4 rural Aroostook hospitals have figured out way to get federal help

Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent, Cary Medical Center in Caribou, Northern Light AR Gould in Presque Isle and Houlton Regional Hospital all were dealing with the same staffing shortages and influxes of COVID-19 patients as the larger hospitals. The Aroostook hospitals applied for the help as a region and FEMA has assigned them two temporary paramedics to share among the four facilities.Read more.