Our Maine Street's Aroostook Issue 22 : Fall 2014 | Page 75

will be faster and decrease side effects. With the addition of new and better treatments, patients will no longer
have to go to other facilities in the State or elsewhere for
these sophisticated treatments.”
The renovation effort also includes plans for the
creation of an atrium area that will provide a beautiful
new environment for cancer patients undergoing
chemotherapy.

One of the rooms on the medical/surgical floor
is also being renovated to better accommodate hospice
patients and their families. The project was funded, in
part, by nurses and staff on the unit who wanted to provide the most comfortable care possible for their patients
and visiting family members and friends. Community
donors have been instrumental in making the room a
reality.

Orthopedics Center

Eye Care Services

TAMC offers the most comprehensive orthopedic
services north of Bangor with a team of five providers,
including the only surgical podiatrist and physiatrist in
the region.
The busy orthopedic practice has outgrown its
space on the upper level of the Millennium Medical
Office Building and will move to the main level of the
Pinkham Wing, in space formerly occupied by conference rooms and the TAMC medical library. This location allows for expanded space as well as convenience
for patients coming for treatment.
Among many new features, the new orthopedic
center will