Malone Family Tower is scheduled to open next month, completing an 8-year $588 million expansion.
Posted inSports, Tennis, Varsity Maine
From a Portland hospital bed, this tennis coach with cancer sits courtside for son’s high school debut
Even as he is hospitalized for non-Hodgkin lymphoma treatment, Seth Meyer was able to catch his kid’s first match miles away in Rockport. For this tennis-focused family, love is not nothing – it’s everything.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Doctor’s federal lawsuit says Maine Med violated Americans with Disabilities Act
The suit says the hospital failed to make an accommodation to allow Dr. Joseph Rappold to continue working in an administrative role after Parkinson’s disease prevented him from surgical duties.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Loophole leaves Maine patients vulnerable to hefty ambulance fees
Despite knowing how the system works, an employee of the state’s largest insurance carrier still couldn’t avoid thousands of dollars in out-of-network bills.
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It’s a boy! Scarborough 911 dispatcher praised for helping hospital-bound dad deliver baby
911 dispatcher Nicole Thompson has been nominated for a ‘stork award’ for talking the father through his son’s delivery.