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Celebrating our providers on this National Doctors’ Day

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A message to all CMH providers from Jason Krupp, MD, FACP, President, Central Maine Medical Group

Jason Krupp, MD, FACP, President, Central Maine Medical Group
Jason Krupp, MD, FACP, President, Central Maine Medical Group

My dear colleagues,

On this National Doctors’ Day, I’m especially grateful to work alongside Central Maine Healthcare’s physicians and associate staff. More than two years into the pandemic, your expertise, resolve and compassion continue to make all the difference for our patients and our communities.

In the United States, the first Doctors’ Day observance took place in 1933. Fifty-seven years later, a resolution to designate National Doctors’ Day was introduced in Congress and signed into law by President George Bush. The resolution speaks about the debt of gratitude that society owes “for the sympathy and compassion of physicians in ministering to the sick and in alleviating human suffering.” Those words ring so true today.

Ever since COVID-19 was first detected in Maine, our providers have battled the coronavirus courageously, confronting challenge after challenge head on. I know that we could not have made it so far without your selfless service, that we did not reach this point without hardship and sacrifice on your part.

I am honored to stand with the providers who have been caring for our patients these many, many months and with the providers who have more recently chosen to join us at Central Maine Healthcare as we work to become the most caring health organization in the state.

As we glimpse the possibility of a return to normalcy, I am hopeful about what we will accomplish together in the future.

I could not be more inspired or grateful. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Sincerely,

Jason

Palliative Clinics offered in Bridgton and Rumford

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Katrina Sink, MD
Katrina Sink, MD

The Maine Center for Palliative Medicine, in collaboration with Central Maine Healthcare, is now offering clinics in the towns of Bridgton and Rumford. Katrina Sink, MD, is a physician who is fellowship trained and board certified in hospice and palliative medicine and has more than nine years of experience in the field. She is providing initial consultations and follow up for patients with severe disease. Clinics are located in Rumford at the Swift River Office location on the Rumford Hospital campus and in Bridgton at the Medical Office Building on the Bridgton Hospital campus. Clinics are offered on Tuesdays.

Palliative Medicine is a specialty that seeks to provide the optimal quality of life for patients with serious or advanced illnesses by focusing on the whole person by addressing the goals of care, providing excellent symptom management and working alongside primary care providers and specialists.

 

Trinity Jubilee Center Gets Boost from Sodexo

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Sodexo fundraiser
Flanked by members of the Sodexo Leadership team at CMH, Shelley Ham, Sodexo HR manager (left) and Erin Reed, Trinity Jubilee Center, hold a check for $1,045.

The Sodexo Leadership team, along with some support from our friends at Central Maine Healthcare, raised more than $1,000 to support the Trinity Jubilee Center’s Soup Kitchen in March 2022. Sodexo HR manager Shelley Ham organized the fundraiser and we quickly blasted past our initial goal of $600!

With a rich lineage of service dating back to the late 1800s, the Trinity Jubilee Center works to address unmet needs of underserved people in Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn area through collaboration with local, state and federal organizations, as well as other agencies and churches. TJC meets these needs through services that include a meals program, food pantry, outreach, a warming center and refugee assistance.

The Trinity Jubilee Center has been one of Sodexo’s valued partners in supporting community initiatives and placing candidates for employment in our Hospitality Services and Facilities Management departments at CMH over the last several years. We are proud to continue supporting the Trinity Jubilee Center and other organizations and programs that give back to those in need in our greater community!

 

Naples PT4U is springing into a new home in April

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 Naples Physical Therapy, is NEWLY located at 12 Lakes Plaza Drive, Naples.  We are moving April 1, 2022 from our previous location to a larger ground level area, with increased gym space and opportunities to continue growing.  We are affiliated with Bridgton Hospital and Central Maine Health Care. We have a beautiful and inviting space where we provide patients with one on one treatment in 45 minute intervals with no overlap of patients. During this one on one time with your therapist, you are provided with “Hands On” treatment as well as an individualized exercise program.  We are unique in that we don’t overlap patients, your 45 minute time with your therapist is just about you.

Our therapy team is dedicated to providing individualized care plans for optimal outcomes for each patient. We will work closely with your physician and other healthcare providers to coordinate your care and provide a team approach to your rehabilitation program.

Rehabilitation includes the evaluation and treatment of injuries and disabilities, as well as education about preventing injury. We provide education to our patients’ family members and/or caregivers. We also design customized home exercise programs.

Physical therapy services include:

  • Concussion
  • Spine and joint mobilizations
  • Sports rehabilitation
  • Rehabilitation of neurological disorders
  • Orthopedic rehabilitation
  • Vertigo
  • Vestibular and balance rehabilitation

Our skilled, compassionate, and exceptionally trained therapists have advanced certifications in:

  • ASTYM (regenerative soft tissue therapy)
  • The McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Treatment (MDT)

Our therapy team, Carol Harrington PT and Sarah McLintock PT, DPT are happy to answer any questions you may have about treatment and Tamika is always available to help with any insurance questions, scheduling, referrals and communication with doctors.  Feel free to call us 207 693-4202 or fax your referral to 207 693-5069

We look forward to helping you get back to doing the things you love!

 

Naples Physical Therapy our new address is:

12 Lakes Plaza Drive, Suite 4
Naples, Maine  04055

The phone number remains 207-693-4202

Bridgton Hospital Diabetes Management Program Received Key Accreditation

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Bridgton Hospital’s Diabetes Self-Management Program has been accredited by the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists. It is the only outpatient, comprehensive diabetes self-management program in the region.

This accreditation represents a high level of quality and service to the community and the ability to meet the needs of Medicare recipients and others affected by diabetes in their region.

Bridgton Hospital’s self management program is designed to give patients information about diabetes and help them manage their diabetes. The course also introduces patients to a diabetes support system. You can find more information about it here.

Diabetes education services use a collaborative process that allows people with or at risk for diabetes to work with a diabetes educator to receive individualized care to help them reach their health goals. Diabetes education is a covered Medicare benefit when delivered through an accredited program.