2024 marks the 100th Anniversary of Cary Medical Center.
COURTSEY OF CARY MEDICAL CENTER
The hospital has established a culture voiced by one of our early physicians, Dr. W. E. Sincock, addressing the graduating class from the hospital’s then nursing program in 1932. He said, “You must keep on studying and advancing with the times not only in what you can learn from books but in your understanding of people and in ways of caring for them.”
That approach to caring for people has been the mainstay of the hospital ever since. From its founding in 1924 thanks to the estate gift of Dr. Jefferson Cary for whom the hospital is named, then Cary Memorial Hospital, now Cary Medical Center, has a spirit of caring that you feel when you enter our facility. Being named among Best Places to Work for four years in a row based primarily on what our employees say about us reflects our family culture. Creating a unique partnership with Pines Health Services, a federally Qualified Health Center, also named among Maine’s Best Places to Work, the hospital has maintained its independence for more than 100 years. Cary is an award winning hospital and has been recognized nationally for its patient safety and customer service and has been named one of America’s Great Community Hospitals.
The hospital has built a strong relationship with Veterans in Aroostook County and together with the Veterans Administration established the nation’s first VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic on the hospital campus.
Beyond our unique family culture the hospital has managed to keep up with advancing technology, including the latest MRI and CT instruments. The hospital has completed major renovations on its Acute Care and Obstetrics units and we deliver more babies than any hospital north of Bangor. From an advanced laboratory to a dynamic rehabilitation service, the hospital offers comprehensive rural hospital care. With our largest medical staff in history and a compassionate, skilled nursing team, backed by dedicated clinical and support services, Cary is positioned well to take on the challenges and opportunities of the next century of healthcare. Our leader, Kris Doody, RN, is in her 26th year as our hospital CEO. She now is also the CEO for Pines Health Services and she embodies our culture with a passion for quality, high expectations and is always raising the bar.
When you come to the County, come visit us, you might decide to stay for a lifetime. We have a world of opportunity.
