Half of emergency room nurses in northern Maine hospital quit
About half of the nurses in the emergency department at Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent have resigned, straining emergency care for patients at the 25-bed critical access hospital and worsening staff morale, said Ami Maxwell, a registered nurse in the emergency department and leader of the hospital’s nursing union. In June, the emergency department had 13 registered nurses. Ten worked full time, and three worked flexible, per-diem shifts as needed. Since then, five full-time nurses a...
