MaineHealth asks lawmakers to alter equal pay law to entice specialists to rural hospitals

MaineHealth asks lawmakers to alter equal pay law to entice specialists to rural hospitals

Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, Maine. (File photo)An obstetrics and gynecology doctor left Franklin Hospital in Farmington for a job out of state that offered higher pay. A hospitalist, an ear, nose and throat doctor and two orthopedists also recently declined offers at Waldo Hospital in Belfast all citing low pay.  These are just some examples of the hiring challenges rural hospitals are facing, which brought Katie Fullam Harris, chi…