Overseas Hospital: Maine Medical Center

• by EVOMT
• 2024-04-19

MaineHealth is a nonprofit integrated health system whose vision is to "work together to make our communities the healthiest in America." It consists of 9 Several local health systems, a comprehensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services, home health agencies, and 1,700 partners through MaineHealth Healthcare Group Consists of an employed provider. With approximately 22,000 employees, MaineHealth provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire.

Several of our community hospitals have been named top rural hospitals by the Leapfrog Group. In addition, the Leapfrog Group is also planning for 2022 Maine Medical Center, Maine Southern Medical Center and Mid Coast-Parkview Health The hospital's safety rating is "A". Our Maine hospitals are awarded Platinum status by the Maine Smoke-Free Hospitals Network Gold Star Standard of Excellence. Accreditation by the Joint Commission and inclusion by Becker Hospital Review and U.S. News & World Report further complete our recognition as a leader in healthcare evaluation in the United States.

Our health care system

Our systems include Franklin Memorial Hospital/Franklin Community Health Network, LincolnHealth, Maine Behavioral Health Care, MaineHealth Care at Home, Maine Medical Center, Memorial Hospital, Mid Coast-Parkview Health, NorDx, Pen Bay Medical Center, Waldo County General Hospital, Southern Maine Health Care, Spring Harbor Hospital and Stephens Memorial Hospital/Western Maine Health Care. MaineHealth affiliates include Maine General Health and St. Mary' s Regional Medical Center. Joint venture partners include Portland New England Rehabilitation Hospital. It is also a key stakeholder in the Maine Health Responsible Medicine Organization.

MaineHealth Care series includes:

22,000 employees

12 community hospitals in more than a dozen counties in Maine and New Hampshire

Nearly 1,700 employed providers serve our communities in many ways through MaineHealth Healthcare Group

More than 1,700 physicians work together through MaineHealth's responsible care organization

Comprehensive long-term care and aged care services are provided through our local health care system

A complete behavioral and mental health care network, including Southern Maine's only private, nonprofit psychiatric hospital and community services at dozens of locations

A non-profit home health care organization serving the southern and central coast of Maine

Health/Wellness Programs and institutions

A laboratory serving patients, physicians, hospitals and long-term care providers in New England

Maine Health Medical Group

MaineHealth Medical Group (MHMG) is the largest medical group in Northern New England. It combines nearly 1,700 hospitals across the Maine Department of Health's 12 systems Employees and more than 200 specialty and primary care facilities in Maine and New Hampshire. The goal is to realize the vision of the Maine Health Agency working together to make our community the healthiest in America. By 20 A one-member board of directors (all doctors involved) is responsible for governance.

Cancer Care

The MaineHealth Cancer Care Network aims to minimize the need for travel by connecting cancer specialists with cancer patients closer to home. In Harold Alfond® Supported by the Foundation, this powerful collaboration brings together nearly 300 people in northern New England One of the most talented cancer care providers. The Foundation provides generous five-year grants to support our care teams and the technology that connects them.

We provide the best evidence-based cancer services and are as close to home as possible. Doctors and patient navigators help patients get care in the most appropriate network location so they get the right care in the right location while minimizing travel time and expenses. Our team includes:

Doctors trained at the highest level as surgeons, medical oncologists and radiation oncologists

Patient navigators who specialize in cancer and help guide patients through their care

Social workers and dietitians who provide support to ease the patient experience

We provide the best evidence-based cancer services as close to home as possible. Doctors and patient navigators help patients get care in the most appropriate network location so they get the right care in the right location while minimizing travel time and expenses.

Team Nursing method

MaineHealth A coordinated system-wide approach to cancer care puts patients at the center of a team of experts. Regardless of location, team members collaborate (in person or via telecommunications) to discuss individual patient cases, utilize evidence-based guidelines that show the best outcomes, and develop recommended treatment plans, which may include care at multiple Maine Health System hospitals .

Treating cancer patients often requires a multidisciplinary approach. It is common for patients to undergo surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Doctors who specialize in the treatment of each type of cancer work alongside other specialists such as pathologists, radiologists, pharmacists, patient navigators, nurse practitioners and dietitians.

Not every house MaineHealth Affiliated hospitals have a full range of expertise. So we bring all our suppliers together into one team. Our providers know that they and their patients can get the quality care they need. Patients may undergo surgery at a hospital where a doctor has specific expertise and then return closer to home for follow-up care, including chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Our goal is to provide the right care in the right location, as close to home as possible.

Patients seeking a second opinion and participating in clinical trials have the option of going to Maine Medical Center or Maine General Medical Center, which is the largest of our six hospitals accredited by the American College of Surgeons Cancer Committee. In all cases, our experts guide patients to the best available care and determine how much care can be provided close to home.

Diagnostic - Some or all of the available tests, from blood draws and pathology to X-rays, including body CT/MRI and PET scans

Intravenous therapy - injections of drugs, such as chemotherapy and other supportive medications, to address the side effects of treatment

Radiation oncology - The use of radiation to treat cancer and its side effects

Support services - may include nutritional counseling or financial advice to pay for care, as well as support groups and transportation assistance

Surgery - Different types of cancer have different surgical methods that require specialized skills, and larger hospitals offer a wider range of specialists.