Position
Southern Maine Medical Center located in the southern Maine coastal town of Biddeford has a full time opening for an Emergency Medicine trained physician. Staffed with 13 physicians the ED handles 40,000 patient visits annually. Double and triple staffed during peak times during the day and evening, shifts vary 9, 10, 12 hrs. Walk-in urgent care is handled in a different location. The ED physicians are young, EM residency trained, who work together as a team and democratic in scheduling their work. There is a very competitive compensation and fringe benefits package offered for this position. A new state of the art Emergency Department recently opened moving from 17 to 29 beds. The ER handles 40,000 visits per year. All of the needed sub-specialists and diagnostic equipment are available; including 64-slice CT Scanner available 24-hours a day, ultrasound, and MRI available 7 days per week. The Department is also phasing in an EMR and may be completely transitioned to the new system by the time a new physician is hired. SMMC is a training site for FP residents and medical students of the University of New England School of Osteopathic Medicine. Hospital
Southern Maine Medical Center is a 150-bed, not-for-profit, full-service medical center with diagnostic & therapy centers in Saco and Kennebunk with a service area over 65,000. SMMC is accredited by the Joint Commission, and is affiliated with the MaineHealth network, an affiliation of hospitals including Maine Medical Center. The Medical Staff of SMMC consists of approximately 180 active physicians. Home health care is provided by SMMC Visiting Nurses. Other specialty units include Mental Health, Women and Infants, and Pediatrics. Community
Biddeford is conveniently located 30-minutes south of Portland. The downtown area is typically urban in its density and has numerous historic commercial buildings and churches. Just a few miles to the east of the City Center lays a magnificent coastline including vast stretches of sandy beaches. To the west are rolling hills, pastures, and several horse farms. Saco (just minutes north of Biddeford) is a charming area with a beautiful, historic downtown, ten miles each of riverfront and ocean shoreline. Rich in history and recreation, the region delights visitors with golf courses, amusement parks, lighthouses, hiking trails, fishing, and ready access to beautiful beaches. Map of Biddeford, ME US - Recreation
A wide selection of recreational activities are available in the Biddeford-Saco Region throughout the year. In the warmer months, share the fun with family and friends of exhilarating water and amusement parks. Maine's 1st wooden roller coaster in 50 years is housed in Saco. Professional to amateurs will enjoy the many challenging golf courses. There are four courses within easy reach. Try canoeing down the Saco River, ocean kayaking, or sailing along the gorgeous Saco Bay. Nature lovers will want to experience the many trails and paths for bicycling, hiking, and cross country skiing. Whale watching cruises are available; as well as chartered fishing trips. Take a large or small group with you, either way you’re going to have a good time. This area also has local facilities for ice skating, bowling, swimming or racquetball for those rainy days when you want to be active indoors. Biddeford offers a Skateboard Park at Rotary Park which includes a mini half pipe, grind rail, quarter pipe, fly box, half pyramid, bank ramp, launch ramp and two boxes and a monster 8' half pipe. Open dawn to dusk. Also at Rotary Park is the Teen Center, offering pool table, air hockey, foosball, video games, bumper pool, ping-pong, electronic darts and board games. The Amtrak Station is located in the heart of Saco! Take the family on the train from Saco to Boston year round! It's a great way to travel to the city since you won't have to worry about parking or road conditions. - Schools
The Biddeford-Saco area offers an assortment of elementary schools, middle schools and high schools; Biddeford High School and in Saco, Thornton Academy a private high school. The school system addresses the needs of all students from Gifted-Talented to those with special needs. The two area Catholic schools import a high quality education within the context of Catholic values to students in grades K-8. The highly acclaimed Biddeford Regional Center of Technology also offers a broad range of educational programs which provide occupational training at the secondary school level. Examples of programs offered include: drafting, machine trades, computer training, secretarial skills, and health services. Not only can you find excellent school systems in this area, you will find 3 very fine colleges close by. Biddeford is home to the University of New England, an institution with both undergraduate and graduate programs, including the state's only medical school, the University Of New England College Of Osteopathic Medicine. The Saco-Biddeford Center of the University of Maine is located in Saco, offering nearly 100 courses each semester for both degree candidates or for personal interest. Course work and schedules are oriented toward servicing non-traditional students who are pursuing higher education on a part-time basis. - Economy
Today, the local economy in Biddeford and Saco is strong and diverse. The area is home to numerous manufacturers, many of which are technologically driven. Particularly strong is the presence of high tech, plastics, electronics, composite materials, food products, fabricated metals, and more traditional businesses. The City of Biddeford has experienced extraordinary economic growth recently, especially in the manufacturing sector. Biddeford is undertaking several major projects to maintain its economic strength and explore future opportunities including the development of its fourth business/industrial park. The City of Saco is one of the strongest construction markets in southern Maine and York County. A Springhill addition to the Industrial Park located between U. S. Route 1 and Exit 5 of the Maine Turnpike is a major project. The Amtrak station project will also generate significant interest in the downtown business corridor. - Culture
Biddeford is home to City Theater. The theater itself was designed by noted architect John Calvin Stevens and first opened in 1896. The 500+ seat theater is recognized as one of the finest Victorian opera houses in the country and has been included on the National Register of Historic Sites. Today you can enjoy a whole range of performances from comedies to dramas with a little old time radio hour mixed in. One of Maine's oldest museums, located on Main Street in Saco, has played a significant role in the cultural history of southern Maine since 1866. The Museum houses an exceptional collection from the Federal period (1780-1820), as well as paintings and decorative arts associated with local history from the 17th century to the 20th century. The galleries feature furniture, paintings, textiles, glass, silver and other objects from 18th and 19th century families. An exciting schedule of programming accompanies each exhibit, including art classes, craft demonstrations, movies, lectures and concerts. - Real Estate
People moving into Biddeford or Saco have an exciting range of residential lifestyle choices. You may want to live in a historic Victorian home in town or in a modern colonial or a coastal cape in one of many suburban-type subdivisions, or a few minutes inland, where you might find a country farmhouse or a place to build a new log home. Although southern Maine is a highly desirable place to live, many fine homes are still priced reasonably. - History / Fun Facts
MYSTERY STONES
Excavation of the land at Saco's Amtrak station parking lot, uncovered several large round stone wheels. Some of the holes in the middle of the stones are square while others are round. They are too soft a stone and without a circular pattern to have been grindstones. The area where the stones were buried once housed textile mills and a leather tannery. The city put the stones around the station parking lot landscape. For now, the stones are still a mystery. THE RIVER CURSE
The Saco River is lazy at times, sleepy in the winter when the water freezes, playful other times, and sometimes cruel and vengeful. Everyone locally knows of the Legend of the Curse of the Saco River. In the summer of 1675, rowdy sailors from an English ship rowed up the river and came across an Indian woman who was paddling a canoe with her baby. The sailors taunted her, asking if it was true that Indian children could swim at birth. They attacked her and tossed the baby in the river. The mother, who was also pregnant, dived in to save the child. They both died. Enraged, her husband, an Indian chief, vowed revenge. He went down to the river and commanded it to take the lives of three people every year. In many years, the river has complied.
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