Mayo Regional Hospital & Northern Light Merger Approved By Maine Regulators

The proposed merger of Mayo Regional Hospital and Northern Light Health was given preliminary support after being approved by Maine health regulators. The approval by the Maine health regulators takes the proposed merger one step forward in the arduous merger process. The preliminary report supporting the merger will undergo a 10-day public comment period, after which, the state will make its final decision. However, the process may take three to four months.

The state's health and human services department recommended that Dover-Foxcroft, Maine-based Mayo Regional merge with the larger hospital system in Brewer, Maine, because of . . .