In order to keep St. Andrews Hospital's critical access status after closing its 25-bed emergency department, Boothbay Harbor, Maine-based Lincoln County Healthcare hopes to merge the Boothbay Harbor hospital with its sister campus, Miles Memorial Hospital — located about 30 minutes away in Damariscotta, Maine, according to a report by the Bangor Daily News.
LCH's current plan is to shut down the ED at St. Andrews — the only one on the Boothbay peninsula — in October and convert the hospital into an urgent care center. If approved, LCH would merge that facility with its Miles Memorial Hospital to create a two-campus critical access hospital with the ED located only at the Miles campus.
LCH CEO James Donovan estimated that would bring in between $3.5 million and $6 million in federal dollars annually, according to the report.
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LCH's current plan is to shut down the ED at St. Andrews — the only one on the Boothbay peninsula — in October and convert the hospital into an urgent care center. If approved, LCH would merge that facility with its Miles Memorial Hospital to create a two-campus critical access hospital with the ED located only at the Miles campus.
LCH CEO James Donovan estimated that would bring in between $3.5 million and $6 million in federal dollars annually, according to the report.
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