Convenient, State of the Art Treatment Facility with Skilled, Compassionate Care in a comfortable & home like setting.

The Mary Dow Center at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital has been developed to provide the community members from Hancock and Washington counties a convenient state of the art treatment facility. Further, it is our goal to provide skilled, compassionate care in a comfortable, non-threatening environment.

The Center provides a setting for you to meet with your physician along with a desirable location in which you can receive your treatments.

The Mary Dow Center is a combined endeavor of Maine Coast Memorial Hospital and Eastern Maine Medical Center’s CancerCare of Maine. This treatment Center was created to address the needs of patients, saving them time and the inconvenience of traveling to and from Bangor to receive their treatments. The new Center also provides a local resource center for patients and their families for information and continuity. We continue to expand services at the Mary Dow Center as part of our commitment to bringing care closer to patients with cancer or blood disorders.

About the Center

The Center is conveniently located in the Ellsworth Medical Office Building adjoining the hospital, just off the lobby on the 3rd floor. Our oncologists see and treat patients every Wednesday. Staff nurses trained in oncology are available daily to provide treatment and consultation when appropriate.
When you are living with cancer or a blood disorder, you need your questions and concerns addressed quickly. Mary Dow Center understands your need for direct contact and a timely response. Call The Mary Dow Center at 664-5430 to speak directly with a nurse, who will listen and answer your question about symptoms. If we need to contact your physician for further information, be assured the nurse will make sure you receive a prompt resolution.

Emergencies & Urgent Care

Any medical emergency should be transported immediately by ambulance if possible to the nearest emergency room. The Emergency Room at MCMH is open 24 hours a day. They will in turn have someone contact you from the Oncology Center, or call CancerCare of Maine at 973-7478.

Services

• Social Services
  • Counseling as patients and families adjust to changes related to diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.
  • Practical assistance to obtain needed services via Home Health Services, transportation, Hospice, Meals for Me.
  • Referral to pain management clinic.
  • Explore financial assistance and special programs.
  • Referral to appropriate agencies as indicated.
  • Support/Education group development as indicated.
  • Development of resource information.
• Nutrition & Dietary Consultation can help with:
  • Determining your nutritional needs.
  • Managing potential side effects of your treatment that can affect your eating.
  • Suggest foods or an eating plan that can help meet your individual needs.

Research

Being on the cutting edge of medical technology enables the Mary Dow Center to provide the very best in care for our patients.

The Mary Dow Center for Cancer Care participates in research programs that are critically important in discovering new treatments for cancer and blood disorders. These are national studies conducted with other well known centers such as the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Many of these studies compare best known treatments with new ones that may be even better. Other studies look at new ways of treating or preventing specific cancers. We are proud to have competed for and been named one of the primary centers in the nation for the National Breast Cancer Prevention Trial.

Our Clinical Research Program gives us access to the latest advances in the treatment of cancer and blood disorders. In many cases, patients benefit because they can receive experimental treatments without traveling to far away centers. And by participating in these projects, patients have a chance to help medical science refine new approaches.

We are excited about our ability to offer the most advanced treatment and, at the same time, contribute to the growing body of knowledge about cancer and blood disorders. To find out if you qualify for participation in a clinical research trial, please consult with your physician.

Support for Living & Healing

• Encore Breast Cancer Support Group
• Cancer Support Group

Guests

• Please feel free to bring a relative, friend, or loved one to be with you while you receive treatment or see the doctor. The hospital cafeteria is also available for you and your guest and is located on the lowest level of the hospital and is open from 6:00 AM to 6:30 PM. (Vending machines and coffee are available after closing.)

Helpful Hints

• Valet Parking
  We encourage you to take advantage of our volunteer Valet Parking Service. You need not be handicapped to make use of this courtesy, You will not be expected to tip the valet, nor would one be expected.
• Suggestions
  The primary purpose of The Mary Dow Center is to serve you, our patient. We encourage you to make any suggestions that will help to improve this service to our patients.

Our Staff

• Oncologists
  Astrid Andreescu, MD,
  Karin Giordano, MD
  Dennis Chinoy, PA
• Nurses
  Jayne Wixon RN Clinical Nurse Manager
  Mary Brown RN, BSN
  Linda Bohm RN
  Julie Tuell, RN, OCN
• Per Diem Staff
  Christopher Osterbauer, RN
  Kathleen Cravens, RN
  Sonja Hubbard
• Pharmacy Tech
  Velma Walker
• Secretarial Staff
  Diana Tesson
  Susan Coffin
• Social Worker
  Edna Floyd LCSW
• Volunteers
  Sylvia Locke