Noah Nesin, M.D., longtime family doctor and former chief medical officer at Penobscot Community Health Care, was honored by the state of Maine this week for his work treating substance use disorder. Gov. Janet Mills, addressing the 2022 Opioid Response Summit, announced that the Governor’s Award would go to Nesin “in grateful appreciation” of his […]
Proving that the best community partners can pivot beautifully when circumstances change, Good Shepherd Food Bank didn’t bat an eye when it learned its grant for new refrigeration at Hope House Health and Living Center wouldn’t cover the whole cost of a new cooler. In February, Good Shepherd Food Bank awarded Hope House $29,000 for […]
JACKMAN, Maine July 1—An innovative project employing paramedics as urgent care providers—connected via telehealth to emergency room physicians 100 miles away—has launched successfully in one of Maine’s most remote communities. The federal grant-funded project has been up and running for about a month in this frontier community (pop. 823) less than 20 miles from the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
BANGOR, Maine, Nov. 10—An innovative program expanding low-barrier treatment for opiate use disorder—potentially serving thousands of people across Maine—launches this month at six of the state’s community health centers. This pilot project—training community-based providers to build and maintain medically assisted treatment clinics—will increase access to this critically needed treatment in areas most affected by the […]
A generous grant from the New Balance Foundation will support the work of Maine’s premier childhood obesity program right here PCHC. The $100,000 grant awarded in August, will fund the WOW 4 Wellness clinic that helps kids and families throughout Maine. “This truly generous grant allows us to continue to help young people who have […]
Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC), the largest federally qualified health center in Maine, is celebrating the second anniversary of its state-of-the-art Infusion Center. The Infusion Center, which opened its doors in the summer of 2018, offers low-cost non-oncology infusions in an outpatient setting. In just two years of operation, the PCHC Infusion Center has generated […]