displaying historical prints along hallways and waiting
areas depicting the history of Caribou. The Cary Medical
Center Auxiliary continues to provide great benefits to
the hospital. Each year the Auxiliary volunteers decorate
the hospital for special holidays. It would not be possible
to count the hours that so many dedicated women have
provided for the benefit of the hospital and the patients
that we serve. Today the auxiliary is a powerful public
relations force for Cary Medical Center. Its members
represent a diverse group of women offering many talents
and skills. The Auxiliary is a co-sponsor of the hospital’s
health fair, and is actively involved in various community
projects.
While many hospitals have lost their ladies
auxiliaries, Cary’s is still going strong. Our hospital would
not be the same without them.
Cary also has another strength in its Hospital
Volunteer Program currently under the direction of Betty
Walker. Each year nearly 80 volunteers donate some 8,000
in quality. In 1998, Cary Medical Center was awarded
Joint Commission Accreditation with Commendation by
the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care
Organizations.
Our level of quality is documented through
independent and publicly reported statistics. Today
the quality performance of hospitals is presented on the
internet through hospitalcompare.gov. The most recent
data suggests that Cary Medical Center exceeds both the
National and State of Maine averages for quality and in
numerous areas Cary meets the performance standards of
the top ten percent of hospitals in the United States.
hours of services to the hospital. From delivering hundreds
of pieces of mail every day to copying and distributing
the Heartbeat Employee Newsletter, from supporting our
cancer patients to working in the diabetes program from
greeting and escorting patients to working at the hospitals
special events, volunteers at Cary Medical Center are really
making a difference.
exceeding patient expectations for the fifth year in a row.
Cary’s Senior Management Team earned the distinction
of being selected as the Top Leadership Team among
the nation’s sm