Nearly $4.4 Million for Rural Health and Emergency Medical Services Secured by Senator Collins
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $4,371,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for requests to support rural health and emergency medical services across Maine in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill. Congress has passed the bill, and the President has signed it into law.
“Mainers in every part of our state should be able to receive the vital medical services they need,” said Senator Collins. “As Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I worked hard to secure this funding, which will help to improve the quality and accessibility of health care across our state by purchasing much needed ambulance and equipment upgrades.”
Funding secured by Senator Collins for Maine rural health and emergency medical services in the FY24 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill is as follows:
Ashland Ambulance Service
Recipient: Ashland Ambulance Service
Project Location: Ashland, ME
Amount Requested: $431,000
Project Purpose: To purchase an ambulance and first responder equipment.
LifeFlight of Maine Critical Care Ground Fleet
Recipient: LifeFlight of Maine
Project Location: Bangor, ME
Amount Secured: $1,920,000
Project Purpose: To support purchase of ground-based critical care vehicles.
Milbridge Regional Ambulance Service
Recipient: Town of Milbridge
Project Location: Milbridge, Cherryfield, Steuben, ME
Amount Secured: $370,000
Project Purpose: For facilities and equipment to establish a regional ambulance service for three rural Maine communities.
Brooks Ambulance Station and Training Facility
Recipient: Brooks Ambulance, Inc.
Project Location: Brooks, Jackson, Monroe, and Knox, ME
Amount Secured: $1,650,000
Project Purpose: For facilities and equipment to support EMS services.
This funding is part of the 231 targeted investments Senator Collins secured through the FY2024 appropriations process, driving more than $577 million to the state for projects throughout each of Maine’s 16 counties.
In 2021, Congress reinstituted Congressionally Directed Spending. Following this decision, Senator Collins secured more than $500 million for hundreds of Maine projects for FY2022 and FY2023. As Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Collins is committed to championingtargeted investments that willbenefit Maine communities.
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