Adventure Fundraising Event to Be Held October 17 at Bangor’s Cross Insurance Center Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC) has partnered with Over the Edge to bring a brand new event to Bangor this October. R(a)pelling Stigma is an adventure fundraiser featuring an exciting opportunity for members of the public to rappel down the Cross Insurance […]
Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC)’s Hope House Health and Living Center was pleased to receive a generous donation of $34,500 from Subaru of America and Quirk Subaru as part of the 2017 Subaru Share the Love Campaign at a check presentation on Wednesday. From November 16, 2017 and January 2, 2018, Subaru of America and […]
Jackman, Maine — Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC) is pleased to announce that the Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund recently awarded a $10,000 grant to help fund building renovations and improvements at Jackman Community Health Center. Jackman Community Health Center is located at 376 Main Street, Jackman, and is staffed by Patricia Doyle, MD. Lori Dwyer, Esq., President […]
Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC) is pleased to announce a two-year grant award received from the Maine Cancer Foundation in the amount of $100,000 to support efforts to improve colorectal screening rates. Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of new cancer cases and cancer-related death in Maine. Screening is vital to prevention and successful […]
Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC) is pleased to announce that the Libra Foundation Fund recently awarded a $10,000 grant in support of PCHC’s Brewer School Based Health Centers. With clinics at the Brewer Community School and Brewer High School, PCHC provides more than 1700 students access to medical, dental, and mental health services. Lori Dwyer, […]
PCHC joins only 418 healthcare providers nationwide to earn the “LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader” designation Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC) has been recognized for the eighth year in a row as a “LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader” by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC). The designation was awarded in the 11th edition of the Healthcare Equality […]
Noah Nesin, MD announces new program Bangor, Maine — Noah Nesin, MD, Vice President of Medical Affairs, announced that Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC) will provide a prescription for Narcan for any person in Maine who requests it, at the pharmacy of their choice. Narcan, the brand name for Naloxone, is a safe, highly effective […]
PCHC’s Hope House Health & Living Center, in collaboration with the Hammond Street Congregational Church and the Bangor Area Homeless Shelter, will sponsor a Homeless Vigil at Hammond Street Congregational Church, 28 High Street, Bangor on Friday, December 22nd at 6pm. A few members of our local community will speak and share stories of and […]
We are pleased to announce that the Skowhegan Savings Bank Charitable Foundation recently awarded PCHC a $25,000 grant to support renovations to the Jackman Community Health Center facility at 376 Main Street, Jackman. The funding will support overall building upgrades, including utility and energy efficiency improvements. “We are grateful for the support of the Skowhegan […]
PCHC has received The Guideline Advantage™ Hypertension Control and Diabetes Management Achievement Award for attaining specific quality improvement metrics supported by American Heart Association Hypertension Guidelines and American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes. The Guideline Advantage is a quality improvement program in collaboration with American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association, and American […]