Staff Stories

“When we had our open house, I remember looking out the windows and seeing the line of cars and the crowds. Here we were on a nice day in September, and the community chose to come check out this new community resource. That showed me that this is a really big deal, not only for us, but for everybody in the Kennebec Valley.”

~ Chief Operating Officer Paul Stein, sharing a great memory before the Alfond Center for Health opened to the public

“We now receive very few calls in the middle of the night for broken pipes or things going bad. There’s more focus on preventive maintenance instead of on things that are broken and need to be fixed. We put a lot of thought into everything we built – for the long haul.”

~ Director of Facilities Rick Albert, commenting on the facility upgrades that allowed us to offer better care

“We were moving people who were very sick, we were moving babies, the elderly — so that heightened the intensity of it, but I will never forget that day. It was a little surreal because it just flowed, and we were done before we planned to be done. That was because everyone was prepared, internally and externally. We had a community that came together, and it was beyond amazing.”

~ Administrative Director of Oncology Services Deb Bowden, on her memories of Move Day, Nov. 9, 2013

“Whether it’s hip replacement, shoulder replacement, spine care, arthritis care – we are now able to offer services that either we didn’t have in the past or offer patients so much better. The future is looking at that and how we can continue to grow and become a magnet for care – by earning it.”

~ MaineGeneral Sports Medicine Program Manager Chris Sementelli, looking toward the future