Restructuring and new leadership have brought lots of change to the Dental Center. One thing that hasn’t changed much in more than a decade: is the tight-knit hygiene team. Our dental hygienists have been like glue during the transition—bringing new groups together and focusing on morale and fun. To celebrate National Dental Hygienist Week, we […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
All students and staff in the Bangor School Department have access to our School-Based health center, which provide health care services right in school. Even if your child has a primary care provider elsewhere, he/she can receive immediate and on-site medical, and mental health care at our center (SBHC). This service is made possible through […]
What is Health Information Management? Health Information Management at PCHC comprises of Medical Records and Referrals and provides a supportive role to the organization. It oversees all facets of the organization’s collection and retention of records assuring privacy and security of each patient’s health information by collaborating with other departments to achieve that assurance. We […]
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 […]