Coronavirus Update: Aroostook County, Maine & New Brunswick
AROOSTOOK COUNTY UPDATE: Beginning Wednesday, March 17, Northern Light AR Gould Hospital in Presque Isle will allow visitors on a limited basis. President Greg LaFrancois said, “Now that our residents and staff are vaccinated, we feel confident they will be safe with visitors. Of course they must follow all CDC guidelines. Patients in the hospital’s medical/surgical, acute rehab and specialty intensive care units will now be able to have one visitor a day, age 16 or older. Visiting hours will be from 2 – 4 pm on weekdays and 10 – noon on weekends. For the Women and Children’s Unit at AR Gould, the policy remains unchanged. Patients in the Emergency Department can now also have a support person accompany them while they are receiving care.
The Northern Light Continuing Care facility in Mars Hill. (David Marino Jr. | The Star-Herald)
The Northern Light Continuing Care facility in Mars Hill. (David Marino Jr. | The Star-Herald)
Northern Light says residents, staff testing negative after outbreak in Mars Hill facility More than a week after the Maine CDC opened an investigation into Northern Light Continuing Care in Mars Hill, officials said that strict testing and visitation protocols prevented the outbreak from becoming like others that have struck long-term care facilities in The County.
MARS HILL, Maine More than a week after the Maine CDC opened an investigation into Northern Light Continuing Care in Mars Hill, officials said that strict testing and visitation protocols prevented the outbreak from becoming like others that have struck long-term care facilities in The County.