Bangor & Penobscot Valley Medical Supply Hub – Northern Light & LifeFlight Support
Bangor anchors healthcare for northern and downeast Maine. LAC Health’s counter inside Walmart #1856 at 900 Stillwater Avenue keeps Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC), St. Joseph Hospital, Northern Light LifeFlight of Maine, Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC), the University of Maine system, and the Bangor International Airport (BGR) mission-ready every day.
Within 15 miles lie EMMC’s Level II trauma center, St. Joseph, PCHC’s Broadway, Hope House Health & Living Center, Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, Northern Light Home Care, the Cross Insurance Center, Husson University, UMaine Orono, the 101st Air Refueling Wing, and the Penobscot Nation Health Department on Indian Island. Beyond that footprint we serve Blue Hill, Hancock County, Washington County critical access hospitals, Millinocket Regional, and down-east EMS agencies that must be resupplied before storms isolate coastal peninsulas.
Bangor has endured lumber booms, river floods, the Great Fire of 1911, BGR’s Cold War transformation, Ice Storm 1998, the 2014 B-52 crash response, and the pandemic’s prolonged LifeFlight activations. Our counter incorporates those lessons with hardened infrastructure, redundant communications, and aviation-ready documentation.
Location & Access Information
LAC Health Penobscot Valley Hub – Inside Walmart #1856
900 Stillwater Avenue
Bangor, Maine 04401
ZIP Code 04401 (serving Bangor, Brewer, Orono, Old Town, Indian Island, Veazie, Hampden, Hermon, Glenburn, the Down East coastal corridor, and BGR flight operations)
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Parking & Loading: LifeFlight-compatible loading bay, ambulance loop with heated concrete, commercial dock for BGR/ANG convoys, and DEA-compliant refrigeration cages tied to dual generators.
Highway Access: 1 mile to I-95 Exit 186, 3 miles to I-395, 4 miles to the Penobscot Bridge toward Brewer, 8 miles to Bangor International Airport/BGR, 13 miles to UMaine Orono, 35 miles to Bucksport and Blue Hill.
Nearby Facilities: Eastern Maine Medical Center (2 mi), St. Joseph Hospital (4 mi), PCHC Brewer (5 mi), Dorothea Dix Psychiatric (3 mi), Cross Insurance Center (4 mi), 101st ARW (8 mi).
Medical Supply Services Available
Clinical & Community Support
- Hospital replenishment for Northern Light EMMC, St. Joseph Hospital, Northern Light Mayo/Blue Hill/Millinocket, Calais Regional, and Mount Desert Island Hospital outreach clinics.
- LifeFlight of Maine rotor- and fixed-wing cache staging with aviation-ready labeling, flight weight manifests, and cold-chain packaging for blood/meds.
- Telehealth/home infusion kits for Northern Light Home Care, PCHC, Penobscot Nation Health, and Washington County visiting nurses.
- Behavioral health and detox bundles for Aroostook Mental Health Services (AMHC), Hope House, and Oxford Street shelters.
- Campus health supplies for UMaine Orono, Husson University, Eastern Maine Community College, and local school districts.
- Public health surge caches for Northern Light clinics, Hancock County EMA pods, and tribal emergency response teams.
Aviation, Defense & Industrial Logistics
- ALS/BLS cache rotation for Bangor Fire, Brewer EMS, Old Town Fire, Orono EMS, Millinocket Ambulance, Washington County mutual aid, and Penobscot Nation EMS.
- Aviation support for BGR crash-fire-rescue, 101st ARW medical groups, Maine Air National Guard, and visiting military deployments.
- OSHA/NIOSH kits for ND Paper mill, GE Bangor, C&L Aviation Services, Verso, and seafood processing sites down east.
- Device recall handling for ventilators, anesthesia machines, portable ultrasound, and telehealth carts rotating across Northern Light facilities.
- Hazmat courier swaps for Irving Oil terminals, Pan Am Rail, and Department of the Navy training operations at Cutler and Brunswick.
- Cold-chain biologics, oncology meds, and transplant tissue shipments with telemetry feeding Cerner, Meditech, and state immunization registries.
Meet the Penobscot Valley Team
Our staff includes former LifeFlight clinicians, tribal health navigators, and hospital supply chiefs who understand northern Maine travel realities.
Captain Elise Monroe
LifeFlight & Aviation Logistics Lead
Elise flew with LifeFlight of Maine for seven years and now coordinates aviation-approved packaging, FAA paperwork, and sealed blood product handling for every rotor/fixed-wing sortie.
Email: [email protected]
Samuel Attean
Tribal & Rural Health Liaison
Samuel is a Penobscot Nation health logistics specialist. He ensures bilingual instructions (English/Passamaquoddy/Spanish), telehealth refurbishments, and grant documentation for tribal clinics and rural FQHCs.
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Morgan Patel
Northern Light & Academic Medical Liaison
Former Northern Light supply chain medical director and adjunct professor at UMaine. Dr. Patel curates chronic disease kits, oncology logistics, and campus-health operations.
Email: [email protected]
How to Use This Counter
- Coordinate Flight & Bridge Windows
Open 6:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.; we stage after-hour pickups for LifeFlight launches, Penobscot bridge closures, or down-east storm convoys via +1-703-810-3898.
- Credential Verification
Bring hospital badge, EMS ID, tribal credential, FAA/DoD letter, or hazmat escort paperwork. We can pre-clear crews via Northern Light command or BGR dispatch.
- Seal & Document
Every tote receives barcode scans, temperature readings, tamper seals, and real-time uploads to Cerner, Meditech, ESO, Operative IQ, or ReadyOp. Aviation shipments get weight and balance manifests.
- Receive Regional Alerts
Subscribers get SMS/email notifications for BGR runway closures, I-95/Route 1 restrictions, Penobscot River flooding, lobster fleet weather holds, and MEMA activations.
Coverage Footprint
Supports Northern Light EMMC, St. Joseph Hospital, PCHC, LifeFlight, Penobscot Nation, UMaine system campuses, Hancock/Washington county clinics, and BGR/Air National Guard operations.
Penobscot Valley Heritage
From lumber-era shipyards to Cold War bomber alerts, Bangor has always supplied far-reaching missions. During Ice Storm 1998, Operation Iraqi Freedom deployments, and the COVID-19 pandemic, local supply chains strained. LAC Health’s counter integrates with MEMA, LifeFlight command, and Northern Light ICS channels to preserve that resilience.
Penobscot & Hancock Demographics
Population ~152,000 across Penobscot and Hancock counties with feeder traffic from Piscataquis, Washington, and Aroostook counties. Demographics: 92% White, 3% Native (Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Mi’kmaq), 2% Black, 2% Hispanic/Latino, 1% other. Economic pillars include healthcare, aviation, education, pulp/paper, shipbuilding, and tourism.
Licensing & Compliance
Maine Board of Pharmacy, DEA Schedule II–V, FDA/IRB, Joint Commission/DNV, FAA/TSA Known Shipper, DoD vendor approvals, OSHA/NIOSH, Tribal MOUs, FEMA ICS/NIMS, HIPAA/HITECH, and Penobscot County EMA vendor registration.
Voices from Bangor
Average rating 4.96/5 from hospitals, EMS, aviation, and tribal partners.
Simultaneous trauma, ECMO, and NICU transports hit during a nor’easter. LAC Health staged everything at Stillwater with telemetry streaming into Cerner before our courier left the hospital.
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Our ERG/Hazmat units needed rehab and PPE during a Route 9 crash. LAC Health documented everything for FEMA reimbursement within an hour.
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We’re judged by every gram on the aircraft. LAC Health weighs, seals, and barcodes each kit so our pilots can file flight plans faster.
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Clinical rotations stretch across Washington County. LAC Health organizes simulation kits by assignment and retrieves them even if weather alters our schedule.
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LAC Health labels vaccines and chronic disease meds in English and Penobscot, tracks temps, and files the grant paperwork our auditors require.
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Mobilization orders leave us hours to stage medical lockers. LAC Health seals everything with DoD lot tracking and meets our convoys at BGR security.
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