FEMA AWARDS ALMOST $16 MILLION TO EASTERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER FOR
COVID-19 STAFFING COSTS
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230504/fema-awards-almost-16-million-eastern-maine-medical-center-covid-19-staffing]


Release Date: 
5月 4, 2023 

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending nearly $16
million to the State of Maine to reimburse Northern Light Eastern
Maine Medical Center for the cost of hiring temporary staff during the
COVID-19 pandemic.

The $15,736,284 in Public Assistance grants will reimburse the 411-bed
hospital and Level II trauma center in Bangor for hiring temporary
medical and nursing staff to deal with increased patient loads between
September 2021 and May 2022.

Eastern Maine Maine Medical Center contracted with Freedom Healthcare
Staffing, SimpliFi, Medical Solutions, O’Grady Peyton and Health
Carousel Staffing to provide Registered Nurses (RN), Certified Nursing
Assistants (CNA), and Tele/MS Tele Telemetry Nurses to assist in the
treatment of COVID-19 patients.

“FEMA is pleased to be able to assist Eastern Maine Medical Center
with these costs,” said FEMA Region 1 Regional Administrator Lori
Ehrlich. “Providing resources for our partners on the front lines of
the pandemic fight is critical to their success, and to our success as
a nation.”

So far, FEMA has provided more than $270 million in Public Assistance
grants to Maine to reimburse the state for pandemic-related expenses.