Maine’s congressional delegation secured millions of dollars in federal funding for more than 200 Maine-based projects and organizations, including $4 million for health care services in Androscoggin County and nearly $2.5 million for services in Oxford County.
Stephens Memorial Hospital
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, Health, Maine
Health care networks, universities to receive $2.3 million in funding to expand rural education opportunities
Collaborative groups of health care networks, the University of Maine System and St. Joseph’s College will receive a combined total of nearly $2.3 million to expand medical training in communities like Farmington, Norway, Bridgton and Blue Hill.
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Oxford Hills employers team up for employee support program
In a first-of-its-kind initiative in Maine, Stephens Memorial Hospital, Maine School Administrative District 17 and Norway Savings Bank are partnering with Goodwill Industries to hire a shared advocate to help workers in the community overcome challenges outside of the workplace.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
MaineHealth lands grant for rural maternal healthcare
A total of $4 million dollars will be awarded over a four-year period to strengthen rural maternity healthcare through a telehealth program.
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MaineHealth CEO: Rural hospitals critical to the future of Maine’s healthcare
The Leapfrog Group, which evaluates hospital performance according to U.S. industry standards, has rated Stephens Memorial Hospital as its top rural hospital five times since 2009.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
PACE Paramedic Service focus of $4 million capital campaign
The 30-year-old building in Norway needs more space and safety improvement, director says.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Hospital workers are expected to ‘tolerate a level of abuse’ unacceptable anywhere else
There is a cultural expectation that health care workers, especially in hospitals, tolerate abusive behavior, making them less likely to want to pursue a criminal case and law enforcement and district attorneys less likely to prosecute, hospital workers told the Sun Journal.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Hospital workers say they experience assault, threats of violence nearly every day
While the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to a rise in incidents, violence against health care workers was an issue long before it started.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Ambulance service explores unionizing
NORWAY — A few union members not affiliated with Stephens Memorial Hospital held an informational picket on Main Street on Dec. 1, coming out on behalf of PACE Ambulance service. “Teamsters Local 340 is organizing PACE ambulance service,” said Jeff Joyce, vice president of the union. “The president of the hospital is trying to prevent […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion, Oxford Hills
Bill Nemitz: In Norway, a small hospital leans into the COVID-19 storm
Far from the big-city medical centers, the pandemic lays claim to the unvaccinated.