This $15,000,000 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will support the expansion and renovation of the Mount Desert Island Hospital's (MDIH) emergency department (ED) in Bar Harbor, Maine. The funding, awarded under HHS' Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will enable MDIH to triple the size of its ED, improving patient privacy, increasing capacity for mental health services, and optimizing...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), awarded a $5,416,000 Project Grant to Calais Community Hospital (CCH) to renovate and upgrade a rural health clinic in Baileyville, Maine. The key objectives of this 3-year project (September 2024 to September 2027) are to: 1) modernize the existing facility to meet current health and safety standards, 2) expand the clinic's capacity to serve a growing patient population, 3) procure...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through its Healthcare Systems Bureau, awarded a $9,048,000 Project Grant to The Aroostook Medical Center in Presque Isle, Maine under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The funding will enable the medical center to replace and upgrade its aging radiation treatment equipment, including a linear accelerator, to provide critical cancer care services for residents across Aroostook County. This project will help ensure continued...
This Project Grant award of $906,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will enable Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, Inc., a non-profit hospital organization, to purchase a mobile CT/PET scanning machine. This cutting-edge medical equipment will allow the hospital to provide high-quality, advanced imaging services to oncology patients in the region, including 7-day-a-week access. The award will help...
This $39,572,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau (CFDA 93.493 Congressional Directives program) will fund the renovation and expansion of the emergency department (ED) at Millinocket Regional Hospital in Millinocket, Maine. The project will triple the ED's working capacity, adding specialized treatment rooms for cardiac, trauma, psychiatric, and substance use disorder care. This will enable the critical access hospital to...
This $20,000,000 Project Grant award under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will support the Regional Medical Center at Lubec, Inc. in building a new healthcare facility in East Machias, Maine. The new clinic will increase access to both medical and dental services in the underserved Washington County area. Specifically, the grant will fund the addition of an additional medical provider, a dentist, and a dental hygienist to...
This Project Grant award of $6,000,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will support the $36 million expansion and renovation of the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care (HACCC) in Augusta, Maine. The HACCC expansion project, scheduled for completion in Spring 2026, will increase exam rooms by 80% and infusion bays by 30%, improve patient flow and create dedicated space for education and support programs....
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $225,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter, Inc. in Waterville, Maine. The funding will support the launch of a mobile medical trailer to deliver on-site medical treatment, health education, and service coordination for individuals experiencing homelessness in the local community. This initiative aims to improve access to a range of healthcare services, from...
This $19,600,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will fund the implementation of an advanced Epic electronic medical record (EMR) system at Cary Medical Center, a rural non-profit hospital in Caribou, Maine. The EMR system will enhance patient information exchange, improve care coordination, and support rural healthcare delivery across Aroostook County. Key features...
This Project Grant award, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), provides $4,000,000 to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to purchase three mobile vans equipped with computerized tomography (CT) scanners. The funding will be used to establish a mobile lung cancer screening program, particularly targeting underserved and vulnerable populations in rural...
COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - NORTHERN LIGHT C.A. DEAN HOSPITAL 364 PRITHAM AVE, GREENVILLE, ME 04441 PROJECT DIRECTOR: MARIE VIENNEAU CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 207.695.5271 EMAIL ADDRESS: MVIENNEAU@NORTHERNLIGHT.ORG HTTPS://WWW.NORTHERNLIGHTHEALTH.ORG/C-A-DEAN-HOSPITAL NORTHERN LIGHT C.A. DEAN (CA DEAN) MUST CLOSE ITS HOSPITAL-BASED MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICE AT THE END OF 2021. THE MAMMOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT IS 15 YEARS OLD AND AT THE END OF ITS CLINICALLY USEFUL LIFE. THE IMAGES ARE NO LONGER OF THE HIGHEST CLINICAL QUALITY. IN 2017 C.A. DEAN HOSPITAL PERFORMED 450 MAMMOGRAMS, THIS HAS DECREASED TO A VOLUME OF 160 PER YEAR DUE TO THE AGE OF THE MAMMOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT. THE RURAL MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY VEHICLE WILL BE LOCATED AT C.A. DEAN HOSPITAL AND TRAVEL TO RURAL LOCATIONS IN PISCATAQUIS AND SOMERSET COUNTIES PROVIDING LOCAL ACCESS TO MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES. THE NORTHERN LIGHT C.A. DEAN RURAL MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY PROJECT WILL PROVIDE 3-D MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING SERVICES IN RURAL LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT PISCATAQUIS AND PORTIONS OF SOMERSET COUNTIES IN MAINE VIA THE USE OF A PURPOSE-BUILT MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY VEHICLE WITH A STATE-OF-THE-ART MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING SUITE INSTALLED. THE UNIT IS FULLY MOBILE AND ABLE TO GENERATE ITS OWN POWER AS WELL AS OPERATE OUTSIDE OF CA DEAN'S OR MAYO'S WI-FI INFRASTRUCTURE BY STORING EXAMS AND TRANSMITTING THEM UPON RETURNING TO EITHER CA DEAN OR MAYO. CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING WILL COVER THE COST OF A VEHICLE DESIGNED FOR MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES AND THE COST OF THE MAMMOGRAPHY AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS (IS) SUPPORT EQUIPMENT. PROJECT COSTS ARE DETAILED IN THE EQUIPMENT LIST BELOW: MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY VEHICLE - $622,223; 3-D MAMMOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT - $332,491; MOVABLE WEATHERPROOF ACCESSWAY - $30,000; AND NEEDED MISC. SUPPORT EQUIPMENT SUCH AS IS TECHNOLOGY - $3,100, AND WHEELCHAIRS - $14,200. THE TOTAL PROJECT REQUEST IS $1,002,014 FROM ITS HOME BASE AT CA DEAN IN GREENVILLE, MAINE, THE MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY UNIT WILL TRAVEL THROUGHOUT PISCAT AQUIS COUNTY AND NEARBY AREAS TO HEALTH CENTERS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, CHURCHES, AND SIMILAR LOCATIONS ON A SET SCHEDULE TO CONDUCT MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENINGS. DURING THE REGION'S HARSH WINTERS, THE UNIT WILL RESIDE AT CA DEAN TO PROTECT THE SENSITIVE EQUIPMENT FROM DAMAGE, WHILE CONTINUING TO SERVE THE GREENVILLE AREA, WHICH LACKS OTHER MAMMOGRAPHY RESOURCES. THE MOVABLE WEATHERPROOF WALKWAY WILL SHELTER PATIENTS AS THEY TRANSFER FROM CA DEAN TO THE MOBILE UNIT WHEN PARKED THERE. THE UNIT WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO OVERNIGHT AT CA DEAN'S SISTER HOSPITAL, NORTHERN LIGHT MAYO HOSPITAL, IN DOVER-FOXCROFT, MAINE AS NEEDED TO DOWNLOAD EXAM DATA INTO NORTHERN LIGHT HEALTH'S PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (PACS), A MEDICAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGY WHICH PROVIDES ECONOMICAL STORAGE AND CONVENIENT ACCESS TO IMAGES FROM MULTIPLE MODALITIES, BEFORE DEPARTING TO CONTINUE SERVING RURAL COMMUNITIES.