Early one cold winter morning, three LifeFlight helicopters were positioned simultaneously on the tarmac at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport. While unusual for a small community hospital to have so many called at one time, they were there to pick.
Two credit rating agencies have just lowered their assessments for one of Maine's biggest health care organizations, Northern Light Health, after it ended last year with an operating loss of more than $100 million because of a variety of staffing and operating challenges.
‘Incremental’ progress: Maine’s effort to address lead poisoning was gaining momentum before COVID-19
Rose Lundy, Maine Monitor Sat, 06/12/2021 - 10:45am
More than 313,000 units in the state were built before 1978 and may have chipping lead paint, like this home in Lewiston. (Photo by Hannah Rafkin/Maine Monitor)
Lewiston resident Hibo Omer reads the hazard warning about lead paint posted on a Maple Street home in Lewiston. (Photo by Hannah Rafkin/Maine Monitor)
Mahdi Irobe said he paid $1,500 in taxes last year on a home that has been empty since it was declared a lead hazard more than a year ago. (Photo by Hannah Rafkin/Maine Monitor)