PCHC has achieved national accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). Accreditation distinguishes this medical practice by providing the highest quality of care to its patients as determined by an independent, external process of evaluation. Status as an accredited organization means Penobscot Community Health Care has met nationally recognized standards for the provision […]
PCHC invites you to help kick off the 2014-2015 Health Insurance Marketplace Open Enrollment period at 2pm on Thursday, November 13th at Brewer Medical Center. Open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace runs from November 15, 2014 through February 15, 2015. Thousands of Mainers are still without adequate health insurance coverage and PCHC alone has […]
After three employees at its Pediatrics Center tested positive for COVID-19, Penobscot Community Healthcare is conducting careful contact tracing within the organization and among patients who may have been exposed while visiting their provider, PCHC officials said Friday. All those thought to have been exposed have been notified. The community health center has encouraged those […]
A Message from Lori Dwyer, President & CEO PCHC Colleagues and Members of our Communities: At PCHC, diversity, equity, belonging, and inclusion are not just ideals—they are essential principles guiding our commitment to providing the highest quality of care for our patients and community. We understand that each individual’s social, economic, racial, gender, sex, ability, […]
BANGOR, Maine, Sept. 9— In an extension of the services it offers at Hope House, a low-barrier shelter for people experiencing homelessness, Penobscot Community Health Care has consolidated its response to the pandemic and will now manage and offer shelter services and support at the Ramada Inn on Odlin Road. In an arrangement with the […]
BANGOR, Maine, Aug. 31, 2020 – Penobscot Community Healthcare, historically committed to providing broad access to quality healthcare, has been named an “LGBTQ Health Care Equality Leader” by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. PCHC is one of only two organizations in Maine and 495 nationwide to receive the honor in a survey released Monday. A […]
BANGOR – Maine Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) Deputy Commissioner Sara Gagne-Holmes joined officials from Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC) and health care advocates to remind Mainers to sign up for coverage before open enrollment ends Sunday. That means the window of opportunity for individuals to sign up for health insurance or make […]
BANGOR – Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC) is celebrating the official opening of its new home for Penobscot Pediatrics. The new facility is located at 6 Telecom Drive in Bangor, space most recently occupied by the former Verizon call center. Penobscot Pediatrics’ new location will open its doors to patients on Monday, Nov. 4 at […]
BANGOR – Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC) says the former Verizon call center off Union Street in Bangor is on-track to open as its new, larger, Center for Pediatric Care. Frame Out tours were offered Tuesday for a first look at how the facility will be laid out once it opens its doors to patients […]
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 […]