PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The Aroostook Medical Center’s Crown Emergency Care will expand services to rural communities, beginning Sunday in Washburn.
“Beginning on April 16, we will have a crew based in Washburn 24/7,” said Daryl Boucher, director of patient care services at TAMC. “We will continue to work with first responders in Mapleton and Washburn, and both communities will see significant improvement in response time.”
The Crown base will be located on Victoria Street in a building the hospital will lease from the Town of Wade. TAMC has also purchased an ambulance from the Town of Washburn that it will use at that station.
Now that the Presque Isle Fire Department is handling 911 calls in Presque Isle, Crown has the capacity to enhance services in the other 18 communities they’ve historically served. Crown will also continue to offer transfer services to patients who need to move from one healthcare facility to another.
In addition to the new Washburn base, Crown will continue to have crews stationed at existing bases in Mars Hill, Fort Fairfield and Limestone, and a Crown Critical Care Transport crew will remain stationed in Presque Isle to handle critically ill patients from County hospitals who need to be transported by ground or fixed-wing aircraft.
“While we may be in a small, rural region, we are proud of the high quality of care we provide our patients. We are committed to retaining that high quality at Crown, and we are pleased that we will be a part of the City’s quality improvement oversight of their new service, so we can work collaboratively to help ensure that the residents of Presque Isle will also continue to get the level of care that they deserve,” said Boucher.
Crown is hiring to support this growth and seeks licensed EMTs as well as drivers to assist with transfers. Anyone interested in applying should contact the Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems career center.
