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Emergency Department
Maine Coast Memorial
Hospital
50 Union Street
Ellsworth, ME
(207) 664-5340
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When a
life threatening health problem is at hand… When there
is no place else to turn…The staff of the Emergency Room
at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital is always there.
In
the mind of each of us is the awareness of the presence
of the Emergency Room at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital.
If the unthinkable should happen to a loved one or
friend, we would without question know just where to go.
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Our Resources
The following resources
make the Maine Coast Memorial Hospital Emergency
Department outstanding:
Staff experience
in a high volume Emergency Department. Emergency
Department team with a long term experience of
working together.
Availability to
local specialists.
Partnering with
Crisis Response of Ellsworth.
24 hour-a-day
diagnostic services
by a state-of-the-art
imaging department and laboratory.
On-site, on-call
surgical center.
Exceptional
working relationship
with emergency medical
services network.
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Asset to the Community
The unquestioned value
offered by our state-of-the-art Emergency Department
is a key element of our community hospital. Each
year community members seek services at our
hospital’s Emergency Department – 18,000 on average
– utilizing the vast array of services provided by
the area’s largest Emergency Department. No one day
is typical in its composition. The Emergency
Department reflects the experience and daily needs
of our community, addressing the complete spectrum
of healthcare needs for that day.
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Education and Training
Under the leadership of
Director of Emergency Medicine, Kenneth Christian,
MD and Emergency Department Nurse Manager, Fay
Daigle, RN, CEN, the Emergency Department staff is
subject to on-going training such as practice in
preparedness for dealing with the unexpected.
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The Emergency
Department staff provides ongoing professional
education to the area emergency medical services
personnel. To further enhance emergency
preparedness, training is also offered to community
members in lifesaving CPR courses.
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Our Role in Prevention
The Emergency Department
and its staff are key elements in the fabric of the
community, interfacing daily with a host of local
and state agencies and law enforcement officials,
and always serving as an advocate for those in need.
The high degree of professionalism enjoyed by the
Maine Coast Memorial Hospital Emergency Department
is by design.
The staff must always be alert to the prevention
side of their profession – looking beyond the
surface of each case, probing to identify underlying
issues that may be the root cause of injury or
illness and then alerting outside agencies and
resources to the need for corrective intervention
and services.
our staff
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