Northern Maine Medical Center

Description

Welcome to Northern Maine Medical Center Wequotre a family oriented multifaceted health care organization committed to coordinating and providing a continuum of health care services to residents and visitors of Northern Maine and the Upper St John Valley In addition to our 49bed hospital NMMC also encompasses Forest Hill Rehab amp Skilled Nursing Center a 45bed skilled nursing and rehab facility and 7 health centers strategically located throughout our service area Accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations JCAHO we offer a full range of clinical services including numerous innovative programs generally found in larger urban hospitals to everyone in this rural region We take great pride in providing excellence and service to our communities in a manner that is compassionate and competent To learn more about our services our people and our opportunities give us a call or send an email

Mission statement
The Mission of Northern Maine Medical Center is to provide coordinate or support access to high quality affordable health care and to positively impact our communities quality of life by improving health status

History

A History of Northern Maine Medical Center
When Monsignor Aime Giguere arrived in Fort Kent in 1934 he was already familiar with the people of Aroostook County From the time of his first pastorate in Limestone in 1921 he had been committed to improving the quality of care available in the County Soon after his arrival in the St John Valley he began working to meet the pressing health care needs of the people around him His plans for a hospital to be located in Fort Kent began modestly He hoped to build a twenty bed maternity hospital at the corner of Main and Pleasant Streets The plans grew however and by the time of ground breaking on September 11 1950 there was to be a modern 66 bed acute care hospital On September 21 1952 Peoples Benevolent Hospital opened its doors For the next twenty three years the hospital was run by Les Petites Franciscaine de Marie a Catholic order of nuns with special skills in hospital management Then in 1975 Peoples Benevolent Hospital became a public community hospital and changed its name to Northern Maine Medical Center For over forty years Northern Maine Medical Center has provided high quality medical care to the citizens of the St John Valley NMMC through a tradition of community outreach and excellence in health care has fulfilled Monsignor Gigueres commitment With his dreams as a guide the hospital has continued to expand its programs and services over the years

Northern Maine Medical Center currently offers a wide range of medical surgical pediatric and obstetric services to residents of the St John Valley