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Health | ProfileThe local businesses profiled in this section provide services thatimprove the mind and body, helping you enjoy a better quality of life.It is never too late to take an active approach to living healthy.

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GENERAL SURGERYMark Bolduc, MD Clint Delashaw, MDCarlo Gammaitoni, MDJohn Margolis, MDCameron McKee, MDRichard Morand, MDAnita Praba-Egge,MDKevin Price, MDIan Reight, MDWilliam Weiss, MD

NEUROSURGERYJulius Ciembroniewicz, MD

OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGYCarrie Bolander, DOKaren Bossie, DOMelissa Collard, MDWilliam George, MDAimee Glidden, DOBrigid Mullally, MDTanay Patel, MDKathleen Petersen, MDDanielle Salhany, DOMichael Ting, MD

OPHTHALMOLOGYMarc Daniels, MDMaroulla Gleaton, MDPeter Kohler, MDC.William Lavin, MDJessica McNally, MDJames Putnam, MDLinda Schumacher-Feero, MD Steve Witkin, MD

ORTHOPAEDICSMarc Golden, DOJames Johnston, MDDavid Lemos, MDAnthony Mancini, MDJose Ramirez, MDWilliam Rogers, MDJohn Thaller, MDDavid Urquia, MD

OTOLARYNGOLOGYShannon Allen, MD William Chasse, MDErwin Seywerd, MD

PLASTICAnthony Perrone, MD

PODIATRYDaniel Benson, DPMDaniel Buck, DPMMichael Kipp, DPMAllan Nyman, DPMDouglas O’Heir, DPMRichard Samson, DPMAndrew Smith, DPM

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THORACIC SURGERYPhilip Peverada, MD

UROLOGYRavi Kamra, MDJoseph Lopes, MDDerrick Tooth, MD

VASCULAR SURGERYMark Bolduc, MD

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Over 45 Years OldAnd Still Growing

Over 4.5 Billion Times a Day P&G Brands Touch the Lives of People Around the World.

Since P&G’s humble beginnings as a candle and soap company in 1837 our every day products have improved the lives of people around the world in surprising ways. We believe the �rst 175 years merely mark the beginning of the dream our founders �rst conceived in 1837.

• P&G’s Auburn plant’s positive impact on its neighbors extends

beyond employment numbers and payroll � gures. Contributions by

P&G and employees to tax-exempt organizations in Maine were

over $150,000 plus countless volunteer hours during the past year.

• Auburn’s largest private employer with over 450 P&G Employees

and approximately $26 million in payroll/bene� ts.

• We are the only plant that produces Tampax products for the United

States and Canada. Tampax is the worldwide market leader in the

tampon industry. Awarded P&G North America’s Best Manufacturing

Facility in 2013.

• We are committed to living the principles of Diversity and Inclusion

in many ways. We are P&G’s lead site for hiring people with

physical and/or developmental challenges and disabled veterans for

our Customization Center. Over 30% of our customization team has

some form of disability.

• Our employees come from 70 communities spread over 8 counties

in Maine.

• We are a Green Neighbor committed to robust environmental

sustainability program. Auburn was the � rst P&G site in North

America to achieve land� ll free status. The plant has dramatically

reduced its site waste and 100% of its remaining waste streams are

recycled or incinerated to produce electricity.

• P&G has invested over $310 million in the Auburn plant since 2000.

• The P&G Auburn Plant directly paid out over $50 million into the

Maine economy in purchases of material, freight, supplies, and

services. Indirectly, the Auburn plant supports the equivalent of

nearly 230 jobs in the state of Maine in addition to its direct payroll.

Tambrands has been a proud member of the community since 1968.

Auburn, Maine

Healing at home with Androscoggin Home Care and HospiceBy Deborah CarrollFeature Writer

Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice’s Home Care program offers a variety of services designed to care for patients recovering from illness or injury who

wish to do so in their own homes.

Registered nurse Brenda Czado, director of Home Care, has been with AHCH for more than 20 years. “AHCH has a team of nurses, therapists, social workers, personal care atten-dants, volunteers and other specialists,” she said, “who are committed to trying to keep people in their homes -- safe and where they want to be.

“AHCH serves a homebound population with varying degrees of needs,” explained Czado, and whether a patient is recovering from surgery, an acute or chronic injury, or a long-term illness, the availability of appropriate home care services is integral to every aspect of each patient’s recovery process. It also provides a welcome respite and a reassuring support system for the patient’s family.

Among the many customized home care services provided by AHCH, three are particularly progressive.

Telehealth Monitoring Services“Telehealth allows us to monitor patients on a daily basis,” said Czado, which includes remotely “checking weight, pulse, blood pressure and oxygen saturation levels.” It is intended to supplement, not replace, traditional nursing care visits, making it possible for nurses to more closely follow a patient’s progress and communicate quickly with the doctor as needed.

The patient is supplied with a monitor that transmits infor-mation regarding the patient’s health status to telehealth nurses on a daily basis. The telehealth nurses monitor the readings and determine if a nursing visit is needed, or whether a family member or the docotr needs to be called.

Using this system, the telehealth nurses are also able to ask patients a set of personalized questions, such as whether they have taken their daily medications, are having diffi-culty breathing, or would like the nurse to call.

“We’ve seen really good results in preventing hospitaliza-tion,” said Czado “and this tool is an instrumental part of our chronic care disease management program.”

Chronic Care Disease Management“Many AHCH patients have one or more chronic diseases

such as heart failure, diabetes, COPD and depression” said Czado.

Members of the AHCH staff are provided with extra training regarding these underlying diseases. The user-friendly AHCH website defines the Chronic Care Program as one in which “certified staff act as coaches to teach and encourage patients how to manage their chronic diseases more effectively.”

The success of this program can be attributed, in part, to utilizing “motivational interviewing.” Motivational inter-viewing is a listening technique wherein the clinician helps the patient to set their own goals regarding the appropriate care for their particular condition or disease.

This increasingly popular and nationally recognized trend in home health care is patient driven in that it focuses on what is most meaningful to the patient, as opposed to pro-vider driven wherein the patient is told by others what is most appropriate and preferable.

For example: A patient may wish to spend time and be able to play with a grandchild. The care provider will then identify, on a week-to-week basis, what physical milestones the patient needs to reach in order to make that wish become a reality.

“It identifies a very specific goal,” explained Czado, “and the process of achieving that goal is broken up into small steps,” similar to a behavioral therapy model. “This technique helps with the patient’s level of enthusiasm, commitment to the treatment plan, and overall recovery.”

Community Care TeamThe Community Care Team is part of a multi-payer grant

pilot project offered through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, and the state of Maine. In Maine, the physi-cian’s practices participating are called Health Homes and Patient Centered Medical Homes.

The Community Care Team focuses on the top 5 percent of patients in the practices who, for whatever reason, require the most in-hospital support or treatment.

Physicians identify patients who demonstrate a high utili-zation of the health care system. “These patients are those who have the greatest frequency and need for care,” said Czado.

Once a qualifying patient is identified, the identifying phy-sician makes a referral to the CCT, and the CCT affiliated with AHCH makes contact with the patient, offering to perform a home assessment to determine what obstacles to good health and appropriate use of the health care system the patient is facing, as well as what obstacles the patient is willing to work on.

According to Czado, “Factors which might cause these patients to seek care include homelessness, a lack of food, or the simple fact that they have always used the emergency room as their primary source of health care.” A patient’s “participation in this project,” she added, “is voluntary.”

For a more complete listing of home care services pro-vided by Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, or to see if you or your loved one might benefit from skilled home care services, please visit www.ahch.org or call AHCH at 207-777-7740.

Submitted photo

Deborah Carroll photoBrenda Czado, RN, director of home care at AHCH.


The Androscoggin Land Trust (ALT) permanently conserves nearly 5,000 acres of land to bene� t the natural and human communities of western Maine through 19 towns in

the Androscoggin River watershed from Jay to Lisbon Falls.

ALT offers the community opportunities to connect with the land, learn about conservation and actively participate in

programs, stewardship and support.

www.androscogginlandtrust.org • 207-782-2302

River Recreation ConservationYouth Engagement Volunteer Leadership Trail & Greenway Advocacy

Sasseville ChiropracticBy Donna RousseauFeature Writer

Dr. Chandra Sasseville received her calling to chiropractic wellness at age 10. A self-described “sickly little

kid,” she remembers missing out on school sports and playing with friends after school due to a variety of maladies including head-aches, fatigue, and lethargy.

Diagnosis was unclear; she recalls many prescription medications but to no defini-tive end. Then, a pharmacist, after reviewing her medications, suggested a visit to a chiro-practor and that was the day that changed Sasseville’s life.

Today, her personal testimony to the healing benefits of chiropractic wellness is openly displayed in the waiting area of the Sassev-ille Chiropractic Wellness Center located at 416 Sabattus Street in Lewiston. Her own life made whole, she and her husband, Dr. Ted Stratman, along with Dr. Grant Lemire and six members of their chiropractic team strive to “get their patients on the road of wellness, one spine at a time.”

“The brain and the spine control everything in the body,” said Sasseville. “We take care of our eyes, teeth, skin, nails and our hair! If you could just see what your spine looks like, the connected nerves and how it controls everything, we would never let it go out of

alignment, it’s huge! It would be a no-brainer -- everyone should have their spines evalu-ated. I love the skeptics; once I work with them and they discover how good they feel, they change their minds.”

At Sasseville Chiropractic, it’s about more than manual and table spinal adjustment, however. Over 10 years, the practice has evolved to include deep tissue therapy, rehabilitation activity, f lexion-distraction, ART (active release technique), X-ray and ultrasound, electric stimulation, acupunc-ture, Kinesio taping, posturing correction, and nutritional consultation. Their patients range from children and expectant mothers to athletes and senior citizens.

Wellness is important at every age. Dr. Strat-man, who specializes in acupuncture and rehabilitative activities, said, “When the spine and joints are functioning properly, when we exercise and eat well, our immune system works more efficiently. A body under stress, whether physical, emotional, from toxins or lack of nutrients is more suscepti-ble to disease. The body is designed to move and needs to move. Chiropractic therapies not only help a body move properly, but create a balance, for optimal wellness.”

The “road to wellness,” however, is fre-quently marred by ruts. Wellness may be the destination, but often pain is the driver that delivers patients to Sasseville’s doorstep.

Sasseville said, “Although people’s attitudes about chiropractic therapies are chang-ing, we are often people’s last resort. They come to us sick of taking medications, sick of being in pain. So we listen. We have the gift of time and we help patients design a road map, develop a plan for how we can help them accomplish whatever goals they have.” Stratman added, “They may have been told they need to exercise more or lose weight, but they need someone to help them coordinate a plan, show them how to begin. With time to really listen, often we can pick up clues that indicate areas requiring more investigation and we can encourage them to seek the advice of their primary care physi-cian or other specialist. We can then make a report to that medical professional for conti-nuity of care.”

In the end, it’s all about paving a road to well-ness that can be traveled regardless of age. And while every patient’s journey is differ-ent, the mile markers along the way are the same: pain-free, stress-free, eat well, move more. Both Sasseville and Stratman agree: “Our mission is to align the spine to move properly, and achieve optimal function for individuals so that they can reach their highest potential.”

Contact:Sasseville Chiropractic Wellness Center

416 Sabattus St, Lewiston

207- 777-3333


On July 2, 1891, eighteen-year-old Charles Teague was admitted to the newly opened Central Maine General Hospital. His case generated considerable interest. Records indicate that he “suffered with white swelling of the knee”, and at such a tender age he had decided that living without a leg was preferable to living with pain. Dr. Edward H. Hill, one of the hospital’s founders, was engaged to do the amputation.

One of the hospital’s doctors brought along a camera to capture the scene. The surviving photo shows a

small room with sloped walls, lit by a single electric light dangling from the ceiling on braided electrical wires.

Well-dressed but grim-faced men crowd the room.

Dr. Charles Williams sits on the operating table

with the patient, carefully pouring ether, a few

drops at a time, through a gauze-like material

placed over Mr. Teague’s nose and mouth. Dr.

Hill, his long beard flowing over a leather apron,

stands at the foot of the table, attending to his

work on the patient’s leg.

After about an hour, Dr. Hill completes the final suture and lays his instruments aside. Everyone present

knows they’ve just watched history in the making: a surgeon has successfully completed the first surgical

procedure done at Central Maine General Hospital.

So what would these same people think today if they could stand in a state-of-the-art operating room at

Central Maine Medical Center and observe on a high-definition monitor the ever-so precise details of a live

cardiac surgery procedure? How could things have changed so much in such a relatively short time?

In the years since young Charles Teague abandoned his fear to faith in his surgeon in an attic operating room,

thousands upon thousands of others have availed themselves of the tremendous health benefits offered by

surgeons at Central Maine Medical Center.

THESE SUN JOURNAL PROFILE PAGES HIGHLIGHT THE MANY SURGICAL SPECIALTIES PROVIDED BY THE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS OF CENTRAL MAINE HEALTHCARE.

Surgery has played a pivotalrole in the evolution of

Central Maine Medical Center

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SusanW. Gaylord, M.D.

Jamie Loggins, M.D.

Paul R. Cain, M.D.

Charles E. Foley, M.D.

Jordan M. Kurta, M.D.

Heather Carpenter, N.P., and Daniel Lacerte, M

.D.

Oswaldo Bisbal, M.D.

Laura Withers, M

.D.

Bariatric surgeons perform surgical procedures to induce appetite control, weight loss,

and long-term dietary modification in patients struggling with obesity. Several surgi-

cal options are available to treat obesity, and each requires a painstaking diagnostic

work-up and careful patient preparation. Unlike some other surgical disciplines, bariat-

ric surgeons work with their patients over a relatively long time horizon, often stretch-

ing to a year or more. The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery has

designated Central Maine Bariatric Surgery a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence.

General surgeons provide care for a broad spectrum of diseases and injuries.

General surgeons who focus on the rapid evaluation, resuscitation and stabilization of

multiple-injured patients are called trauma surgeons. At Central Maine Medical Center,

surgical expertise is organized as a quick-response system that promotes high-quali-

ty, definitive trauma management. Trauma surgeons frequently also work as general

surgeons. Central Maine Medical Center’s Level II Trauma Program is verified by the

American College of Surgeons.

Gastroenterologists focus on disorders of the digestive system, which include the

stomach, intestinal tract, gallbladder, liver and the pancreas. They diagnose and treat

patients with an array of issues, including bowel disorders, hemorrhoids, peptic

ulcers, gallbladder disease, diverticulitis, and other conditions. Gastroenterologists

specialize in detecting cancer through the visual endoscopic examination of the

digestive tract, including the esophagus and the colorectal anatomy.

Gynecologists provide surgical treatment of conditions related to the female

reproductive system, including endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease,

abnormal bleeding, fibroids and polyps. They also perform hysterectomies, including

laparoscopic approaches, tubal ligations, and reverse tubal ligations. Some gynecol-

ogists develop specialty practices in such areas as urogynecology, which addresses

issues of bladder control and stress urinary incontinence. Many gynecologists (obste-

trician-gynecologists) provide prenatal care to pregnant women and deliver babies.

CENTRAL MAINE BARIATRIC SURGERY, LEWISTON | 795-5710Steven W. Bang, D.O. (also general surgery)

Jamie Loggins, M.D. (also general surgery)

CENTRAL MAINE GASTROENTEROLOGY, LEWISTON | 784-5784

Oswaldo Bisbal, M.D.

Mark T. Branda, M.D.

John F. Lewandowski, M.D.

Catherine H. McCrann, M.D.

Emil P. Miskovsky, M.D.

Michael R. Sivulich, M.D.

BRIDGTON GASTROENTEROLOGY | 647-6240Stuart Eisenberg, M.D.

Bariatric Surgery

Gastroenterology

Gynecology

General & Trauma Surgery

CENTRAL MAINE SURGICAL ASSOCIATES, LEWISTON | 795-5767Joseph J. Bedway, Jr., M.D.

Christiana M. Bertocchi, M.D.

Nina K. Edwards, M.D.

Shiraz Farooq, M.D. (also specializes in colorectal surgery)

Larry O. Hopperstead, M.D.

Rajeev N. Puri, M.D.

James F. Reilly, M.D.

Joseph R. Taddeo, M.D.

Rosa E. Turcios, M.D.

Laura Withers, M.D.

BRIDGTON GENERAL SURGERY647-4234Stephen E. Olson, M.D.

Narasimha Swamy, M.D.

RUMFORD HOSPITAL SURGICAL ASSOCIATES | 369-1106Larry O. Hopperstead, M.D.

Ellen Roberts, M.D.

Linda Serna, M.D.

Reena N. Tahilramani, M.D.

SURGICAL ASSOCIATES, LEWISTON784-2903Gregory J. D’Augustine, M.D.

Peter R. Siviski, M.D.

WOMEN’S SPECIALTY CENTER LEWISTON | 795-7180Michael T. Drouin, M.D. (also specializes in fertility services)

Susan W. Gaylord, M.D. (also provides cosmetic laser services)

Ted M. Roth, M.D. (also specializes in urogynecology)

BRIDGTON OBSTETRICS-GYNECOLOGY | 647-4240Deborah C. Eisenberg, M.D.

Bruce A. Lastra, D.O.

Deborah B. Surette, M.D.

CENTRAL MAINE OBSTETRICS-GYNECOLOGY, LEWISTON | 795-5770Jonathan P. Commons, M.D.

Anne Merrick, D.O.

Thomas E. Page, D.O.

Kathleen Sheridan, M.D. (also specializes in urogynecology)

Jennifer L. Weiner-Smith, M.D.

SWIFT RIVER FAMILY MEDICINE369-0146Said G. Daoud, M.D., obstetrician-gynecologist

Urologists treat problems of the male and female urinary system – kidneys, bladder,

ureter and urethra – and the male reproductive system. Among the problems

treated surgically by urologists are prostate and kidney cancers, prostate enlargement,

bladder tumors, kidney and ureteral stones, and stress urinary incontinence.

The Women’s Specialty Center offers the services of a urogynecologist specifical-

ly trained to provide care to women living with urinary incontinence and pelvic floor

disorders. The Central Maine Urology Center provides state-of-the-art care, including

narrow-band imaging diagnostic services.

CENTRAL MAINE UROLOGY CENTER, LEWISTON | 795-2171Michael Corea, M.D.

Jordan M. Kurta, M.D.

Paul R. Mailhot, M.D.

BRIDGTON HOSPITAL UROLOGY CLINIC | 647-6064

Urology

Plastic surgeons repair or reconstruct human tissue – muscle, bone, tendons, nerves,

and skin – due to injury, congenital defect, disease, or aesthetic preference. Other

medical specialists seek a plastic surgeon’s skills in cases of complicated infection,

or tissue problems where other treatments have failed. Plastic surgeons commonly

remove skin tumors. They also perform cosmetic surgery, including face and eyelid lifts,

breast lifts and reductions, and other procedures.

Orthopaedic surgeons treat problems of the musculoskeletal system. Many

orthopaedic surgeons are experts at arthroscopy, a surgical procedure that uses a

fiberoptic instrument to examine and repair the interior of a joint, including knee,

shoulder, and elbow joints. Joint replacement surgery is a major part of the orthopaedic

surgeon’s work. Hand surgery for such problems as carpal tunnel syndrome is

another orthopedic specialty. Some orthopaedic surgeons specialize in spine surgery.

Orthopedic surgeons play a critical role in CMMC’s Trauma Program. Central Maine

Orthopaedics works in partnership with Central Maine Medical Center to support

the Orthopaedic Institute of Central Maine, an inpatient unit.

CENTRAL MAINE PLASTIC SURGERY, LEWISTON | 795-6543

COASTAL PLASTIC SURGERY, TOPSHAM | 798-6262Charles E. Foley, M.D.

Alan S. Harmatz, M.D.

Sarah W. Holland, M.D.

CENTRAL MAINE ORTHOPAEDICS, P.A., AUBURN | 783-1328

Lauren F. Adey, M.D.

David G Brown, M.D.

Jeffrey L. Bush, M.D.

Matthew D. Bush, M.D.

Paul R.Cain, M.D.

Patrick J. Fallon, M.D.

Matthew M. McLaughlin, M.D.

Michael F. Regan, M.D.

Michael Saraydarian, D.P.M.

James M. Timoney, D.O.

BRIDGTON HOSPITAL ORTHOPAEDICS CLINIC

647-6064

RUMFORD HOSPITAL ORTHOPAEDICS CLINIC

369-1129

Orthopaedic Surgery

Plastic Surgery

Neurosurgeons provide surgical and non-surgical management of patients with

disorders of the brain, spinal cord, spinal column and peripheral nerves. They

evaluate and manage disorders affecting nervous system function, and provide surgical

and non-surgical management of some types of pain. Neurosurgeons manage

disorders of the brain and spinal cord, the membranes covering the brain and spinal

cord, the skull and vertebrae, including associated arteries, the pituitary gland, and

disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves.

CENTRAL MAINE NEUROSURGERY, LEWISTON | 795-2494Daniel Lacerte, M.D.

Neurosurgery

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Paul W.Weldner, M.D., and Carmine Frum

iento, M.D.

Norris K. Lee, M.D., and Robert S. W

arner, D.O.

Vascular-endovascular surgeons treat diseases of the arteries, veins and lymphatic

systems, most caused by atherosclerosis. Conventional vascular surgery involves

open operations, whereas endovascular surgery employs catheter-based procedures.

Managing arterial blockages in the neck and upper chest to reduce stroke risks, revas-

cularization of upper and lower limbs for poor circulation, management of aneurysms,

and vascular trauma are issues addressed by vascular-endovascular surgeons.

Cardiothoracic surgeons diagnose and treat problems of the lungs, esophagus,

and other structures within the chest. They also perform surgeries on the heart,

including coronary bypass and valve repair surgery. Cardiothoracic surgery encom-

passes a growing number of minimally invasive procedures. Coronary artery disease is

one of the most common diseases treated by cardiothoracic surgeons. They also treat

other diseases of the chest, including cancers of the lung, esophagus, and chest wall.

Head and neck surgeons (also called ENTs or otolaryngologists) diagnose and treat

such problems as ear disease and injury, sinusitis, snoring, sleep apnea, tonsillitis,

and cancer. They perform surgery of the face, both for removing lesions, improving

appearance, and repairing traumatic injuries. Central Maine ENT Head and Neck

Surgery specialties include balloon sinuplasty for treating chronic sinusitis and a

head and neck cancer program that integrates the services of a plastic surgeon.

CENTRAL MAINE HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE, LEWISTON795-8260Carmine Frumiento, M.D., cardiothoracic surgery

Paul W. Weldner, M.D., cardiothoracic surgery

April E. Nedeau, M.D., vascular-endovascular surgery

Michael A. Ricci, M.D., vascular-endovascular surgery

Pamela R. Rietschel, M.D., vascular-endovascular surgery, breast surgery

BRIDGTON HOSPITAL VASCULAR SURGERY CLINIC | 647-6064

VASCULAR SURGERY CLINIC, TOPSHAM | 795-8260

VASCULAR SURGERY CLINIC, OAKLAND | 861-9355

CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC ANESTHESIOLOGYKevin L. Morneault, D.O.

Aaron A. Tebbs, M.D.

CENTRAL MAINE ENT HEAD AND NECK SURGERY, LEWISTON | 784-4539Norris K. Lee, M.D.

Benjamin F. Lounsbury, M.D.

Robert S. Warner, D.O.

Vascular-Endovascular & Cardiothoracic Surgery

Head & Neck Surgery

Additional Surgical ServicesAnesthesiology CMMC DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY795-8320

Ruy Gutierrez, M.D.

Michael D. Hardel, M.D.

Cynthia L. Jenson, M.D.

Kevin L. Morneault, D.O.

Pamala G. Reed, M.D.

Aaron A. Tebbs, M.D.

Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery501 MAIN STREET, LEWISTON | 784-9327

Jan B Kippax, D.M.D.

MAINE ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY ASSOCIATES, P.A., AUBURN | 514-7171Terry Wang, M.D.

Ophthalmology10 HIGH STREET, LEWISTON | 795-7517

Sirus Hamzavi, M.D.

CENTRAL MAINE EYE CARE, LEWISTON784-1814

John D. Lonsdale, M.D.

MAINE EYE CENTER | 774-8277

Martin D. Whitaker, M.D.

WOLF EYE ASSOCIATES | 783-9653

Kenneth P. Wolf, M.D.

PodiatryBRIDGTON HOSPITAL PODIATRIC CLINIC | 647-6064

RUMFORD HOSPITAL PODIATRIC CLINIC | 369-1129

Wound CareCENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER COMPREHENSIVE WOUND CENTER | 795-2886

Michael Ricci, M.D.

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The Meadows Living Center for Seniors is conveniently located on Route 202 in Greene and is one of

the best housing options for the elderly in Central Maine. With everything sit-uated on a single level for handicap accessibility, The Meadows is uniquely constructed to offer a personable setting that makes each resident a name and not just a number in the relaxed atmosphere of the Center.

With only 25 rooms at The Meadows, residents feel like they are living with one big family where they get person-alized attention for their needs. Unlike larger senior housing where there are many residents, folks who live at The Meadows enjoy comfort and care from staff who know and remember their needs, problems, and favorite things.

“The Meadows provides residents with safety, security, and, no doubt, some of the best home cooking available,” said Rebecca "Becky" Laliberte, who has plenty of food service experience and the ability to whip up some fresh, home-style cooking. “While the residents enjoy the privacy of their own rooms, they can also gather in the library/pool room, the outside patio, or the spacious dining room for activities and socializing."

On any visit to The Meadows you might find residents playing cards, finishing a jigsaw puzzle, walking the halls of the spacious facility, or sipping coffee over gossip with new or visiting friends. And while smoking is not allowed anywhere inside the facility, The Meadows is one of the few facilities that allows smoking on the patio area year round.

Room rates at T he Meadows a re affordable for many seniors with rates starting at $800 a month, which includes the private rooms, three daily home-cooked nutritious meals, housekeeping and linen services, and transportation and personalized services as well as activities. Center owner Laliberte lives on the property of The Meadows and emergency assistance for the residents is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

“You don't have to worry about who you know, what you did for a living, or what your background is when you consider living here,” said Laliberte. “At The Meadows, you are instantly family.”

Laliberte is available to answer any questions about The Meadows. Call 946-3007, email [email protected], visit MaineMeadows.com or check out their most recent activities on FaceBook, at The Meadows Living Center Greene Maine.

Rick JacquesMuriel Mills

Goats at The Meadows

Elaine Smith, seated

Bob Curtis

Barbara Lafontaine Bill Bailey

One of the rooms at The Meadows.

Ken Parsley

The front entrance of The Meadows


By Duke Harrington Feature Writer / Photographer

Bruce MacDonald had been in the business of making and selling

shoes his entire adult l ife when something unexpected occurred to him.

“I rea l ized I didn’t actu-ally know anything about t he foot,” he sa id. “T he hand-sewn, hi-end product I had made for most of my life really isn’t a good shoe, orthopedically.”

That revelat ion came not long after MacDonald, 63, was forced to shut down his MacDonald Footwear factory in Skowhegan after losing too many orders to cheap, overseas labor. Starting over from scratch, MacDona ld took work for other compa-nies, even selling tractors for a time, while learning every-thing he could about every muscle and all 26 bones in the foot. Chinese companies might be able to undersell him with mass-produced, generic shoes, MacDonald knew, but they could not hope to compete with American ingenuity and craftsmanship.

Finally, in 2006, four years after shuttering his 92-person plant, MacDonald founded Pine Tree Orthopedic Lab with four workers, operat-ing out of a leased garage in Leeds. The company grew quickly and within a year MacDonald moved it to Liver-more Falls, where he took over a former roller rink at 175 Park Street. That provided enough space for an 8,000-square-foot manufacturing facility and, later, a 2,000-square-foot retail showroom.

A lthough largely founded to fill doctor prescriptions for specific shoe and brace needs, including diabetic shoes and inserts, custom orthotics, braces and other durable medical supplies, w a l k-i n c u s t omer s now account for 43 percent of Pine Tree’s business -- up from 10 percent when the storefront opened in 2008. For each and every retail customer, Pine Tree provides a free foot analysis.

According to industry statis-tics, the average American takes 8,000 steps a day, with one and a half times his or her body weight coming down on an area of the heel bone about the size of a nickel with each step, reverberating up through the knees, hips and lower back. And yet, only 17 percent of people with pain attributable to the feet ever see a doctor. Pine Tree will make a referral to a doctor when one is required, but fills

every other foot need, includ-ing modification to any of the quality brands they have in stock.

“We came to Livermore Falls for manufacturing, because t here were shoe workers living here who had the skills, who we felt we could train to work on orthopedic appli-ances,” said MacDonald. “But then we thought we’d try and serve people in the area as well. Economics 101 might tell you that Livermore Falls isn’t the best place for a shoe store, but today we draw people from all over, from Bangor to Boston.”

That drawing power, said MacDonald, is largely due to Pine Tree Orthopedic’s work-force, which now numbers 14.

“No one is exactly like us in Maine, because we put a lot of money into education,” said MacDonald, noting that in addition to himself and his son Todd MacDonald, who serves as Pine Tree’s opera-t ions manager, t wo other company employees also are certified pedorthists.

“No one else has four certi-fied pedorthists on staff in one location in Maine,” he said. “And whatever someone ne e d s, f r om pr e s c r i b e d orthopedics to simple shoe modifications, we can do it right here, we don’t have to send it out to someone who has no connection to the end user.”

In fact, Pine Tree Orthopedics boasts a turn-around time on braces of less than 48 hours, putting to shame the national average of four weeks.

“We’re one of only two or three labs in the country that have this technology,” said MacDonald, “but apart from that, what we provide here is not just your basic, white ortho. W hatever someone wants, for any lifestyle or activity, we’ve got a shoe that fits the bill, from high-end hiking boot to casual clogs and sandals.

“It’s true, we don’t sell a cheap $19 sneaker,” said MacDon-ald. “W hat we do provide is high-qua lit y shoes and inserts, along with custom-made foot orthosis and shoe m o d i f i c a t i on s d e s i g n e d to al leviate people’s pain, because we’re not walking on dirt anymore. We’re walking all day on hard surfaces the foot was not designed for.”

Among Pine Tree’s employees, all of whom are cross-trained on a host of manufacturing steps, with many also logging time working directly with customers in the retail store, is

Joleen Mills, a Livermore Falls resident with more than 17 years of experience in the shoe industry.

“W hat I rea l ly l ike about my work here,” she said, “is knowing that ever y single item I work on is helping someone live a better life.”

And, while many Pine Tree workers, like Mills, and Mac-Donald himself, came from traditional shoe shops, others, like Mike Leary of Wilton, a former newspaper production supervisor, arrived follow-ing a recession-fueled career change.

“Every single thing I know about making custom shoes, I learned right here from three generations of MacDonalds” he said, while using a laser scanner to create a computer model for the creation of an individualized ankle brace.

The f irst generation Leary refers to is MacDona ld’s father, Robert MacDonald, who started out sewing shoes by ha nd at t he Nor wa l k factory in Skowhegan, soon after arriving home from the Marines in 1946.

T h e e l d e r M a c D o n a l d advanced through the years, preforming nearly every job the shoe industry had to offer, from production line to front office.

“I guess I was lucky, I took it one step at a time and always had bosses who thought I knew something,” he said, modestly, while cutting the pattern to a leather brace cover for an amputee victim.

At 88, Robert MacDonald, who eventually became vice presi-dent of operations at Stride Rite Shoe, even opening the company’s factory in Haiti,

mostly works his own sched-ule. Of course, that sometimes means logging a full workday that starts at 3 a.m., if that’s when he happens to get up.

“I’ve always worked seven days a week,” he said. “There’s a lot of people out there who need special shoes and it feels good to do this.”

In truth, the old Yankee work ethic all three MacDonalds share has rubbed off on each of their employees, down to the youngest, Jacob Jackson of Carthage, hired right out of high school.

“He’s become one of the best shoe-modification guys I’ve ever seen. He’s got great hand skills,” said Bruce MacDon-ald, during a tour of the Pine Tree plant. “I’m all for on-the-job training, and this is intense, hands-on, training.

“Really, we have a great staff were,” s a id MacDon a ld . “They’re the reason we’re making thousands of braces per year, and why we’ve been quietly growing each year.”

For the MacDonalds and their staff, not to mention their legions of customers, shoe manufacturing in Maine is alive and well.

“You live and breath it and once it gets in your blood it’s all you want to do,” said Mac-Donald, with a hearty smile.

pine Tree orthopedic lab & foot Care Center

Joleen Mills of Livermore Falls with more than 17 years of stitching experience in the shoe business is sewing the leather on a custom AFO. One of thousands made to precise, individual needs each year at Pine Tree Orthopedic Lab, located at 175 Park St. in Livermore Falls.

Mike Leary of Wilton uses a laser scanner, the first step in creating a positive model of a patients lower leg and foot. Once the positive model has been finished it will then be used for manufacturing a custom AFO( ankle foot orthosis) which is used to treat many medical conditions of the foot and ankle. Thousands of these braces are made each year by Pine Tree Orthopedic Lab and shipped to doctors and O&P facilities across the USA. .

Tanya Meisner of Livermore Falls works on trimming the custom orthotic , made to precise measurements, at Pine Tree Orthopedic Lab, located at 175 Park St. in Livermore Falls.

Licensed pedorthist and third-generation shoe maker Todd MacDonald, vice president and operations manager of Pine Tree Orthopedic Lab in Livermore Falls, preps a hi-tech CNC ( computer numerical controlled) milling machine used to make orthopedic shoe inserts crafted to the individual needs of each customer.

Robert MacDonald, 88, in the shoe business since 1946, works on a specialized shoe for an amputee at Pine Tree Orthopedic Lab, run by his son Bruce and grandson Todd, in Livermore Falls.

During the construc tion process of an AFO (ankle foot orthosis) at Pine Tree Orthopedic Lab in Livermore Falls. Justin Jack son of Carthage trims to exacting specifications a brace made by draping hot polypropylene plastic over a positive mold of the patients lower leg and foot.

A CNC (computer numerical controlled) milling machine, used to make custom orthotics crafted to the individual needs of each customer, is put through its paces at the Pine Tree Orthopedic Lab, an 8,000-square-foot manufacturing plant located at 175 Park St. in Livermore Falls.

Whether you need to customize one of many brands available in Pine Tree Orthopedic Lab’s showroom at 175 Park Street in Livermore Falls, or require something custom made, company president Bruce MacDonald, pictured, says his eight-year-old company can meet your needs. “We stock comfort shoes in all sizes and widths and for any lifestyle or activity .We’ve got a shoe that will make your feet happy again, from high-end hiking boots to casual clogs and sandals.”

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