organization closely aligned with Cary Medical Center, also
earned significant recognition in 2009. Carl Flynn, MD.,
a Family Physician with Pines was named Maine’s Family
Physician of the Year, and Pines Pediatric Care received an
Award from the State of Maine Center’s for Disease Control
and Prevention for achieving the highest immunization rate
for children two years of age at 97% compared to a state
average of 80%.
A New Era of Philanthropy
In 1993, a local Caribou businessman, Bearce
Carter, who was a member of the hospital’s Board of
Directors, presented the idea of creating a foundation to
manage the philanthropic program at Cary Medical Center.
Later that year the Jefferson Cary Foundation was formed.
A private, non profit, 501-C3 organization the foundation
has an Executive Director, Mary Harrigan, and a Board of
Directors. Since 1993, the foundation has managed capital
campaigns for the new Center for Oncology and Specialty
Services, and the Center for Women and Children’s
Health, raising more than $500,000 in the process. The
foundation has also contributed many thousands of dollars
for other capital projects and programs at the hospital. The
foundation has established a permanent Endowment Fund
from which only interest earned may be used in support
of the hospital. The fund now exceeds $300,000. The
foundation manages the Hospital’s Memorial Funds which
are donations given in honor or in memory of individuals.
The Tree of Life has been created as a uniquely beautiful
donor recognition program and is located in the main lobby
of the hospital. The foundation carries on a ‘Tradition of
Giving’ established by the hospital’s founder Dr. Jefferson
B. Cary and does so in his own name.
The Future of Healthcare is Here Now
Looking over the past 85 years it is clear that Cary
Medical Center has been blessed by the service and talents
of some outstanding individuals. From Chief Executive
Officers, to dedicated Board Members and outstanding
physicians, from dedicated nurses to long serving
laboratory technologists and those serving in support roles
or as volunteers, it is the people who have made all the
difference.
Beyond all of those who have served the hospital it
is the communities we serve and their confidence in making
Cary Medical Center their ‘Provider of Choice’ that has
made the hospital a national leader in rural healthcare.
Over the years, local people and businesses have contributed
millions of dollars in support of the hospital and the need
for that generous philanthropy will continue to be great.
It is with a sincere gratitude that we celebrated the 85th
Anniversary of Cary Medical Center in partnership with
the City of Caribou’s Sesquicentennial Celebration.
In the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Cary
Medical Center the following statement was read; “to be
founded on faith and sustained by charity, to be a haven
for the sick and hurt, to be a chapel – it’s works a constant
prayer, and to be watched over by a merciful and indulgent
God. It will be one of the few buildings where the lights
must burn 24-hours a day…”
Today, Cary Medical Center’s mission goes far
beyond caring for the sick and injured, though that is at
the center of what we do, and our vision is to simply create
a healthier community. That is the way of the future of
healthcare and the future of healthcare is here now.”
Below: The Senior Management team at Cary Medical Center has
been named the Top Leadership Team in the nation for the ‘Small
Hospital Division’ by HealthLeaders. From left to right Paula Parent,
David Silsbee, Kris Doody, Galen Dickinson, Shawn Anderson, Jim
Davis, Lisa Caron, and Bill Flagg
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