Emergency Services

Dr Erik Steele of the 1,000 lives campaign says emergency rooms in Maine are being encouraged to follow a five-step system that includes giving patients at risk for opioid-related overdoses a prescription for buprenorphine and a dose of Narcan to take home.

A blue-ribbon commission is recommending that Maine set aside $70 million annually for the next five years to cover a shortfall in funding for emergency medical services.

Maine Calling explores the expanding role of LifeFlight in Maine. Most people know LifeFlight as an emergency helicopter rescue and transport service, but…