Charles A Dean Mem Hospital And Nursing Home

Description

Charles A Dean Memorial Hospital amp Nursing Home C A Dean is a 25bed critical access hospital nestled near the shores of Moosehead Lake in Greenville Maine CA Dean is also the home to Northwood Healthcare a primary care practice with offices in Greenville Monson and Sangerville CA Dean is proud member of Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems

Opened in 1911 to administer the healthcare needs of the local community tourists and lumbermen C A Deans hospital remains an important resource for the yearround and seasonal residents as well as the tourists that it serves Our 25bed critical access hospital provides acute skilled and nursing facility beds CA Dean also provides 24hour emergency medical services including an ambulance and a full service Emergency Department three family practice locations diagnostic services laboratory digital imaging CT scan ultrasound mammography rehabilitation services as well as podiatry and general and orthopedic surgery

Mission
The mission of Charles A Dean Memorial Hospital amp Nursing Home is to provide a continuum of high quality holistic healthcare services We are committed to

Building healthier communities

Fulfilling the changing healthcare needs and expectations of the people and
communities we serve

Creating collaborative partnerships

Effectively balancing financial and social responsibilities

Vision
Charles A Dean Memorial Hospital amp Nursing Home will be the provider of choice within our service area for the continuum of healthcare services we offer We will be widely recognized as a strong leader an entrepreneurial leader and a responsible steward

History

In 1911 the Hollingsworth amp Whitney Company a logging operation which became Scott Paper Company erected a large brick building in Greenville Junction to serve as the regional YMCA and 10bed hospital Many of the more than 2000 employees of this company needed housing and health care while working in the forests of the Moosehead Lake region The president of Hollingsworth amp Whitney was Charles Augustus Dean of Wellesley Massachusetts whose vision and commitment brought about the freestanding hospital we know today

The only physician who practiced in the area at this time Hiram Hunt MD In 1906 Dr Hunt was joined by Frederick J Pritham MD who served the medical facility and the community for half a century Together Drs Hunt and Pritham delivered babies healed the sick and mended injured lumberjacks

By 1914 it became clear that a larger hospital was needed and Dean financed and began the construction of a 22bed fully equipped medical facility The construction was completed in 1917 in addition a 2story residence for the nurses was completed at that time The hospital was actually incorporated in the state of Massachusetts since it was Deans residence as well as several board members At the time it opened the charge for a ward bed was 200 300 for a private room and 400 for special services

With the death of Hiram Hunt in 1919 Dr Pritham was the only physician in the area He was soon joined in 1920 by Dr Norman Nickerson who also practiced in Greenville for several decades For many years the hospital flourished as did the Moosehead Lake region

In 1941 the Board of Directors voted to apply for affiliation with the State of Maine and incorporated in Maine as the Charles A Dean quotMemorialquot Hospital

Following World War II the hospital encountered difficulty and turned to the community for assistance in order to remain open A major fund drive was launched in 1947 This effort was joined in 1948 by the newly formed Hospital Auxiliary which continues to this day as an active group of individuals devoted to the welfare and success of the hospital in its mission to serve the region

Throughout the 1950s and 1960s CA Dean provided health care to the employees of Hollingsworth and Whitney and to the Scott Paper Company In 1967 construction on a new hospital began adjacent to the old one and the building was completed in 1968 An official dedication took place in October of that year Consequently the nursing home moved to the old original hospital In 1984 a new nursing home was built to accommodate spacing needs on the C A Dean campus

In 1978 the hospital entered into an affiliation agreement with MidMaine Medical Center in Waterville The relationship with MidMaine Medical Center endured until 1998 when CA Dean became a member of Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems EMHS

EMHS is a healthcare system serving central eastern and northern Maine and is a full service system that spans the continuum of care It is comprised of several member hospitals and subsidiary organizations