MaineGeneral Medical Center volunteers provide a surgery liaison service to give families information on the patient's time in the recovery room and an idea of when the patient can be seen in his or her room. The Surgery Schedule Liaison Desk is outside the solarium to the left of the south elevators on Level 1 and is staffed from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday. Visitors waiting for surgery patients should stop at the desk and leave their names and wait in the solarium. If they plan to speak with the doctor after surgery is over, it is important to wait in this area so the doctor will be able to find them easily. An ATM machine is located on Lower Level 1.
Parents are welcome to stay and participate in their child's care.
We also permit overnight stays, and you can arrange these with the nurse on duty. Newspapers Newspapers are available from a dispensing machine just outside the gift shop and in the cafeteria. If you have questions or concerns about major health care treatment decisions for a family member or significant other who can no longer make these choices for himself or herself, the Ethics Advisory Committee can help by discussing these issues with family members and others involved. Ask your nurse for more information. These services are available for sign language and a number of foreign languages.