Northern Light Health will get $49 million in delayed reimbursement for its COVID-19 pandemic response, Sen. Susan Collins’ office announced on Friday.
The Brewer-based health care system was among those that faced significant delays in receiving Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster relief funding after the pandemic, Collins’ office said.
The funds had been under review nationally, and Collins worked to expedite the release of the reimbursement for Northern Light Health.
Northern Light Health has 10 member hospitals, eight nursing homes, and 37 primary care locations and employs more than 10,000 people in Maine, according to its website.
The health care system last month reported that it lost $156 million in 2024.
It was the latest in a series of financial hardships for Northern Light Health that have led to the closure of a hospital in Waterville, the termination of various services and the outsourcing of jobs in recent years.