Northern Light A.R. Gould Hospital (frequently shortened to ARG), formerly known as The Aroostook Medical Center (TAMC), is a

hospital A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emerge ...

located in Presque Isle, Maine that is governed by a local volunteer board of trustees. It is named for former U.S. Senator and businessman

Arthur R. Gould Arthur Robinson Gould (March 16, 1857July 24, 1946) was a United States senator from Maine. Biography Born in Corinth, Maine, he attended the common schools and East Corinth Academy. He moved first to Bangor, Maine, where he opened a candy fac ...

. A.R. Gould has more than 60 physicians on their active medical staff and more than 1,000 employees. A.R. Gould Hospital offers a variety of services including advanced cancer care, cardiology, dialysis, sleep medicine, imaging, emergency response, orthopedic services, primary care, pediatric primary care, OBGYN services, as well as mental and behavioral health services.

History

Arthur R. Gould was a resident of Presque Isle for nearly 60 years. In 1955 the city hospital had outgrown its facilities and new construction was planned on a farm on the outskirts of town. Fundraising began the following year, and was accelerated with the Ford Foundation grant of $27,500. Gould's only surviving child, Marie Gould Wildes and her husband W. H. Wildes, surprised the committee with a donation of $100,000. The hospital was promptly named the Arthur R. Gould Memorial Hospital.

References

* * Hospitals in Maine Companies based in Aroostook County, Maine Hospitals established in 1912 1912 establishments in Maine Buildings and structures in Presque Isle, Maine {{Maine-hospital-stub