One of the advantages of living in western Maine is the high quality of health care offered at Stephens Memorial Hospital (SMH), a division of Western Maine Health.  SMH employs over 700 superbly trained professionals drawn from across the country while offering the personal approach of a neighbor.

Mission:

To ensure a high quality, accessible, affordable, and appropriate integrated health care system to improve the health and well being of the community. 

Vision:

The people of the communities we serve will be the healthiest in western Maine. To achieve this vision, we will:

-Maintain an integrated, not-for-profit community owned health care system focused on improving the community's health

-Meet community needs by providing high quality, accessible health services delivered with care and compassion

-Develop and maintain mutually beneficial professional and economic relationships with physicians and providers

-Provide high quality, focused community health education programs

-Support the clinical and administrative integration initiatives with MaineHealth®

-Collaborate and partner with like-minded organizations committed to the same vision

-Develop the clinical and administrative systems to actively and effectively participate in managed care

-Recruit and retain the most qualified, caring medical staff, employees, and volunteers

-Assist our board, medical staff, employees, and volunteers in better understanding important health care issues

-Maintain financial viability.