HOULTON, Maine — In its continued quest to keep up to date on changes in staff, Houlton Regional Hospital announced Friday, the addition of Drs. Joseph P. Fahey and Kimberly A. Mays de Perez to the staff.
“We have had patient concerns with being unable to get appointments,” explained Tom Moakler, CEO of Houlton Regional Hospital. “People were scheduling and re-scheduling. These hires will help alleviate that.”
The pediatrics department is set up for three and one-half providers and, in the past, featured Dr. Rosalinda Maraya, Dr. Ray Byers and Dr. Suzanne Nelson, along with Larry Tonzi, nurse practioner. Tonzi has retired and Dr. Nelson has moved on to a new hospital.
Drs. Fahey and Mays de Perez officially started Dec. 15 at the hospital and on their very first day, helped deliver twins.
Dr. Fahey is board certified in pediatrics and comes to Houlton with many years of experience. Most recently he worked five years at the Sacopee Valley Health Care center in Porter. He is from Springfield, Mass. and attended the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester. He went on to complete his residency in pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics, Department of Pediatrics in Minneapolis.
“I enjoyed the time that I spent in Porter, but was looking around for new positions,” he said. “Houlton Regional Hospital had everything that I was looking for — friendly staff, a beautiful facility and a community that I can feel comfortable in.”
His biggest challenge, he said, would be getting familiar with the area and getting to know his patients.
The OB/GYN department is a two-physician practice that includes Dr. Robert Mosenfelder and Dr. Euy-Kyung Hong. Moakler said Dr. Hong is leaving in mid-December for York, Pa. Dr. Kimberly Mays de Perez, has replaced her.
Dr. Mays de Perez most recently worked at Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft, She is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology. She is a 2004 graduate of the University of Southern Florida College of Medicine in Tampa and completed her four-year residency at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Va. During her fourth year of residency, she was chief resident.
For the past six years, Dr. Mays de Perez has practiced at the Mayo Women’s Health Clinic in Dover-Foxcroft.
“They (HRH) had an opening and I had a need for change, so it worked perfectly,” she said. “I wanted to stay in Maine, preferably in a small town setting. I grew up in a small town, and like the small-town setting.”
For Dr. Mays de Perez, coming to Houlton created a family bond of sorts as her daughter’s in-laws live in New Limerick.
