(Information contained herein obtained from the River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition's Annual Health Report, September 1999 and information provided by the Rumford Community Hospital's Public Relations Department).
The Rumford Community Family Health Center, Inc. has various convenient locations in the River Valley Area. Swift River Health Care in Rumford, Elsemore/Dixfield Center & Riverside Family Practice in Bethel along with Rumford Community Hospital, a 49-bed facility in Rumford and Western Maine Veteran's Clinic in Rumford , which is open five days a week.
Physicians in Rumford Area:
In 1995-1996, Oxford County had 17 pediatricians, family practitioners, or general practitioners per 1,000 children aged 0-19 years, 42.1% below the state's child-physician ratio. In 1996 Oxford County had a ratio of one physician per 512 residents. Rumford has four physicians in the Rural Medical Access Program to promote obstetrical and pre-natal care.
Rumford's Community Health Care Providers
Elsmore-Dixfield Clinic
Dieter Kreckel, M.D.
John Kroger, M.D.
Teresa MacKnight, D.O.
Thomas O'Meara, M.D.
Susan St. Pierre, D.O.
Catherine Dorr, R.N., P.A.-C.
Catherine Heffernan C.N.M.
Rodney Kuhl, P.A.-C.
David Saphier, P.A..-C.
Maine Internal MedicineAlbert Aniel, M.D.
431 Franklin Street
Rumford, ME 04276
Phone: (207) 364-7831Thomas DeLuca, D.O.
431 Franklin Street
Rumford, ME 04276
Phone: (207) 364-7831
General SurgeryDennis Goodman, M.D.
431 Franklin Street
Rumford, ME 04276
Phone: (207) 364-2000Eugene Gorayeb, M.D.
Gloria Flynn, P.A.
431 Franklin Street
Rumford, ME 04276
Phone: (207) 364-7801
UrologyMichael Parker, M.D.
431 Franklin Street
Rumford, ME 04271
Phone: (207) 364-4031
RadiologyL.Reed Althmus, M.D.
Alan Chastanet, M.D.
420 Franklin Street
Rumford, ME 04276
Phone: (207) 364-4581
PathologyWarren Kindig, M.D.
Ross Metzman, M.D.
James Sweeney, M.D.
420 Franklin Street
Rumford, ME 04276
Phone: (207) 364-4581
Emergency DepartmentWilliam Wanger, M.D.
Director
420 Franklin Street
Rumford, M E04276
Phone: (207) 364-4581Charles Armstrong, M.D.
Fredrick Gleeson, M.D.
Henk Goorhuis, M.D.
Thomas O'Meara, M.D.
Lawrence Oliver, M.D.
Alfred Riel, M.D.
David Saphier, M.D.
John Simmons, D.O..
David Stuchiner, M.D.
Michael Zielski, M.D.
Allied Health Professional Staff Larry Goldstein, D.P.M., Podiatrist
431 Franklin Street
Rumford, ME 04276
Phone: (207) 364-8000Thomas Collins, Ed.D., Psychologist
41 Clachan Place
Rumford, ME 04276
Phone: (207) 597-2804Peter Everett, Optometrist
56 Franklin Street
Rumford, ME 04276
Phone: (207) 364-4491E. Bruce Kirn, Optometrist
56 Franklin Street
Rumford, ME 04276
Phone: (207) 364-4491Melinda Montgomery, L.S.A.C.
420 Franklin Street
Rumford, ME 04276
Phone: (207) 364-4581Daniel Tremper, C.R.N.A.
420 Franklin Street
Rumford, ME 04276
Phone: (207) 364-4581
Oxford County Crisis Center
420 Franklin Street
Rumford, ME 04276
Phone: (207) 364-4581
Stephen Garbarini
Rumford Chiropractic Center
191 Lincoln Avenue
Rumford, ME 04276
Phone: (207) 364-7931
DeMarco Chiropractic
Joanne Chapman
Joseph DeMarco
In 1994, Oxford County had 17 active dentists for a ratio of one dentist for every 3,100 residents, significantly lower than the state's rate of one per 2,158 residents and the national rate of one per 1,697.
Dentists
Philip Bretz, D.M.D.
179 Lincoln Avenue
Rumford, ME 04276
Phone: (207) 364-4355Jerrold Cohen, D.M.D.
31 Main Street
Mexico, ME 04257
Phone: (207) 364-4611John Gallant, D.D.S.
344 Hancock Street
Rumford, ME 04276
Phone: (207) 364-4462James Orino, D.D.S.
179 Lincoln Avenue
Rumford, ME 04276
Phone: (207) 364-4151Bruce Ross, D.M.D.
10 Knox Street
Rumford, ME 04276
Phone: (207) 364-2280Gary Barker
43 Exchange Street
Rumford, ME 04276
Phone: (207) 364-2371William Hously
179 Lincoln Avenue
Rumford, ME 04276
Phone: (207) 364-4355
24-Hour Physician Referral Service
C(207) 364-4581; Ext. 355
119 Main Street
Mexico, ME 04257
Emergency Phone: (207) 364-3884
Office Phone: (207) 364-8748
Fax: (207) 369-0635
Med-Care is a privately owned Ambulance Service located in Mexico, Maine which serves 11 surrounding towns. These towns include Newry, Carthage, Dixfield, Andover, Hanover, Peru, Canton, Mexico, Byron, Roxbury and Rumford.
The following is a break down of their emergencies for the year 2000 thus far. This includes all of the 11 towns and is not specific to Rumford alone.
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| Poisoning/OD |
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| Respiratory |
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| Behavioral |
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| Diabetic |
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| Seizure |
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| CVA/TIA |
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| OB/GYN |
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| Other Medical |
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| Cardiac Arrest |
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| Multi Trauma |
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| Head |
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| Spinal |
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| Burn |
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| Soft Tissue |
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| Fractures |
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| Other Trauma |
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| Suicide |
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