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Registered nurse Kate Preston has been recognized as a Central Maine Medical Center DAISY Award recipient.

The DAISY Award is sponsored by the DAISY Foundation and recognizes nurses who consistently demonstrate in their work the following attributes: compassion; critical thinking skills; passion about life; patient- and family-focused care; patient advocacy; support of all healthcare team members; and nursing profession role model.

Preston works in the Special Delivery Family Birthing Center located on the third floor of the Chalke (formerly Memorial) Wing. She was nominated for the award by the family of a patient in her care.

“Kate was so very attentive to the needs of not only my daughter but to her husband. What stands out the most is that they used laughter when my daughter and son-in-law needed it, yet when compassion was needed they flipped over and were quiet and attentive to my daughter’s needs,” remarked the nomination story. “[She] is very much a patient advocate, she listened closely to what my daughter said and her facial expressions for pain and discomfort. [Preston] has the ability to focus on many tasks at once and make the patient feel confident in her care.”

Preston was also helping orient a new nurse to the unit during the delivery, and maintained a high standard of patient care along with her teaching. The patient’s family noted, “Kate guided, taught, and mentored [the new nurse] all the while keeping the patient updated.”

The DAISY Award was established in 1999 by the family of J. Patrick Barnes, who died at 33 from complications of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. DAISY is an acronym for “diseases attacking the immune system”. The foundation is headquartered in Glen Ellen, Calif.

The DAISY Award was created to show gratitude to the nursing profession, because the Barnes family believed that nurses are truly “unsung heroes”. The DAISY Foundation says the program “honors the super human work nurses do at the bedside each and every day.” The foundation also funds research for the J. Patrick Barnes Grants for Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Projects.

Patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers can nominate nurses who they feel deserve to be recognized with the DAISY Award.

Jeffrey Wall, D.O. has joined the staff at Family Health Care Associates located in Auburn.

Wall attended Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in Ithaca, NY. He earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury, NY.

He completed his residency through the Middlesex Family Practice Residency Program in Middletown, CT where he served as Chief Resident from May 2004 through June 2005. Wall is board certified in Family Medicine and is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Wall is also an Outpatient Community Preceptor for the Central Maine Medical Family Medicine Residency program where he provides guidance and education for the Family Practice residents and supervises residents’ office-based procedures. He was selected as the 2015-16 Community Preceptor of the Year for his work with the residency program.

Wall practices at Family Health Care Associates in collaboration with Amy Bergeron, D.N.P., Taylor Butterfield, P.A.-C., Adam Duquette, D.O, Amy Ouellette, F.N.P., Dianne Paine, F.N.P., Michael Rifkin, M.D., Sarah Skelton, M.D., Raymond Tardif, M.D., Jeri Wade, F.N.P, Paul Lipman, L.C.S.W., and Becca Reed-Smith, L.C.S.W.

Family Health Care Associates is part of Central Maine Medical Group and can be reached by calling 207-784-7388.

About Family Health Care Associates

Family Health Care Associates (FHCA), part of Central Maine Medical Group, specializes in family medicine for people of all ages. As primary care providers, the group focuses on not only on treating illness, but also on helping people maintain their physical, social, and emotional well-being. The practice features an on-site bone density scan machine and dietitian-certified diabetic educator to help patients with chronic conditions improve their diet. The practice has been recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance for diabetes management. FHCA is located at 190 Stetson Road in Auburn.

Danielle Stout, F.N.P. has joined the staff at Minot Avenue Family Medicine located in Auburn.

Stout attended St. Joseph’s College of Maine in Standish earning her Bachelors degree in Nursing. While working as a Registered Nurse for Central Maine Medical Center, she completed her graduate studies at St. Joseph’s College of Maine earning a Master of Nursing Studies, Family Nurse Practitioner degree.

She completed her Clinical Practicum in Family Medicine at Winthrop Family Medicine. Stout also completed Clinical Practicums in Women’s Health at Women’s Specialty Center (Lewiston, Me.) and Pediatrics at Brunswick Primary Care, Bridgton Pediatrics, and Freeport Pediatrics.

“My background is bedside nursing so I incorporate that philosophy into my care. I am present with my patients and able to connect with them,” said Stout who also sees her role as, “educating patients, encouraging good health care/healthy choices, preventative medicine and being an integral team member to patients’ care.”

Stout practices at Minot Avenue Family Medicine in collaboration with Margo Goodman, D.O., Kema Kassalaba, N.P., Gerald Lachance, D.O., Dana Little, M.D., Cheryl Noe, F.N.P., and James Ostrander, D.O.

Minot Avenue Family Medicine is part of Central Maine Medical Group and can be reached by calling 207-795-8475.

About Minot Avenue Family Medicine

Minot Avenue Family Medicine (MAFM), part of Central Maine Medical Group, provides care for people of all ages, including newborns and seniors. The practice offers preventative care such as physicals and gynecological exams along with management of acute and chronic diseases. MAFM participates in March of Dimes March for Babies, American Heart Association walk-a-thon, Harold Alfond College Challenge, and Raising Readers providing every child with one book per year until age five. MAFM has been recognized by National Committee for Quality Assurance for diabetes management and Bridges to Excellence which identifies physicians who deliver high-value care to patients with specific chronic diseases.

Adam Liegner, M.D., M.P.H., a specialist in family medicine and sports medicine, has joined Topsham Family Medicine.

Liegner grew up in New York and attended Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., after which he began graduate studies at The Dartmouth Institute of Health Policy and Clinical Practice in Hanover, N.H. He earned his medical degree from the State University of New York’s Upstate Medical University in Syracuse.

He completed both family medicine residency training and primary care sports medicine fellowship training at Maine Medical Center in Portland and is board-certified in both specialties. Liegner has worked as an event physician for several of Maine’s biggest competitions and sporting events, including the Beach to Beacon road race, the Challenge Maine Family Triathlon, and Portland Pirates hockey games. He also served as co-medical director for the Maine Marathon and the team physician for athletic programs at both Gorham High School and Saint Joseph’s College.

Liegner is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, Maine Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Sports Medicine, and American Medical Society for Sports Medicine. His research has been published in medical journals and other professional publications.

Topsham Family Medicine, located in Topsham, offers care to patients of all ages from routine physicals to preventive care, and management of acute and chronic diseases. Care providers also perform minor surgical procedures, osteopathic manipulation and acupuncture in the office. Liegner practices in collaboration with Cynthia J. Dechenes, M.D., Carleen Knight, N.P., and David L. Salko, M.D. The practice can be reached by calling 207-798-6200.