SMMC is accredited by
The Joint Commission
One of 93 hospitals nationwide
so designated by the
American Nurses Credentialing Center
SMMC's Cancer Program has received
Accreditation with Commendation,
the highest level awarded
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Mark your calendar! The Southern Maine Medical Center (SMMC) Auxiliary will host its fourth annual plant sale on Thursday, June 6 (Rain date: Friday, June 7) from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The main entrance to SMMC will be converted into a garden boutique and flower garden for the community to purchase annuals and perennials at a great price, with all proceeds benefiting the SMMC Auxiliary.
All the clippings and plants were donated by individuals and local organizations. Thanks to the following companies who contributed: Artistry in Bloom, Blooms and Heirlooms, Down East Flowers and Gifts, Estabrook’s, Flaherty's Family Farm and Greenhouse, Gray Farm and Greenhouses, Hannaford-Biddeford, Hannaford-Saco, Home Depot, Log Cabin Perennials, Prestige House of Flowers, Lowe’s, Moody’s Nursery and Garden Center, Shaw’s, Snell's Family Farm, Summertime Delight Herb Garden, The Greener Side, and Thom’s Twin City Florist. If you are interested in donating any annuals or perennials from your garden to be sold at this fundraiser, please call Auxilian Doris Buonomo at 286-9667.
About Southern Maine Medical Center
Southern Maine Medical Center (SMMC) is a national award-winning healthcare system, including an acute care medical center licensed for 150 beds in Biddeford, Maine, offering excellent clinical care and a multi-specialty physician services group with medical offices providing outpatient care located in Biddeford, Kennebunk, Old Orchard Beach and Saco. Non-emergency care is available without an appointment seven days a week at SMMC’s Walk-In Care center in Saco. SMMC is Joint Commission accredited, Pathway to Excellence designated, state-licensed, and is a member of Southern Maine Health Care and the MaineHealth system. To learn more visit www.smmc.org or @smmcHealth.
About SMMC Auxiliary
The SMMC Auxiliary has been an integral part of the hospital family since 1907, raising and donating over $2 million to SMMC for more than 100 years. This dynamic group helps people across York County through their support of many important patient care programs and services that would otherwise not receive funding, such as massage therapy for cancer patients.
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