Press Releases

PCHC Receives Grant Aimed at Reducing Overdose Deaths

BANGOR – Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC), the largest Federally Qualified Health Center in Maine, has been awarded a $50,000 grant with the purpose of helping to reduce death due to overdose, and encourage the process of recovery.  The funds will be used to distribute naloxone, which is a safe, highly effective life-saving medication that […]

PCHC Receives Highly Competitive HRSA Grant

BANGOR – Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC), the largest Federally Qualified Health Center in Maine, in partnership with The University of Maine School of Nursing in Orono, Harrington Family Health Center in Harrington, and Hometown Health Center in Newport and Dexter, has received a four-year grant award to support a Nurse Practitioner (NP) Residency Program. […]

Quirk Subaru Shares the Love with PCHC’s Hope House

Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC)’s Hope House Health and Living Center was pleased to receive a generous donation of $34,650 from Subaru of America and Quirk Subaru as part of the 2018 Subaru Share the Love Campaign at a check presentation on Wednesday.  From November 15, 2018 and January 2, 2019, Subaru of America and […]

Michele Broadhurst, DC, Chiropractor, Joins PCHC

Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC) is pleased to announce that Michele Broadhurst, DC, has joined the providers and staff at Penobscot Community Health Center, 1012 Union Street, Bangor. Dr. Broadhurst has over 15 years of experience as a Chiropractor and is dedicated to providing compassionate, effective medical care to patients suffering from chronic pain. Her […]

Sandra Ewer, FNP, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Joins PCHC

Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC) is pleased to announce that Sandra Ewer, FNP, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, has joined the providers and staff at Penobscot Community Health Center, 1012 Union Street, Bangor. Sandra has more than 20 years of nursing experience in the greater Bangor region and is dedicated to providing high quality, individualized women’s […]

Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund Awards $15,000 to Jackman Community Health Center

Jackman, Maine— Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC) is pleased to announce that the Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund recently awarded a $15,000 grant to make heating and cooling system improvements (heat pumps) in newly renovated space at Jackman Community Health Center.  Jackman Community Health Center (JCHC) is located at 376 Main Street, Jackman, and is staffed by […]

Homeless Vigil Planned for December 21st

Bangor’s Annual Homeless Memorial Day Bangor, Maine — PCHC’s Hope House Health & Living Center, in collaboration with the Hammond Street Congregational Church, the Bangor Area Homeless Shelter, the Shaw House, and FACT (Families and Children Together), will sponsor a Homeless Vigil at Hammond Street Congregational Church, 28 High Street, Bangor on Friday, December 21nd […]

PCHC Names 2018 Clinical & Non-Clinical Employees of the Year

Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC) is pleased to announce that Wuanita Elkins, Patient Service Representative at Capehart Community Health Center, and Danielle Reardon, MHRT, Clubhouse Unit Coordinator at Unlimited Solutions Clubhouse, were named PCHC’s 2018 Non-Clinical and Clinical Employees of the Year! Employees of the Year at PCHC are chosen for embodying the finest spirit, […]