09/03/2026
Our mission is to serve with compassion while striving for excellence, and few things bring that to life quite like showing up for our neighbors when they need us most.
We are proud to share a $90,000 contribution in support of MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland's new Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment and Healing (EmPATH) unit.
The EmPATH unit will provide a calmer, safer and more supportive environment for patients experiencing a mental or behavioral health crisis, while helping ease pressure on the hospital's emergency department.
"Supporting the EmPATH unit is a meaningful way for us to live our values," says Mark Jones, President and CEO of S**o & Biddeford Savings. "This project will help ensure that individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis are met with compassion, dignity and timely care in an environment designed for safety and healing."
Patients who arrive at the MHMMC Portland Emergency Department (ED) with acute behavioral health needs will soon have access to an emergency space that is more conducive to healing.
Yesterday, we cut the ribbon on our new Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment and Healing (EmPATH) unit, a partnership with MaineHealth Behavioral Health. This space is designed to help treat and stabilize patients with acute behavioral health needs, and will free up beds in the ED for patients needing care for acute physical ailments.
We hope it will allow all of our ED patients in Portland to receive the care they need in a more timely manner and in an appropriate environment.