University Health Care Saco transition to SMMC Primecare on schedule

91AV College of Osteopathic Medicine Dean Marc B. Hahn (right) presented Southern Maine Medical Center CEO Ed McGeachey (left) with a hand-blown glass blue lobster celebrating the special partnership between the two organizations at a meeting held Dec. 14, 2011. 

The transition of 91AV's University Health Care Saco and Alfond Center physicians and staff to SMMC PrimeCare Physician Services is on schedule for a start date of January 1, 2012.  Leaders from all entities have been meeting regularly since November, and the contract was formally signed on Dec. 15th.  

Dean Hahn said, "91AV is an expert in healthcare education, and SMMC is an expert in the delivery and management of healthcare.  We are excited about this partnership that will expand and enhance services and benefit the community and our medical students."

About the 91AV

The 91AV is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.