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Health Care Reform: What it Means for Businesses

Health Care Reform: What it Means for Businesses

| March 14, 2013

It’s something that affects all of us – the Affordable Care Act. Thursday representatives from local businesses were able to learn a little bit more about it. Many attended an education session to find out why health care is changing and what the implications are for them as employers going forward. News Source 8′s Katie Zarrilli [...]

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Hospital Undergoes Enhancements

Hospital Undergoes Enhancements

| February 21, 2013

The Aroostook Medical Center has plans for improvements for patients and staff.

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Fort Fairfield Health Center

Fort Fairfield Health Center

| January 30, 2013

The future of Fort Fairfield’s former Community General Hospital and the health clinic that is currently housed there now is under discussion after a recent meeting and tour of the facility. Dick Palm has more details.

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TAMC Nurses to Hold Vigil Wednesday

TAMC Nurses to Hold Vigil Wednesday

| January 22, 2013

Nurses at the Aroostook Medical Center have been working with the hospital for quite a while now to negotiate their new contracts. Some nurses say they’re unhappy with some of the language in their contracts – and plan to hold a candlelight vigil Wednesday for community support. News Source 8′s Katie Zarrilli reports.

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Medical Monday: 1.21.13

Medical Monday: 1.21.13

| January 21, 2013

Doctors are always trying to reroute patients to primary care providers instead of the emergency room to keep healthcare costs low, and give more people regular access to care. To that end the Aroostook Medical Center now has new grant funding that will bridge the gap between patients and primary care providers creating whole new [...]

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