New ambulance for Northern Light Mayo Hospital
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Northern Light Mayo Hospital recently welcomed an advanced new ambulance to its fleet thanks in part to funding from a USDA Emergency Rural Health Care grant.
On Friday, Oct. 7 staff from the Maine USDA Rural Development Office stopped by the hospital to see the new ambulance and talk to Mayo emergency medical services staff about how this new unit improves access to EMS care in rural Piscataquis County.
NEW AMBULANCE — Pictured by the new ambulance are, from left, Chuck McMahan, MBA, EMT-P, northwest regional operations manager, Northern Light Medical Transport and Emergency Care; Marie Vienneau, FACHE, president, Mayo Hospital; Rhiannon Hampson, state director for Maine, USDA Rural Development; James Pullen, AEMT; and Kevin Norris, EMT-P.
Challenges to providing EMS care in the region include our complex geography, sparse population, and seasonal weather conditions. Sometimes, a single ambulance run can take hours.
“This additional ambulance expands transport capacity and safety for the entire region,” says Marie Vienneau, FACHE, president, Mayo Hospital. “We’re grateful to USDA Rural Development for their investment, which will help ensure that when an ambulance is needed, we will be there with the right equipment and a skilled EMS crew.”
The USDA grant also provides funding for a new powered ambulance stretcher.
LOOK INSIDE — Northern Light Mayo Hospital of Dover-Foxcroft has a new ambulance thanks in part to funding from a USDA Emergency Rural Health Care grant.