Mayo Regional Hospital thanks Gov. LePage on Piscataquis tour

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Last week Gov. Paul R. LePage released a booklet “Moving Maine Forward” to summarize his accomplishments during his first 1,000 days in office. Of great significance to Mayo Regional Hospital was the governor’s advocacy to pay Maine’s hospital debt which resulted in payment to Mayo of $4.6 million owed to the hospital by the state for services provided years ago to MaineCare recipients. 

Photo courtesy of Mayo Regional Hospital

    VISIT FROM THE GOVERNOR — Gov. Paul LePage, right pictured with Mayo Regional Hospital Interim President and CEO Dr. David McDermott, visited the Dover-Foxcroft hospital on Nov. 15 during a tour of the region.

    Mayo Regional Hospital’s Interim President and CEO Dr. David McDermott and a gathering of members of the Hospital Administrative District 4 Board of Directors and hospital staff personally thanked Gov. LePage when he stopped by Mayo Regional Hospital on Nov. 15. “We are glad that the state has finally paid its past-due invoice for care we have provided for many years to Maine’s most vulnerable citizens. Mayo Regional Hospital has had to continue to pay its bills during the time when this debt was accumulating; this payment will be used to rebuild the hospital’s reserves for future expenses,” stated Dr. McDermott.
    The Governor made several stops in the region that day. He spoke at the Dexter Sunrise Kiwanis meeting, toured both True Textiles and Hardwood Products in Guilford and congratulated Jane Hibbard Merrill for 50 years of community service at Hibbard Nursing Home in Dover-Foxcroft — all before visiting Mayo Regional Hospital. After thanking the Governor for his advocacy, hospital leaders discussed Mayo’s recent innovations with the concussion program in Mayo Rehabilitation Services. The Governor, also a strong advocate to end domestic violence, then visited with staff and clients at Womancare in Dover-Foxcroft.