An Emergency Room’s Closure: A Community’s Betrayal
October 26th, 2012 |
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Although I’ve been busy traveling again, the struggle of the Boothbay peninsula communities to keep their hospital remains constantly on my mind. I’ve written two letters to the editor of the Boothbay Register*, which I am reproducing here to update my readers, as this is an example of broader David and Goliath healthcare struggles and [...]
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Big Fish Eats Little Fish- Warning for Rural Hospitals
St. Andrews Hospital, Boothbay Harbor, Maine update. In my previous post, I outlined the looming menace to tiny St. Andrews hospital in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. I’ve met with one Lincoln County Healthcare (LCH) executive, Dr. Mark Fourre, Director of Emergency Services at Miles Memorial Hospital and St Andrews Hospital and a Trustee of the Board [...]
Keep reading »Hospital merger déjà vu
August 13th, 2012 |
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For past decades I’ve vacationed in mid-coast Maine, an enjoyable respite from sweltering Washington, D.C. weather. When I returned to Boothbay Harbor last week, I was dismayed to learn that local St. Andrews hospital will be closing its emergency room, part of its merger with Miles Hospital in Damariscotta, 20 miles away. While I have [...]
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