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Hope House Health & Living Center Employee of Promise receives Maine Development Foundation Scholarship

June 22, 2016

As a Next Step Maine Employer engaged in Maine Development Foundation’s statewide Employers’ Initiative working to advance the skills and education of Maine’s workforce, Hope House Health & Living Center participated in the fourth annual Next Step Maine Employees of Promise Scholarship Program nominating their employees for scholarship awards to support the completion of a […]

Todd O’Brien, Podiatrist, Detects Fractures via Smartphone

June 15, 2016

PCHC is pleased to announce that Todd O’Brien, DPM, Podiatrist at PCHC’s Helen Hunt Health Center, 242 Brunswick Street, Old Town, was recently invited to speak at the World Podiatry Congress in Montreal regarding a novel way to detect fractures of the foot and ankle via smartphone. Dr. O’Brien discussed an alternative screening technique using an […]

Celebrating 10 Years of School Based Health Centers in Brewer

May 31, 2016

We are pleased to announce that the Brewer School-Based Health Centers recently celebrated 10 years of service with a May 24th open house and enrollment event for Brewer students and their parents, as well as Brewer city officials, with guest speaker Kevin Mannix who spoke about shame, mental illness, and his new book Weathering Shame.  The […]

PCHC Awarded Northeast Delta Dental Foundation Grant

May 5, 2016

We are pleased to announce that the board of the Northeast Delta Dental Foundation has approved a grant of $7,980 to help PCHC’s Dental Center at Helen Hunt Health Center purchase a Gendex Sensor System which will expand x-ray capacity and help improve image quality of dental radiographs. The Northeast Delta Dental Foundation is committed to […]

Seaport Community Health Center Earns Highest NCQA Recognition as a Patient-Centered Medical Home

April 21, 2016

We are pleased to announce that the providers and staff of Seaport Community Health Center, 53 Schoodic Drive, Belfast, have again achieved the highest level of recognition, Level III, as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Seaport Community Health Center providers and staff first earned recognition from NCQA as […]

PCHC Named Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality by National Survey

April 13, 2016

We are pleased to announce that PCHC has been recognized for the sixth year in a row as a “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality” by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the country’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization. The honor is given to facilities that meet […]

Seaport Community Health Center Names Practice Leadership

April 12, 2016

We are pleased to announce that Peter Millard, MD, PhD, is now Medical Director of Seaport Community Health Center and Christine Kramer, DO, has been named Associate Director of the practice. The practice, now located at 53 Schoodic Drive, Belfast, was founded in 1984 by David Loxterkamp, MD, who served as its Medical Director until recently. […]