York Hospital to close its birthing center this month

The hospital cited both declining birth rates and an ongoing workforce shortage. It's the 7th birthing center in Maine to close since 2015 and mirrors a national trend.

Hospital facility fees to be investigated under new law

Legislation signed Tuesday by Gov. Janet Mills creates a task force to examine the fees, which also will be shared publicly.

MaineGeneral Health seeks to expand Augusta cancer center, with $36 million project up for review

Officials said the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care is seeing many more patients than anticipated when it was built, and demand for services is projected to continue increasing.

Waterville man arrested after threat to MaineGeneral’s Thayer Center for Health causes lockdown

Police said Friday that the threat was made by 41-year-old John Picurro, who was the owner of The Last Unicorn restaurant that was destroyed in a fire last weekend.

Hospitals face new wave of competition from infusion centers

It's the latest example of insurance companies partnering with independent centers to offer lower-cost outpatient services.

Bill would mandate nurse-to-patient ratios in Maine hospitals

Supporters say nurses are spread thin and overworked, but the Maine Hospital Association says the mandate would restrict patient care.

Central Maine Family Medicine Residency earns key accreditation

With no place to go, some patients in Maine spend months in hospitals

A lack of beds and staffing at assisted living facilities and nursing homes creates an unwelcome situation that benefits neither the languishing patients nor the hospitals shouldering their care.

St. Mary’s Health System receives advanced hip and knee replacement certification

Rumford Hospital is ending its maternity services

Maternity services at the 25-bed critical access hospital in Oxford County will end March 31, Central Maine Healthcare officials announced Thursday.