LEEDS, Maine (AP) - A medical facility in Leeds, Maine, will receive a federal loan of more than $350,000 as part of a push by the U.S. government to improve facilities in rural America.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development said the $371,000 loan is slated for DFD Russell Medical Center in Leeds. The USDA said a psychiatric nurse practitioner has been added to the practice and additional space is needed to support the services.
The project will ultimately construct new spaces such as offices and a conference and training room, the USDA said. USDA Rural Development State Director Timothy Hobbs said the funding is “an excellent example of the ways Rural Development can help critical healthcare facilities in Maine.”
The grant is part of $65 million the USDA is sending to 14 states to improve critical community facilities in rural areas, the agency said.
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