A newsletter of health information from Mayo Regional Hospital * Annual 2000

Gregory Bowler, President HAD 4 Board of Directors Abbot David Amrein Atkinson Irene White Bradford Gregory Bowler, President Cambridge Cinthia Hoak Dexter Lorraine Gilbert Al Tempesta Patricia Tobin, RN Dover-Foxcroft Dr. Harold Gerrish, Treasurer Judy Raymond, Secretary Robert Pomeroy Guilford Dolores Curtis, RN, Vice President Alvin McDonald Monson Robert Wilson Parkman Candice Cyr Sangerville Ellen C. Haley Sebec Ruth Nason Willimantic Ellen Woodall Key Statistics Admissions: 1,650 Patient days: Acute care - 4,723 Intensive - 777 Daily patient census: 15.0 Average length of stays: 3.3 days Births: 167 Newborn days: 314 Surgical procedures: 1,814  Inpatient - 565  Outpatient - 1,249 Radiology exams: 16,513  Inpatient - 2,744  Outpatient - 13,769 Laboratory units: 757,268  Inpatient - 24,476  Outpatient - 80,102 Physical Therapy Procedures: 11,441 Cardiopulmonary treatments: 7,028 Oncology visits: 423 Substance abuse visits: 778 Emergency room visits: 11,138 Ambulance runs: 1,791 CT scans: 1,867 Occupational health visits: 2,300 ACLS/Cardiac rehab visits: 1,286 Full-time equiv. employees: 210

Construction of the sixth building on the Mayo Regional Hospital campus was completed in 2000, providing a new base for Mayo Emergency Medical Services. Building for the future: 2000 Mayo Regional Hospital's campus began to take on a different look in 2000 as construction was completed on a new, three-bay ambulance garage for Mayo's Emergency Medical Service. That project is the precursor of major changes to come, for the year also saw Mayo receive Certificate of Need approval from the state Department of Human Services for a $6.5 million expansion and renovation of the hospital's main building. That larger project, on which construction will start in April, 2001, will result in a new Emergency Department and enlarged space for ambulatory surgical services. A new addition, the Mayo Resource Center, will be constructed to house Rehabilitation Services, the WorkWISE occupational health program, administration, business offices, medical records, medical staff services and conference rooms. Financing for the hospital building project will come from bonds to be issued through the Maine Municipal Bond Bank, and through a Capital Campaign. The fundraising effort was helped by leadership gifts of $75,000 from the Peter S. Plouff Charitable Trust and $50,000 from the Plummer Memorial Foundation of Dexter. Mayo's medical staff also grew in 2000. Larry Labul, D.O, an internal medicine specialist, joined Dover-Foxcroft Family Medicine and allowed Mayo to expand the successful hospitalist program begun three years earlier by Tom Murray, M.D. Elizabeth "Betsy" Vanderburgh, M.D., who had served as a staff obstetrician and gynecologist with the U.S. Air Force, was recruited to bring OB-GYN services to the Penquis region. Dr. Vanderburgh's arrival allowed Mayo Regional Administrative Services Corporation (MRASC) to open Mayo Women's Health, a new physician practice that expands Mayo's line of existing healthcare services for women. MRASC, a wholly-owned hospital subsidiary, now owns, operates or manages seven physician offices in Dexter, Dover-Foxcroft, Guilford and Milo. Mayo Leadership (left to right): David McDermott, M.D., Medical Staff President; Ralph Gabarro, Chief Executive Officer; Gregory Bowler, HAD #4 Board President Mayo was able to respond aggressively to the region's healthcare needs in 2000 due to a strong financial performance resulting from increasing community support for hospital services. Mayo finished 2000 with a consolidated net revenue of $911,647, triple the total from 1999. Outpatient services accounted for 58% of total revenue, with Radiology, Laboratory and Emergency Room all experiencing significant growth. Admissions were up 2.4%, with an average daily census of 15 patients and an average length of stay of 3.3 days. Mayo recorded 167 births, up 23% from the previous year. The hospital maintained its policy of accepting all patients regardless of their ability to pay. Mayo provided $718,892 in charity care,and made provisions to cover another $1.3 million in bad debts. Mayo launched a variety of community health initiatives in 2000, including the Heartwise program's involvement in a statewide effort to improve treatment outcomes for patients with Congestive Heart Failure. The hospital led the successful referendum vote to fluoridate Dover-Foxcroft's public drinking water supply, and is the lead agency for a local public health coalition that applied for and was awarded tobacco settlement grant funds to reduce tobacco use and tobacco-related chronic diseases. Mayo also became the local sponsor for AmericasDoctor, an Internet health site dedicated to providing information for consumers suffering from chronic illnesses. AmericasDoctor is a free service that may be accessed through a link with the hospital's web site at Mayohospital.com.

About the Hospital Mayo Regional Hospital, operated by Hospital Administrative District 4, is a non-profit, 46-bed acute care facility in Dover-Foxcroft. It was opened in 1978 by 12 towns to serve their communities. The board of directors includes representatives elected from the member towns. A subsidiary of the hospital, the Mayo Regional Administrative Services Corporation, operates medical offices in Dover-Foxcroft, Dexter, Guilford and Milo serving over 10,000 people. The hospital is licensed by the state of Maine and in 1999 was reaccredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The active medical staff includes 17 physicians board-certifies in the following specialities: anesthesiology, family practice, internal medicine, general surgery, ophthalmology, orthopaedic surgery, and radiology. There is a multi-specialty consultant and associate staff of physicians and allied health specialists. Inpatient services are acute medical/surgical care, intensive care, surgical services and obstetrics. Outpatient services include 24-hour emergency care, ambulance, radiology, cardiopulmonary, day surgery, diabetes clinic, diet counseling, Heartwise cardiac rehabilitation, Imaging Center for Women, WorkWISE occupational health, oncology clinic, physical therapy, laboratory, prenatal clinic, substance abuse treatment, Lifeline and Pine Tree Hospice. As the role of community hospitals changes, Mayo Regional remains committed to serving as a healthcare and civic leader, concerned employer and good neighbor. For more information, call 564-4342.

Community Service Mayo Regional served as the lead agency for the newly-formed Piscataquis Public Health Council in its successful application to the state Bureau of Health for tobacco settlement grant funds. These funds will help to reduce tobacco use and tobacco-related chronic diseases through coordinated efforts involving the Penquis region's healthcare and education systems. The hospital's Imaging Center for Women provided free mammograms during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month to 15 women over age 35 who had never had a mammogram and had no insurance. Mayo became the local sponsor hospital for AmericasDoctor, an Internet health site dedicated to providing information to people suffering from chronic illnesses. Access to AmericasDoctor is provided free of charge at Mayohospital.com. Mayo's exhibit at the annual Chamber of Commerce business expo at Guilford in April provided 150 free blood pressure checks, 53 free cholesterol screenings, 57 free vision screenings and several dozen free lung capacity tests. The hospital's Heartwise program provided over 400 blood pressure screenings at free community clinics in Dover-Foxcroft, Guilford, Milo and Sangerville. Heartwise education efforts during American Heart Month included labelling heart healthy foods at local supermarkets. Mayo led the successful referendum to flouridate Dover-Foxcroft's drinking water supply.

Capital Campaign Mayo Regional Hospital received $173,296 toward its Capital Campaign. Thank you to the donors listed below who contributed to the hospital's New Century Capital Campaign (the list includes donations received between Jan. 1, 2000, and March 1, 2001). The campaign is raising funds for a new and expanded Emergency Department.

Leadership Circle ($2,500 and up) Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Andrews Dr. and Mrs. Robert Bach Plouff Charitable Trust Plummer Memorial Foundation Spectrum Medical Group Founders ($1,000-$2,400) Junior Cosmopolitan Club Mr. and Mrs. William Bisbee Dr. and Mrs. John W. Ellery Dr. David P. Frasz and Dr. Lesley Fernow Ralph Gabarro Dr. David B. McDermott Dr. Thomas Murray and Cathy Ditsch Ruth W. Nason Dr. Pamela Nourse Drs. Challa V. Reddy and Usha Reddy Bill Sheppard, PA-C Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, PA-C Dr. and Mrs. Richard B. Swett, in memory of Linus Stitham, MD and Paul Taylor MD Matt Spooner and Dr. Kathleen Thibault Lillian M. Vachon Robert Wright, PA-C   Benefactors ($500-$999) Dahl-Chase Pathology Associates Oscar & Reuben Lumbra Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis H. Allen Lisa Bartley, FNP John Cotton Mr. and Mrs. John Cushing Diane R. Dill Mrs. Judy Gerrish, RN Thomas Lizotte Craig H. Nelson William Orton Mr. and Mrs. W. Ward Webber Mrs. Van D. Wentworth Lillian Williams Roger W. Willis Patrons ($250-$499) Rowell's Garage Sheri Conley Dana M. Fadley Ruby Grindle Mr. and Mrs. Wayne O. Huff Janice Lowery Mr. and Mrs. Brian Mullis Robert L. Pomeroy Christina Pratley Kenneth S. Proctor Elizabeth Wheeler Shirley White Supporters ($100-$249) Skowhegan Savings Bank Mr. and Mrs. Philip S. Annis Thomas B. Barkley Mr. and Mrs. William P. Bartlett Mr. and Mrs. Herman Bayerdorffer Gregory Bowler Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bridge Sara Fogler Joline Frazier Mrs. Beatrice G. Gellerson Ruth C. Goldstine Stephanie Hall Jeff Hastings Julie Ann Hatch Michael Hendrix Beverly L. Herrick Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Herrick Kathryn Hogan John W. Hunter Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Jacobs Carmen Lander Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Lightbody Dr. Susan Luthin Kathy Malatesta Marion McLellan Mr. and Mrs. Francis P. Moore Margaret Murray-Thurston Dr. Moshe Myerowitz Robert S. Parker Cheryl Roberts Cynthia Scott Mrs. Helen N. Taylor Judith Viner Ms. Evelyn G. Weston Mr. and Mrs. Clifford L. Wiley Kathy A. Willey Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson Linda Zimmerman In memory of Clinton Lindsay Jr. Fleet Private Clients Group Betsey W. Cousins Ms. Affie Perkins

Friends (Up to $100) Amicus Sunshine Club Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Andrews Mr. and Mrs. William Bates Arline E. Bishop Mr. and Mrs. James A. Brown Barbara B. Clukey Donald E. Davis Dexter Regional Federal Credit Union Mark Donaghy Margaret M. Dunham Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Edgerly Donald A. Eichel Mr. and Mrs. Lendall Flanders Linwood G. Flanders Orman M. Fortier Frances Glover Dorothy E. Gray Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Hitchcock, Jr. Mary H. Jewett Arthur J. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. William A. Keyte Faye Lundin Mr. and Mrs. Floyd A. Marsh Mr. and Mrs. Sewall L. Moody Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Ruksznis Mr. and Mrs. Samuel G. Shepherd Mrs. Laura T. Stacy Mrs. Doris E. Stanchfield Mr. and Mrs. Lester A. Stevens   In memory of David Hughes Hardwood Products Co. shop crew   In memory of Roberta Campbell Mayo Regional Hospital Business Office Mayo Regional Hospital Surgical Services FA Alumni Band Mr. and Mrs. Hugh F. Burgess Bessie Bush Mr. and Mrs. John H. Cushing Mr. and Mrs. Rodney L. Edgerly Marjorie Frautten Old Mayo Gang Martha G. Rollins Vicki J. Spearing Kathy A. Willey   In memory of Clinton Lindsay Jr. Pauline Albee Harriet P. Colson Mr. and Mrs. Ruel Cross Mr. and Mrs. Austin M. Deane Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Deane Jean M. Durham Mr. and Mrs. Rodney L. Edgerly Mr. and Mrs. Richard Elderkin Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Emerson Linwood G. Flanders Mr. and Mrs. David E. Gaw Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hall Hilda Hersey Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Hersey Shirley Hersey Mr. and Mrs. Duane L. Huff Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Kallgren Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Larsen Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Littlefield Mr. and Mrs. William A. Littlefield Mr. and Mrs. Chesley Lovell Eleanor A. Merrill J. Clifford Morin Fern E. Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Perkins Susan Pulkkinen Winifred Pulkkinen Mr. and Mrs. George Rollins Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Ruksznis Mr. and Mrs. Richard Q. Struder Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Thomas Milton W. Troy Norma C. White Norma Young

Bone Densitometer HAD 4 Auxiliary Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church Mammography Mary L. Shea Oncology Services In memory of Charlene Johnson Frank A. Johnson In memory of Stu Bush Bessie Bush In memory of Myles Smith George Carlisle Mr. & Mrs. Tony Saunders Intensive Care Unit In memory of Kenneth W. Miles Darlene Miles Mr. & Mrs. Albert R. Willette Lifeline United Methodist Women Mayo EMS Ambulance Mr. & Mrs. Charles Knight Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis Mary Lo Shahawy Heartwise In memory of Perley Merrill Mr. and Mrs. James E. Bridges Merrill A. Clukey Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Cote Mr. and Mrs. Leon A. Cote, Jr. Mary H. Jewett Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Page Mr. and Mrs. George W. Warren

General Donations In memory of Odella Fern Ruksznis American Legion Auxiliary Unit 29 In memory of Francis C. Pitkin Mayo Regional Hospital Housekeeping Ann E. Cavery Mr. and Mrs. James H. Tobin III Idyllene S. Warren In memory of Doris Potter Bessie Bush In memory of Marion Cotton Mrs. Elizabeth C. Britcher In memory of Everett S. Colson Mrs. Johanna Colson Elaine Heath Paul Levensalor Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Stevens Mr. and Mrs. David Weatherbee Heath Weatherbee In memory of John Gunther Duncan Construction Co. New Jersey Ground Water Association Howell P.B.A. Local 228 Mr. and Mrs. Gerard C. Coviello Dr. Gary Fessler Raymond Peters Christine Somay Janet and Brenda Tinson In memory of Edward Marsh Mayo Regional Hospital Mayo Regional Hospital Laboratory Heartwise Program Habitat for Humanity Richard D. Boss Mr. and Mrs. Carl H. Boutilier Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burow Mr. and Mrs. J. Paul Curtis Mr. and Mrs. John H. Cushing Mr. and Mrs. Harry Drew Margaret M. Dunham Mr. and Mrs. Rodney L. Edgerly Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Hitchcock Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton L. Lindsay Jr. Joyce Mazerolle Ruth W. Nason Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Rideout Mr. and Mrs. Tony A. Saunders Anne C. Sweeney Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Wright Jr.

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this donor list. If the information is incorrect, we apologize and ask that you call Tom Lizotte, 564-4342, about any error.

Donations may be sent to Development Office, c/o Cynthia Scott, Mayo Regional Hospital, 75 West Main Street, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 04426