Lincoln: Health Access Network ready for expansion

Bangor Daily News - U.S. Sen. Susan Collins gave Health Access Network a ceremonial $5.1 million check on Wednesday, representing key funding to the health care provider’s plans to expand and consolidate its six town sites into one state-of-the-art facility.

The check, which came from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s rural development agency, symbolizes the federal government’s commitment to improving health care in northern Penobscot County, Collins said.

"Rural Development has been so critical to financing the ability to offer health care to so many people in Maine," Collins said Wednesday. "It has such an important role to play in the health care community and to people insured or uninsured.

"It’s a tough economy that we are seeing right now," she added. "With partnerships like this, you can expand peoples’ access to quality health care. This new building will create one-stop shopping for residents of this area."

Collins also visited the Veterans Administration clinic on River Road — another key element in the area’s health care network, she said... read more >>