Friday, April 18, 2025
4/18/2025
Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending - Construction - Address: 35 Medical Center Parkway, Augusta Maine 04330 Project Director: Linnet Humble Contact Phone Number: 207-626-3811 Email Address: Linnet.Humble@MaineGeneral.org Website Address: https://give.mainegeneral.org/cancer-care-expansion In Fiscal Year 2024, MaineGeneral Medical Center requested $2,000,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) to support the $36 million expansion of the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care (HACCC). Located in Augusta Maine, the HACCC serves 12% of Maine’s cancer population. When the center opened in 2007, it was designed to accommodate 800 new patients annually. Today, the HACCC cares for more than 2,035 new patients annually, two and a half times the number that the building was intended to accommodate. The proposed expansion of the HACCC is planned in two phases to ensure patient services are not disrupted during construction. Phase I is a new, 28,000 square foot addition attached to the current building. This phase began October 2023 and is in progress. Phase II is 18,386 square feet of renovations to existing space, scheduled to begin October 2024. The project will be completed in Spring 2026. The CDS funding request will support the Phase II of the project. Through a competitive procurement process, MaineGeneral has contracted with a highly respected, local contractor and leader in medical construction in Maine, Lajoie Brothers to complete this project. Once completed, the expansion and renovations will increase the number of exam rooms by 80 percent (from 15 rooms to 27); increase the number of infusion bays by 30 percent (34 to 44); promote centralized, multi-disciplinary care by grouping all exam rooms in pods with dedicated clinical offices; allow for the establishment of an integrated Medical Oncology Home/Survivor Clinic; improve Radiation Oncology patient flow and use of space; and create dedicated space for education and support programs for patients. Cancer is the leading cause of death in Maine and in Kennebec County. Cancer prevention, early detection, treatment, rehabilitation, survivorship and palliative care are critical to reducing the morbidity and mortality of cancer across our state. By providing high-quality care, state-of-the-art technology and comprehensive services, while simultaneously reducing barriers to accessing care, such as transportation, this project will allow us to keep cancer care close to home for our patients and their families.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).