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BREWER - Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems, which presides over a sprawling regional network of hospitals, medical practices, laboratories, ambulance services, medical suppliers and other related businesses, is proposing to build a new 150-bed, $150 million hospital in Waterville.
The move has sparked a high-stakes conflict with MaineGeneral Health, the third-largest hospital system in the state, which also claims the Waterville territory.See the full content of this document
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Hospitals Fight Over Waterville
EMHS filed a letter of intent with the state's certificate of need, or CON, office in December, a preliminary step to submitting a full-blown application in March of this year.
The Waterville area's health care needs now are met by three hospital facilities, all originally built circa 1960. In addition to the care available at EMHS' tiny 48-bed affiliate, Inland Hospital - the former Waterville Osteopathic Hospit...See the full content of this document
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