A grassroots effort to keep the birthing center open at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital formed after hospital officials said they were considering closing its maternity ward by the end of the year.
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Damariscotta community members fight to keep birthing center open
MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital is considering closing its maternity ward by the end of the year. A grassroots effort by local residents has formed to try to save it.
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MaineHealth receives grant to study PFAS exposure in children
The 5-year NIH grant will fund research into whether childhood exposure to ‘forever chemicals’ increases risk of obesity, diabetes and other health issues.
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EMS crews scramble as Maine hospitals end drug partnership
2 Maine hospital groups say the DEA is forcing them to stop supplying local EMS with critical drugs. The feds say they’re wrong. Local EMS crews are caught in between.
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Another Maine hospital could close its birthing center
If MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital closes its maternity ward in Damariscotta, it would continue a long-term trend in Maine of closures as the state’s birth rate drops.
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Couple sues Maine health providers, accusing radiologist of overlooking warning sign of stroke
The lawsuit is the first known medical malpractice case filed in Maine’s federal court against a non-governmental defendant since a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision, the couple’s attorney says.
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In 2024, MaineHealth invested more than $1.18 billion in programs and services that extended beyond traditional care delivery, including partnerships that help address food insecurity.
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MaineHealth to open space at Biddeford hospital for research trials
The health system secured $2 million in funding from the Maine Technology Institute to create the research unit.
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MaineHealth ramping up chronic Lyme disease study
The study, which began in 2025, looks at why some people continue to have symptoms months or years after contracting the tick-borne bacterial infection.
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Maine delays some Medicaid payments due to budget shortfall
There will be no disruption in Medicaid services, hospital officials said.