About the Organization
Pines Health Services is a physician practice management organization with 32 physicians and 13 mid-level providers in 7 locations. Pines is a Federally Qualified Health Center, providing enhanced access to health care services for all members of the community, and allowing the practice to employ providers holding H-1B and J-1 visas.
Cary Medical Center is a 65-bed acute care hospital well-known for its patient-centered services. We ave won numerous state and national awards for quality in both customer service and clinical performance. The Cary family includes approximately 540 employees, 60 active medical staff providers, 100 courtesy and consulting physicians, and 75 volunteers.
In collaboration with Pines Health Services, Cary Medical Center services include: general surgery, pediatrics, 24-hour emergency medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, sports medicine and podiatry, cancer care, physical and occupational therapy, neurology, one-day surgery, family practice, cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, internal medicine, ophthalmology, urology, radiology, pathology, and a wide variety of specialty clinics.
Cary Medical Center has been listed in the top 2% of hospitals in the nation for health information and patient safety technology.
About the Community
Caribou, Maine, is the most northeastern city within the United States, with a population of approximately 9,000. Our community is economically, culturally, and socially inviting. Caribou promotes and aggressively pursues innovative business and economic development, and welcomes, supports and responds to the diversity of new people and new ideas. Caribou prides itself on the high quality of its public school system, extremely low crime rate and family-oriented community activities.
The community boasts a new multi-million dollar Recreation and Wellness Center and Cary Medical Center has been a catalyst in this effort.
An excellent school system is available and offers outstanding academics, athletics, music, the arts, and extracurricular activities. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14:1. Family ties are strong, self-respect and respect for others is instilled, trust and courtesy are a way of life, and the pace of life is consistent with these ideals.
Caribou offers an outstanding environment in which to raise a family. Enjoy breathtaking sunsets on nearby lakes.
Aroostook County provides great hunting and fishing, as well as a multitude of outdoor activities, including camping, biking, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, snowmobiling and downhill and cross-country skiing. The Maine Winter Sports Center was developed as a premier cross-country skiing venue. The Center has hosted several World Cup, Paralympics and Biathlon World Cup events since 2004. Rural northern Maine enjoys a four-season environment, abundant opportunities for relaxed living, welcoming friendly communities, and a variety of recreational pursuits. A regional airport is available in nearby Presque Isle.