Many good years here - Paramedic MaineHealth Employee Review

4.0
May 16, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Will gain a variety of experience from back country rescue, rural, suburban and more populated Areas. This is a larger regionalized service with a lot of support from being a hospital based service. Good equipment and most of the bases are pretty nice. Good people working here and there are still a few old-timers there you can learn from.

Cons

Being a rural state, the hospitals are far and few between. This means there are long transport times and a lot of transfers. The transfers can be a bit of a meat grinder and the company is known for forcing crews to take long distance transfers 23 hours into a 24 hour shift. They also like to scream poverty to avoid increasing salaries until morale declines and people star fleeing. Then they do a big salary update and give large pay raises to attract new employees. Unfortunately they give the large increases to new hires and lower license levels. This creates salary compression and angers all the long term employees, prompting them to leave for better paying jobs. This in turn drains the experience and talent from the company and takes years to recover. I’ve been watching the same pattern for 20 years…

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Pros

Friendly people and good work atmosphere

Cons

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4.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

I have worked at MaineHealth for over 14 years and have had the opportunity to grow through five promotions. What started as a better job opportunity has become a career I am genuinely committed to. My experience has been positive overall, with strong mentors, good colleagues, and meaningful work that supports people who are helping others. I have generally felt trusted, challenged, and able to grow.

Cons

Healthcare is challenging, and rural healthcare brings real financial and operational pressure. MaineHealth is a large organization, so communication and decision-making can sometimes feel slow or uneven depending on the area. Not every decision will make sense to every employee in the moment, even when there are good reasons behind it. Like most corporate structures, I think communication is something that will always need work.

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