Emergency Medical Service
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2023
Panel recommends increases in funding, benefits to boost EMS in Maine
A report from the Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Emergency Medical Services calls for more than $70 million in state funding per year.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2022
Maine’s emergency medical services at ‘breaking point,’ commission reports
The most pressing concern the state’s 272 service providers are facing is inadequate funding, driven largely by 'antiquated and woefully inadequate' Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements.
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PublishedApril 30, 2022
Maine Voices: Insurance payment delays highlight deepening crisis for Maine EMS providers
It seems inconceivable that a call to 911 may go unanswered, but such a nightmare scenario is closer on a daily basis than the public may realize.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2022
Jim Fossel: Feds should fund more reserve medical personnel
The pandemic is again showing how limited our resources are when it comes to emergency preparedness.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2022
Maine Voices: Ending trauma patient transfers to CMMC would limit many Mainers’ access to care
We need to let doctors and EMS providers use their best clinical judgment about where a victim of traumatic injury should go.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2021
New emergency department caps Mercy Hospital’s multi-year consolidation
Patients and staff will move from the 80-year-old downtown Portland hospital to Mercy's Fore River medical complex next week.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2021
Our View: Overwhelmed emergency response system needs Maine’s attention
Underfunded, understaffed ambulance services are on the brink of collapse.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2021
With EMTs in short supply, ambulance services in rural Maine want state to come to the rescue
A shortage of EMTs and paramedics has left rural ambulance services in dire shape, EMS professionals say, and it's time for the state to step in and help.
