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FARMINGTON — The Franklin Memorial Hospital oncology and hematology unit recently got five new chairs, thanks to grant funds from Maine Community Foundation’s FMH Oncology Department Renovation Fund. The fund was established through a bequest from the late Dr. William Lambert, an orthopedic surgeon who was on the FMH medical staff for many years.
The significantly more comfortable chairs are used for patients in the unit diagnosed with cancer or blood disorders who sit for extended periods of time receiving chemotherapy treatment, intravenous fluids administration, and blood product transfusions, among others, according to a news release from the hospital.
“The multi-position recliners are ergonomically designed for ultimate patient comfort and also feature massage and heat, the latter of which is a favorite with our patients,” said Miriam Leonard, FMH chief operating officer. “We wish to extend our thanks to the Lambert family for this gift that makes a patient’s experience in the unit more pleasant during a very stressful time.”
Oncology and Hematology services are provided at Franklin Memorial Hospital in partnership with MaineGeneral’s Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care and the MaineHealth Cancer Care Network. Services reduce patients need to travel whenever possible by connecting cancer experts with cancer patients close to home.
For more information, call 207-779-2590.
PHOTO: April Paradis, oncology nurse in charge, and MaryAnne Goodwin, director of maternal and child health, oncology, and outpatient services at Franklin Memorial Hospital, with chairs that were made possible by a grant from the Maine Community Foundation. (Submitted photo)
