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...
This $3,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the Healthcare Systems Bureau, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will fund an expansion of the emergency department at Minneola District Hospital in Kansas. The grant, provided under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will allow the hospital to add approximately 250 square feet of space to the emergency department, creating two additional treatment areas and increasing capacity to serve patients during surge...
This $9,000,000 Project Grant award under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services to the White Mountain Regional Medical Center in Springerville, Arizona. The funding will be used to expand the hospital's emergency department from 5 to 11 licensed beds and add a fast-track area. This construction project will renovate approximately 2,760 square feet and add 7,698 square feet to the building. Additionally, the grant will cover...
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...
This Project Grant award of $14,125,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Congressional Directives (CFDA 93.493) program. The funding will support MaineHealth, a non-profit healthcare system, in renovating two existing properties in York County, Maine to better serve individuals suffering from severe and persistent mental illness. Specifically, the grant will fund the expansion and renovation of...
This $1,816,000 Project Grant award, issued on September 30, 2023 by the Healthcare Systems Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (CFDA 93.493 - Congressional Directives), will fund the construction and implementation of healthcare facilities and services in Blaine, ME. The award recipient, the Central Aroostook County Emergency Medical Services Authority, will use the funding to establish and operate community-based healthcare and emergency medical services to address local...
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 $5,670,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will fund the construction of an addition to the Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, MA. The new facility will include a 50-room expanded and relocated Emergency Department (ED) with a dedicated 12-room Behavioral Health (BH) unit. The BH unit will have secure holding rooms, a central nurse station, and other specialized safety features 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 $20,244,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) supports the construction of a new 18,000 sq. ft. community health center facility for Eastport Health Care, Inc. in Eastport, Maine. The new health center will expand access to primary care, behavioral health, and dental services, as well as include a diabetes center, in-house pharmacy, and community room. The award, made on...
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 better serve its large, rural service area where the nearest tertiary medical center is over 75 miles away. The project is scheduled for completion by September 29, 2027 and is expected to meet the community's emergency care needs for the next 30 years.