UPDATES ON AREA HEALTH CARE by CINDY WADE PRESIDENT MAINE HEALTH LINCOLN HEALTH

By Vicki Haugen 

 

Cindy Wade holds a bachelor’s in nursing and a master’s in healthcare administration. Early in her career, she spent 6 years as a Commissioned Officer and Nurse in the Navy in a variety of roles. Cindy returned to Maine in 1994 to work in Lincoln County. She is currently the President for Lincoln Health, now called Maine Health Lincoln Health.  She lives in Sheepscot Village with her husband James and has three sons.

 

 

Cindy provided us with an excellent overview of the new naming or “branding” for the recent updating of the logo and names of our hospitals, practices, administrative offices and other locations to streamline and clarify quality and access to care. Locally we are Lincoln Health with our “Miles Hospital” now being called Lincoln Hospital or “Lincoln Health Miles Campus” and our Boothbay Clinic for example being “Lincoln Health Boothbay Harbor Campus”. 

 

Each section for Maine Health has a defined region such as we are party of the coastal region from Belfast to Brunswick. Or for example, Portland is the southern region. Again, this is all in effort to streamline care and referral access. 

 

Another health care highlight Cindy reviewed was our senior living care needs and facilities. The previously planned larger senior care facility in conjunction with Sandy River that was to be built in Damariscotta did not work out and has been discontinued. Sandy River is planning their own larger facility in Damariscotta for memory care and assisted living, but they are not part of Maine Health. Maine Health continues to work on supporting our senior care with providers, specialists, and staff to enhance service and referral.

 

Maine Health Lincoln Health is also enhancing access to infusion services for both chemotherapy and other intravenous health care needs. And finally, improvements to local radiology care are happening with easier local access to more advanced machines and providers. 

 

Cindy's passion for overseeing and understanding all our health care needs was apparent both in her presentation as well as her thoughtful answers to many interesting questions. Thank you, Cindy, for joining us tonight. 

Guests: Jan Reit and Jordi del Rio, Conxa Packard’s husband. 

 

The Rotary Barn will close after this Saturday till next April. Thanks to so many who have worked at our Barn to bring in the funds we use to support community needs. 

Our Rotary Christmas Party will take place next Thursday December 19th. Please bring an appetizer or a dessert to share and wear an “UGLY or GLITTERY” sweater for our contest. Bring a gift for our Yankee Swap ($25 Max).