"It is vital that Mainers are provided with the most up to date and effective health care that is available," said Senators Snowe and Collins in a joint statement. "That is why updating health facilities at the Rumford Hospital and University of Southern Maine is so essential. We applaud the release of funds to these two entities."
$270,068 has been awarded to the Rumford Hospital to repair and replace mechanical systems in the operating room and to replace the hospital chiller.
$245,516 has been awarded to the University of Southern Maine, the funding will be used for expansion of the University's School of Nursing with a 50 seat computer classroom as well as new office and meeting space. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services works to improve and extend life for people living with HIV/AIDS, provide primary health care to medically underserved people, serve women and children through state programs, and train a health workforce that is both diverse and motivated to work in underserved communities.