Eastern Maine Medical Center is proud to be a nationally recognized leader in providing high quality, safe healthcare with exemplary service to the people of central, northern, and eastern Maine. Our employees have a strong vision about how healthcare should be delivered, and we perform our work with the conviction that patients here in Maine deserve the very best. In fact EMMC's Vision Statement spells it out: "Guided by the communities we serve, EMMC will inspire confidence among our patients and peers, setting the standard for exceptional, affordable care. Unparalleled safety, clinical quality, and service will be our hallmark, with consideration for each individual."
Our excellence in clinical care, patient service, quality, and innovative strategies for continuous improvement have caught the attention of the organizations that rank top healthcare facilities and programs across the United States.
We are proud to accept the distinction of the following awards and recognition of excellence and humbled by the trust placed in us by our patients every day:
EMMC's Surgical Weight Loss Program ACS Accredited
Eastern Maine Medical Center's Surgical Weight Loss Program has been granted program accreditation by the American College of Surgeons. As a world leader in surgical quality assurance and patient advocacy, the college has performed a rigorous evaluation and survey of EMMC’s bariatric surgery program and has given it Level 1A status as an Accredited Bariatric Center—it’s highest rating.
July Fire Starter of the Month
The Studer Group, a healthcare consulting firm devoted to helping organizations create and sustain outcomes in service and operational excellence, has named Eastern Maine Medical Center it's Fire Starter of the Month for July. The award recognizes EMMC's commitment to sustaining impressive patient satisfaction scores over a period of time.
100 Most Wired Hospitals Two Years in a Row
EMMC has been named to the nation's 100 Most Wired Hospitals list, based on the results of the 2009 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study released in July 2009 by Hospitals & Health Networks magazine. This is the second year in a row EMMC has been included on the list, which acknowledges a hospital's efforts to leverage information technology for the benefit of patients.
Avatar International's 2008 Best Overall Performer Award
EMMC is proud in 2008 to be the only hospital in the nation to be recognized as an Overall Best Performer by Avatar International, Inc. six years in a row. The Overall Best Performer award is presented to the top 20 of 200 hospitals in the nation that measure patient satisfaction using Avatar throughout the year. EMMC has earned the distinction from 2003 through 2008.
Stroke Center Earns Joint Commission Certification
Eastern Maine Medical Center's Stroke Center has been awarded the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission for Certification for Primary Stroke Center. The award recognizes EMMC's commitment to providing high quality care to patients experiencing stroke symtoms. The EMMC Stroke Center incorporates a continuum of care involving community outreach programs, EMS services, Neurology and Neurosurgicals physicians, the ED and the care provided by our inpatient and rehabilitation services.
Three EMMC Nurse Educators Among First in Nation to become Certified Breast Care Nurses
In the spring of 2009, three of EMMC's nurse educators became among the first in Maine, and the United States, to be credentialed as certified breast care nurses by the Oncology Nursing Society. Nurses who are certified breast care nurses have proven their wide knowledge of the many issues involved in providing breast care - from prevention to detection - through diagnosis, teatment and survivorship.
CancerCare of Maine Receives Outstanding Achievement Award
EMMC's CancerCare of Maine has received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Commission on Cancer for it's delivery of cancer care. The award is presented every three years, and EMMC is one of only three cancer centers in New England to receive this award (in 2005 and 2008). CancerCare of Maine serves more than 2000 patients from across central, northern and eastern Maine.
EMMC's Primary Care Offices Among National Leaders in Providing Quality Healthcare
Eastern Maine Medical Center's six primary care practices, Husson Internal Medicine, Husson Family Medicine, Husson Pediatrics, EMMC Center for Family Medicine, EMMC Orono Family Medicine and EMMC Family Medicine of Brewer, have all been certified as Patient Centered Medical Home sites by the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA). In 2008, EMMC's Husson Internal Medicine became the first primary care office in the northeast, and only the second in the nation, to achieve the certification. Husson Family Medicine, Husson Pediatrics, EMMC Center for Family Medicine, EMMC Orono Family Medicine and EMMC Family Medicine of Brewer all became certified in 2009. EMMC primary care practices remain the second group in the nation and the only group in Maine to achieve this certification.
EMMC Receives Top Honor for Healthcare Information Technology
Eastern Maine Medical Center is the sole recipient of the 2008 Nicholas E. Davies Organizational Award of Excellence from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMMS). This prestigious award is given to select hospitals in the country for effectively using information technology to improve the safety and quality of patient care. EMMC joins 25 other hospitals since 1994 to receive top honors for healthcare information technology.
US Department of Health and Human Services 2008 Organ Donation Medal of Honor
For the fourth year in a row, EMMC has earned the Organ Donation Medal of Honor from the US Department of Health and Human Services. This prestigious award is given to hospitals and organ procurement organizations for excellence in helping grieving families make the decision to help others through organ donation. EMMC continues to be a national role model for other hospitals seeking to improve their ability to help grieving families make the ultimate gift of life to others.
Breast and Osteoporosis Center Designated as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence
The American College of Radiology's Commission on Quality and Safety and the Commission on Breast Imaging has designated Eastern Maine Medical Center's Breast and Osteoporosis Center as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence. EMMC's Breast and Osteoporosis Center is only the second certified program in the state.