In his five years at the helm, Jeff Brickman has moved the state's third-largest health care system from the brink of a financial cliff to a position of strength characterized by community engagement, growth and innovative programs.
The $38 million, 52,000-square-foot center to be built on the health care system's CMMC campus combines all oncology services under one roof, and is expected to provide better and less expensive cancer care to patients.
First announced last November, the $38 million, 50,000-square-foot oncology center will break ground Thursday and is expected to open in the first quarter of 2022.
Central Maine Healthcare had long prepared for emergencies such as the massive outbreak of a deadly disease. But when Maine's first COVID-19 patient entered an emergency room on March 10, things happened fast.