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V O L . X X X N O. X V J U LY 8 , 2 0 2 4 14 H E A LT H C A R E / W E L L N E S S F O C U S "Only two-thirds of women in Piscataquis County over the age of 40 have had a mammo- gram in the past two years, and per capita breast cancer deaths in the region exceed the state and national averages," Vienneau says. "Given the rural nature of our communities, having a mobile unit is key — more women in more places will get screened." Staffing up in Waterville In Waterville, Northern Light Inland Hospital is a 48-bed community hospital with primary and spe- cialty care physician offices in Waterville, Oakland, Unity and Madison, as well as a continuing care facility on the Waterville campus. Tackling staffing issues like the rest of its peers, Inland recently worked with a Texas-based staffing company to bring on three orthopedic surgeons to provide 24/7 coverage in Waterville. "We had been recruiting orthopedic surgeons for over three years with no luck, but when we partnered with them, we had full coverage within four months," Tricia Costigan, the hospital's pres- ident, says. Impressed with the arrangement, she says her hospital is assessing how other services are staffed and whether it makes sense to expand scheduling flexibility for other providers. "We haven't come up with concrete solutions, but we're definitely trying to use this new model to see if there's a way to be creative in other special- ties," Costigan says. Elsewhere on the staffing front, Inland works with institutions including Portland's Northern Light Mercy Hospital, which dispatches two of its cardiologists to Waterville twice a week. "Together with many community partners, we are working to address and support multiple initiatives for our region," Costigan says. Inland also recently added a surgical robot that's being used by obstetrician-gynecologists and general surgeons, and is "actively recruiting other mini- mally invasive surgical specialties needed by our community," she notes. Describing health care as a "science-based career that's led with your heart," Costigan says that "whether or not a community thrives is tied to two things — their schools and their health care. ere's something to be said for neighbors caring for neighbors." R e n e e C o r d e s , M a i n e b i z s e n i o r w r i t e r , c a n b e r e a c h e d a t r c o r d e s @ m a i n e b i z . b i z SALES@WAREBUTLER.COM Ware-Butler will supply products to earthwork and concrete jobs, roads/ bridges/construction jobs, grow businesses, storage units, livestock farms, health centers and commercial buildings of all types, infrastructure projects such as sand-salt sheds and municipal buildings, etc. WAREBUTLER.COM CONTACT US for your non-residential and commercial construction needs statewide in Maine. Put our statewide buying power and experienced sales team to work for you! Fabric / Pipe / Culverts / Styrofoam insulation / Construction lumber Sheet goods / Millwork / Metal roofing and siding products PRODUCTS OFFERED: AND MORE! » C O N T I N U E D F RO M P R E V I O U S PA G E There's something to be said for neighbors caring for neighbors. — Tricia Costigan Northern Light Inland Hospital

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