(left-to-right) Carl Young, club President; Barbara Ireland, Director of Medical & Therapy Services, TAMC; Sylvia Getman, President and CEO, TAMC; Jim McKenney, Vice President of Diagnostic and Support Services, TAMC; Kerri Watson-Blaisdell, Rotary club Program Hostess.

Sylvia Getman, President & CEO, The Aroostook Medical Center (TAMC), visited the club and presented TAMC’s “Roadmap to Becoming the Best Rural Healthcare Organization in America”. Focus areas include people (patient-focused team); service (exceptional, compassionate care); quality (patient care excellence); finance (support affordable patient healthcare); growth (consistent with community needs); and community (improve community wellness). Sylvia stated that the way ahead includes expansion/improvements in the following areas: cardiac, cancer, and orthopedic care centers excellence; expanded rehab services; changes at the Ashland and Fort Fairfield Heath Centers; OR renovations/expansion to mention but a few. TAMC is an Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems (EMHS) member. Additional information concerning TAMC and the EMHS may be found at www.tamc.org and www.emhs.org, respectively. Sylvia was accompanied by Barbara Ireland, Director of Medical & Therapy Services, Jim McKenney, Vice President of Diagnostic and Support Services, and Jason Parent, Director of Advancement.