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V O L . X X I V N O. V M A R C H 5 , 2 0 1 8 12 A t Maine Medical Center, older patient rooms in the Richards Building, built in 1968, are cramped. Most are doubles, two beds sepa- rated by privacy curtains. ere's just enough room to navigate between beds, tray tables, a couple of visitor chairs, a mobile charting machine and the vari- ous devices any patient might need, like IV stands, walkers and commodes. Conversely, rooms in the East Tower, completed in 2008, are private. With just one bed, there's plenty of space to accommodate the fl ow of medical providers and equipment, visitor seat- ing and storage. Comfort and fl ow are only part of the picture. Private rooms are considered essential to maintain patient confi dentiality, mitigate the risk of infection, optimize bed availability, LEFT TO RIGHT: Dr. Joel Botler, chief medical offi cer and interim president of Maine Medical Partners; Kathleen Cyr, nurse manager for the Mother-Baby Care Unit; and Jeff Sanders, executive vice president and COO of Maine Medical Center, in a single-occupancy room in the Mother-Baby Care Unit at Maine Medical Center in Portland. P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY F O C U S R EGI ONAL S PONS OR S PR ES ENTI NG S PONS OR Join us at our first stop in the 2018 On the Road with Mainebiz event series at the Ocean Gateway in Portland. Enjoy hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar while networking with business executives in the area. Network with Mainebiz and Area Business Executives on March 15 AT T E N DA N C E I S FREE B U T S PAC E I S LIMITED! Please be sure to register ahead at www.mainebiz.biz/OTRPortland FOLLOW US @MBEVENTS #OTRPortland18 PORTLAND PORTLAND PORTLAND PORTLAND PORTLAND MAINE MEDICAL CENTER BEDS S O U R C E : Maine Medical Center 327 semi-private 310 private 51% 49% Evolving health care standards drive new Maine Medical Center infrastructure Medical MAKEOVER B y L a u r i e S c h r e i b e r