Patients & Families
Built in 1926 as a Nurses' Residence, the Riverside Inn at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center provides a safe, secure, and compassionate "home away from home" with an historic flair. The staff, many who've been at the Inn for years, maintains a positive, caring attitude towards all patients and families undergoing stressful life issues. After undergoing a complete renovation in 1999 and modernization project in 2010, the Riverside Inn is now able to provide an enclosed walking passage from the inn directly to the medical center, allowing families easy access to patient rooms as well as the added convenience of the 20 hours per day (closed from 2am to 6am) medical center cafeteria and waiting areas.
In addition to offering a medical discount rate for patients and their families, guests are guaranteed free parking at the inn, free local phone calls and in-room amenities such as coffeemakers, hairdryers, and 32-inch remote-controlled flat screen HD TVs. Some suites have sofas which pull out to double beds, or recliners which many patients find more comfortable. All 54 of the non-smoking rooms include one phone with direct extensions to hospital patient rooms and services.
All services and amenities available at the Inn have been carefully and thoughtfully planned to ensure that during their stays, patients and their families enjoy easy access to medical services and information, comfortable, clean lodging, and peace of mind from being close to their loved ones.