USDA, Bangor Savings partner on $3M loan to health center
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development will partner with Bangor Savings Bank for a $3 million community facility guaranteed loan to Katahdin Valley Health Center, the Millinocket-based health concern said.
A new space will be constructed in nearby Patten for administrative and medical services use, Virginia Manuel, USDA rural development director, said in a statement Wednesday that was published by the Bangor Daily News.
She said the new space assures that Penobscot and Aroostook County residents have access to health care services without having to travel great distances.
The new, 15,0000 square-foot building will be constructed at 529 South Patten Road. The newspaper said the project will allow KVHC to expand podiatry, optometry and telemedicine services at its existing Patten facility and provide staff meeting rooms.
An official at the Patten town office said Wednesday evening that the project is separate from the town and thus will not receive any municipal funding, the BDN reported.
Katahdin Valley Health Center maintains five clinical sites in Patten, Ashland, Houlton, Island Falls and Millinocket, serving 45 towns, nine plantations and two townships.
The newspaper said the USDA Rural Development has invested $11.6 million in KVHC and its northern Maine facilities since 2009.
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