With rural services for expectant mothers in Maine at a critical juncture, the administrator of the federal Health Resources and Services Administration will speak, along with state officials and health care providers at a press conference set for 1:15 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 29.

Jason Rosenberg, MSN will bring more than 10 years’ experience in nurse leadership to the state’s leading provider of behavioral health services.

Project DHARMA is a collaboration between MaineHealth and several other organizations across the state to prevent overdoses and infections through harm reduction programs.

Stephens Memorial Hospital will hold an open house to celebrate MaineHealth’s Access to Care program, which for 20 years has connected our community’s most vulnerable populations to affordable health insurance and free and low cost health care and medications.

Videographer Charlie Berg won in the category of health/medical-short form content for the story entitled, ‘Inside View of Maine Medical Center ICU Nurses Caring for Unvaccinated COVID-19 Patients.’

The problems that led MaineHealth to remove its flagship hospital from the Anthem network starting in 2023 have created controversy across the country.

The health system recognizes the decision could be disruptive for people with Anthem coverage, but the issues at stake threaten MaineHealth’s ability to provide the same level of care.

The organizations plan to enter a long-term partnership that will enable a greater investment in value-based models of care, emphasizing preventive services and chronic care management for MaineHealth’s senior patients.

The not-for-profit health care provider ranked 13th among the 500 companies with 1,000 or more employees cited by the magazine.

The health care system is using the latest science to set standards for return to work protocols for care team members who contract COVID-19.