Bridgton Hospital

Description

About Us
Located in the heart of the Lakes Region of Maine Bridgton Hospital is conveniently located off Route 302 on South High Street Fortyfive miles west of Portland Bridgton Hospital serves 21 towns in the Lakes Region and Western Mountains of Maine as well as the Mount Washington Valley of New Hampshire Bridgton Hospital is a proud member of the Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston family of hospitals

The 21bed hospital was founded in 1917 The new Bridgton Hospital building opened its doors in January 2002 It features all private patient rooms including medicalsurgical intensive care and family birthing suites Our surgical services department provides inpatient and outpatient surgery We have a full service laboratory for inpatients and outpatients and our radiology department offers a broad array of diagnostics including mammography ultrasound CAT scan and MRI The outpatient clinic located in its own wing of the hospital offers a wide array of healthcare professionals including oncologyhemotology podiatry diabetes education cardiology neurology podiatry pulmonology and our new wound center Our emergency department is open 24 hours a day 7 days a week

Bridgton Hospital supports a number of primary care and specialty practices for patients of all ages Please explore our website and learn all about what Bridgton Hospital and the Central Maine Medical Family has to offer you

Vision
The vision of the Central Maine Medical Family is to provide uncompromising pursuit of excellence in healthcare

Mission
Our mission is to provide exceptional healthcare services in a safe and trustful environment through the expertise commitment and compassion of our family of caregivers

Our family of caregivers is a team of physicians nurses other clinicians and support personnel working together to ensure the best possible experience for the patient Each member of the team has a unique role to play and is an essential contributor to the success of the organization

Values
Compassion We care deeply about the physical emotional and spiritual needs of our patients families and staff

Citizenship As a healthcare team member we work to be involved in our community by promoting health and prevention

Integrity We commit to creating an honest and trustful environment through mutual respect teamwork and professionalism

Service We provide exceptional quality healthcare in a safe environment where patients staff and visitors are free from harm

Excellence We continuously enhance our Expertise and specialized knowledge skills andor abilities through our commitment to exceptional patient care

Commitment We each have personal responsibility for the success of the organization

History

The seeds for a Lakes Region hospital were sown in 1915 when Bridgton resident Clara Fogg left a bequest for the establishment of a convalescent facility Two years later the Northern Cumberland Memorial Hospital Corporation was formed The Auxiliary was created shortly thereafter to help raise funds for a new hospital In 1941 a small facility for convalescent care opened at the former William F Perry house on Main Hill

In 1964 thanks to the dedication and tireless efforts of community leaders many of whom are active in the life of Bridgton Hospital today a new hospital on South High Street was built to meet the regions growing need for acute care services Since then the facility has been renovated and expanded several times

Bridgton Hospital has taken several major steps in the last decade to expand services and improve operations The hospital gained access to an array of financial administrative and clinical resources in 1987 when it signed a management agreement with Central Maine Medical Center CMMC In 1999 Bridgton Hospital became a subsidiary of CMMC and in turn a critical link in an integrated regional healthcare system committed to improved access and a uniform standard of care