New staff member
BANGOR — Eastern Maine Medical Center’s Urologic Surgery of Maine announced that Dr. Richard Caesar, a urologist, has joined its staff.
Caesar earned a medical degree from the University of South Florida School of Medicine. He completed a urology residency at Boston University and a fellowship in pediatric urology at the University of California San Diego. Board certified by the American Board of Urology and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Caesar is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Section of Urology, and the Society of Pediatric Urology.
“As a long-time New Englander and someone who has always appreciated all that Maine has to offer, I am looking forward to practicing in the Bangor area,” Caesar said. “Likewise, I’m excited about the opportunity to work closely with the Urologic Surgery of Maine team and bring pediatric urology services to the community.”
For information, call Urologic Surgery of Maine at 947-0469.
Patient safety score
BANGOR — Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems announced recently that three of its hospitals have received another “A” in patient safety measures from the Hospital Safety Score (SM) by The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit organization that awards top ranks to hospitals that perform well in quality measures. For the sixth consecutive update since the program began in 2012, Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Inland Hospital in Waterville and Mercy Hospital in Portland earned a top score from the national organization. The three hospitals are among only nine in Maine and only 204 in the nation to earn an “A” since 2012.
“Preventing errors that keep our patients safe is our utmost concern. This rank from Leapfrog lets us know we are on the right path,” said Dr. Robert Thompson, senior vice president and chief medical officer for EMHS. “We are constantly looking at surgical procedures, infection prevention measures and technological upgrades that help us improve processes, which in turn, improve patient safety.”
To learn more about the Hospital Safety Score (SM), visit leapfroggroup.org.
UCP of Maine
UCP of Maine announced that it is hosting of the 2014-2015 Child Parent Psychotherapy Learning Collaborative.
The collaborative held its first event Oct. 22-24 at UCP of Maine’s Elizabeth Levinson Center in Bangor.
Eileen Fair and July Muller of The Maine CPP Network trained with Alicia Lieberman and Patricia Van Horn, the developers of the evidence-based treatment for infants and young children with attachment and trauma issues.
The primary goal of the collaborative is to support and strengthen the relationship between a child and his or her parent or caregiver.
UCP of Maine currently has two Child Parent Psychotherapy Learning Collaborative trained clinicians. They are Bonny Dodson and Diane Hall.
There are four UCP of Maine clinicians in the current collaborative. They are Angela Bull, Christy Hinnerman, Keith Tibbetts and Lewis Snyder.
For information about CPP and future learning collaboratives, visit MaineCPP.com.