2023 Annual Report
April 13, 2022
PCHC Named a Healthcare Equality Leader
March 29, 2022
The health center is one of 496 healthcare providers nationwide earning the coveted “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader” designation BANGOR, Maine—For the 12th year in a row, Penobscot Community Health Care has been designated a healthcare equality leader by the Human Rights Campaign. The largest federally qualified health center in the state, PCHC received an evaluation […]
PCHC Proud to Be Honored by Bangor Chamber of Commerce
March 29, 2022
Penobscot Community Health Care, the largest community health center in Maine serving nearly 60,000 patients, is proud to have been named – along with Northern Light Health and St. Joseph Health—business of the year by the Bangor Area Chamber of Commerce. The recognition of the value PCHC provides to the community is an honor and […]
COVID Vaccine FAQ
March 25, 2022
Here are 10 Healthy Foods to Always Keep at Home to Celebrate Nutrition Month
March 24, 2022
The month of March is national nutrition month, and dietician, Mellisa Bernardini, MS, RD, LD put together a list of 10 foods to always have on hand at home to provide a foundation of good nutrition but doing so with foods that won’t drain your wallet. Check out Mellisa’s list in the video above and […]
PCHC Recognizes and Honors Social Workers during Social Work Appreciation Month
March 23, 2022
It’s Social Work Appreciation Month, but thousands of the people we serve would tell you that one month is not nearly sufficient to appreciate the work of PCHC’s 49 social workers (including 18 social workers in care management and 31 Licensed Clinical Social Workers). Some social workers focus on mental health and work as counselors, […]
Penobscot Community Health Care Celebrates Dental Assistant Recognition Week
March 9, 2022
The beginning of March is a special one for the PCHC Dental Center, as the organization and clinic observe Dentist Day, which was Sunday, March 6, and Dental Assistant Week, March 7-11. It’s perhaps by design that the two intertwined roles are so closely celebrated because they work in tandem when it comes to caring […]
PCHC Achieves Key National Accreditation
January 25, 2022
BANGOR, Maine, Jan. 25—Penobscot Community Health Care, the largest federally qualified community health center in Maine, has won a key safety and quality distinction from a national organization. The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care this month certified that PCHC adheres to rigorous standards and a process of continuous improvement. The AAAHC surveys organizations every […]
PCHC Updates Walk-In Care Hours
January 5, 2022
PCHC walk-in care has updated its hours as of Jan. 8, 2022. in order to provide staffing during our heaviest trafficked days, the organization is expanding Saturday WIC hours from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and closing on Sundays. A majority of our walk-in care locations will now operate, […]
PCHC Completes Purchase of Waldo Complex
December 20, 2021
Penobscot Community Health Care, the largest federally qualified health center in Maine, has completed its purchase of a multi-building complex in Belfast. The large property will allow PCHC to grow its busy local clinic while expanding services to meet growing community needs, the organization said today. Work will begin soon to renovate and retrofit one […]