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New Opportunity, Brunswick Maine!

Jane — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:37:31 +0000

A new Orthopedic opportunity has become available in beautiful mid coast Maine. A four physician group in Brunswick Maine employed by Mid Coast Hospital is seeking a full time Orthopedic Surgeon fellowship trained preferably in hand, total joint, or sports. There will be general call with no major trauma. This practice is part of a 60 provider multi-specialty group with built in referral source. The integrated office provides on-site radiology and physical therapy. Join a well established practice in a safe and very pleasant location doing surgery in a modern facility. A comprehensive package consisting of competitive compensation and benefits is offered. For more information or to expresss interest, contact Jane Ham, jham@themha.org or call 800-546-4090.

Mid Coast Hospital built in 2001 is the newest full-service, stand-alone community hospital in New England! Located on 150 acres of beautifully wooded land in Brunswick, Maine, Mid Coast Hospital matches the newest medical technology and skilled medical professionals with Maine’s natural beauty to meet the psychological as well as physiological healing needs of their patients.

This 92-bed hospital has an active medical staff of 131 physicians serving a population of 90,000 area residents. Mid Coast Hospital offers inpatient services such as a 24-hour Emergency Department, ICU, Medical/Surgical/Pediatrics, Behavioral Health unit, and a separate Woman’s Health unit concentrating on childbirth at its Baby Place and Gynecological Services center. Outpatient services include Day Surgery, Laboratory, Diagnostic Imaging (including the most advanced CT, PET scans and MRI), Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy, and a Hearing Center. This rapidly expanding community hospital recently added another 18 med/surg beds and two more operating rooms.

Community

Brunswick is a fantastic coastal community that is best known for Bowdoin College, one of the premier liberal arts schools in the country, with a beautiful sprawling campus. Brunswick is just minutes down the coast from the city of Bath, home of the world famous Bath Iron Works, the respected shipbuilding enterprise that is one of the largest employers in Maine. Brunswick offers a full range of shopping and dining, a major cinema complex and more, while Bath is somewhat quieter historic town, awash with genuine New England charm. Nearby Freeport is a destination city for shoppers, with the flagship L.L. Bean Store that never closes, plus over a hundred name-brand outlet stores.

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New! Opportunity in southern Maine, Goodall Hospital

Jane — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:11:06 +0000

A new opportunity has become available at Goodall Hospital in the southwestern Maine town of Sanford. This is an employed practice seeking an Orthopedic Surgeon with skills in joint replacement. The hospital recently became certified in joint replacement so are eager to expand this service to the area population. There are two other Orthopedic Surgeons to share call with. Although there is ED call coverage, trauma patients are transfered to the tertiary care center. This will be a busy practice after a ramp up period. It is likely there will be come scheduled time in the Kennebunk Medical Office building. This important position comes with very competitive compensation and excellent fringe benefits package. Contact: Jane Ham, 800-546-4090 or email jham@themha.org.
Goodall Hospital is a wonderful 58-bed community hospital located in Sanford, Maine. The hospital has an active medical staff of 65, with a more-than-20 primary care physician referral resource. This hospital offers a comprehensive inpatient program and has access to all necessary medical specialties with referral relationships to metropolitan areas. Goodall Hospital is a Level II trauma center with a 24 hour Emergency Department that sees about 23,000 ER visits a year. Strong elderly services community; includes 176 long term care beds, and growing. The regional population served is 28,000 residents.

Community

The Sanford area offers a lifestyle that is uniquely small-town. A balance of industry- and retail-based businesses provide a diverse blend within the local economy, ensuring both strong employment opportunities, and the type of extensive consumer choices to which people coming from larger cities are accustomed. Sanford (and nearby Springvale) offer an atypical blend of the old and the new — the rural, and the metropolitan.

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Opportunity in Dover-Foxcroft

Jane — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:55:16 +0000

Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft is seeking a general Orthopedic Surgeon to join the hospital employed practice. This is a well established practice with an excellent reputation within the region. You will partner with an experienced Orthopedic Surgeon and Physician Assistant serving this community located 45 minutes west of Bangor. This practice enjoys a wide variety of cases and welcomes a surgeon with expertise/experience in all but spine surgery. The call is 1 in 3 or 4. Trauma cases are transferred to Bangor. A competitive compensation and benefits package is offered for this posiiton.
Mayo Regional Hospital is a non-profit, 25-bed critical access hospital located in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine. The Hospital has 22 physicians and 320 staff members dedicated to providing acute medical/surgical care, intensive care, surgical services and obstetrics in an inpatient setting, as well as a wide array of outpatient services to an area slightly above 22,000.

Community

Dover-Foxcroft, the county seat of Piscataquis County, is a picturesque location near Maine’s famed Moosehead Lake Region just 45 minutes north west of Bangor. This charming region is famous for its historic covered bridge, scenic beauty and recreational distractions. Along with all the fascinating natural aspects, this community has terrific schools and magnificent residential options.

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Northern Maine Seeks Orthopedic Surgeons!

Jane — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:10:40 +0000

To meet the ever increasing need for orthopedic surgery services, Cary Medical Center is recruiting a full time general orthopedic surgeon.

This is an employed position that provides an opportunity to develop and grow a dynamic Orthopaedic surgical practice. This is a great position for a well rounded general practitioner, but fellowship training in: spine, sports, joint, and foot and ankle will be a good fit. A very generous compensation package will be awarded to the hired physician.

The Cary Medical Center is a highly respected 65-bed community hospital serving over 15,000 people in northeastern Maine as part of a health care system that has been integral to the area since the 1920s. With the addition of a new Sonogram, CAT Scan, the first Diamond Mammogram in Maine, and the first fixed-base MRI in Northern Maine, this modern hospital utilizes the latest technology to care for area patients.

The Cary Medical Center is based in the city of Caribou, Maine, in the heart of Aroostook County. Northern Maine is a wonderful, friendly place to live and work, offering a peaceful lifestyle in safe, family-oriented villages, towns and small cities.

Contact: Jane Ham

Email: jham@themha.org

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Fourth Orthopedic Surgeon for Presque Isle, Maine

Jane — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:21:32 +0000

Orthopedic Surgeon is wanted for expanding practice at The Aroostook Medical Center (TAMC) in the northern Maine, town of Presque Isle. You will join three other Orthopedic surgeons in an busy practice. This is a general practice with the opportunity to develop and expand subspecialty interest in shoulder, hand and sports. Call is 1 in 4. This is an employed practice located in a new medical office building on the hospital campus. There is a highly competitive compensation package with comprehensive benefits. Several years ago the hospital expanded surgical capacity with the addition of new OR suites to meet the increasing demand. Contact Jane Ham, jham@themha.org, 800-546-4090.
Hospital
The Aroostook Medical Center (TAMC) is a sophisticated 89-bed community hospital, with a 24-hour physician staffed emergency room, 72-bed continuing care unit and ten health centers located across the central and northern sections of Aroostook County in northern Maine. The region is home to over 65 physicians serving an area population of nearly 75,000 people. TAMC is the largest hospital north of Bangorand offers the only Sleep Lab, Cardiovascular Lab, Radiation Oncology, and Dialysis Center. Additionally, the Medical Staff includes the only full time Pulmonologist, Endocrinologist, Cardiologist,Hematology/Oncologist, and 24/7 Hospitalist Service.

TAMC offers the most comprehensive range of cardiac services in Northern Maine. As a member of Eastern Maine Healthcare, they work closely with the Eastern Maine Medical Center, and can connect patients to additional resources if needed. The pediatric team here is also outstanding, providing acute and preventative care to children and adolescents from birth to age 18. Their range of services includes routine well-child visits, immunizations, behavioral problems, school physicals, and sick visits.

Community

The Aroostook Medical Center is based in the city of Presque Isle, Maine- the economic hub for northern Maine, located in Aroostook County. Northern Maine is peaceful, friendly and safe, with a true sense of community, and is a terrific place to raise a family. With close proximity to New Brunswick and Quebec, Canada (Presque Isle is just minutes from the Canadian border) In this university community, you’ll find many fun-filled ways to spend your free time. This nature lover’s paradise offers enough recreational distractions to keep even the most avid nature lovers and active sports people happy.

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Coastal Ellsworth, Maine seeks an Orthopedic Surgeon

Jane — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:52:58 +0000

Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, is seeking an orthopedic surgeon to join a well established employed practice. A current Fellow or fellowship trained in foot/ankle or joint replacement with expertise in arthroscopic technique would be a perfect fit for this practice. The call is 1 in 4. The position offers a competitive compensation, signing bonus, assistance with medical education debt. The well established practice serves all of coastal “down east” Maine. The area has an abundance of recreational and cultural offerings with easy access to Acadia National Park. The population is an eclectic mix of professionals, artists, fishermen, small business owners.

Maine Coast Memorial Hospital is fully accredited, 64-bed community hospital with a service area over 21,000. Four brand new, state-of-the-art operating rooms opened recently as a part of a $10.2 million, three story/25,000 square foot expansion project. This expansion includes inpatient and outpatient support areas that substantially increase patient privacy while giving providers access to the latest tools and conveniences. The spring of 2010 marked the completion of the new expanded Emergency Dept. Currently under construction is the new cancer care center which will be located in the former ED space.

Contact: Jane Ham, 800-546-4090

Email: jham@themha.org

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Orthopedic Surgery Opportunity at Sebasticook Valley Health in central Maine

Jane — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:47:18 +0000

Sebasticook Valley Health (SVH)located in the central Maine community of Pittsfield is seeking an Orthopedic surgeon for a well rounded general practice. This is a exciting opportunity for a surgeon who enjoys and is proficient in a variety of cases. You will treat most orthopedic problems with the exception of severe trauma and spine cases. This employed position will partner you with an experienced surgeon. Your call is very comfortable for a two surgery practice. Call every other weekend, and 2 nights during the week that you are on weekend call. On alternate weeks you are completely free of call. This a very important position which will offer with an excellent salary, with full benefits package, and assistance with education debt, relocation allowance, CME, malpractice coverage and more.

The hospital is an integral member of the communities it serves. SVH takes a proactive approach in helping people in the Sebasticook Valley improve the quality of their lives. The hospital works with local businesses, schools, the religious community, other healthcare providers, area organizations, and private individuals to make the Valley a healthy place to live. SVH serves an area of approximately 16,500 people and has a wide range of outpatient services, including over 20 specialty services.

SVH is a member of Eastern Maine Healthcare, a system of affiliated hospitals in northern, central and downeast Maine which also includes Eastern Maine Medical Center a 400-bed tertiary care center offiering access to a wide range of specialty services to residents throughout the region.

Contact: Jane Ham, Director

Email: jham@themha.org

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Orthopedic Surgeon for Lewiston opportunity

Jane — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:01:35 +0000

St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston Maine is seeking an Orthopedic Surgeon to join their hospital employed practice. You will partner with a 25-year veteran joint specialist who is building a four member team within the next 2 years. A good fit would be a surgeon who enjoys general orthopedics, arthoscopic procedures and is fellowship trained. With new OR suites and dedicated patient care unit, patients receive top notch care and rehabilitative services. A very competitive compensation package is offered with a full array of fringe benefits including signing bonus, assistance with medical education debt, 6 weeks PTO, 8 holidays, paid CME and malpractice, LTD, STD, pension plans, moving allowance and more.

St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center is a 233-bed acute care facility serving a large territory with over 112,000 residents. St. Mary’s combines the best of medical technology with human compassion to meet the needs of those in Androscoggin County, and beyond. St. Mary’s Joint Center is a regional preferred joint resplacement provider by third party payors. The Regional Wound Care and Hyperbolic Center has three of the only five hyperbolic chambers in Maine. Physicians and nurses comprise a specially trained team providing care for smoke inhalation and CO poisoning, Osteoradionecrosis, decompression illness, air or gas embolism, and diabetic foot ulcers. The Women’s Health Pavilion offers a full array of health services including Family Birthing Unit, state-of-the-art private birthing rooms with whirlpool baths. The d’Youville Pavilion is the largest nursing home north of Boston offering 112-bed medicare certified skilled care unit, 42-bed Alzheimer Unit, and 126-bed Nursing Facility. St. Mary’s psychiatry unit consists of 51 inpatient beds caring for patients of all ages. They provide a full range of programs, including adolescent chemical dependency, eating disorders, inpatient and outpatient counseling, and even safe housing for young people and families in crisis.

Contact: Jane Ham

Email: jham@themha.org

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