In 2014, Jackman Community Health Center became a practice of PCHC, a federally qualified health center. Jackman Community Health Center (JCHC) has been able to provide accessible and affordable primary health care services including family medicine, X-ray, care management, laboratory services, and 24/7 acute care. PCHC is committed to continue to provide access to primary […]
Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC) is pleased to announce a two-year grant award from the Maine Cancer Foundation in the amount of $100,000 to support efforts to improve colorectal cancer screening rates. Colorectal cancer is Maine’s third leading cause of new cancer cases and cancer-related deaths. Screening is vital to the prevention and successful treatment […]
Trip Gardner, MD, Chief Psychiatric Officer and Medical Director for Homeless Healthcare Services, was awarded the Dr. Robert P. Allen Quality Award at PCHC’s Annual Meeting, held April 22, 2019, at the Hilton Garden Inn, Bangor. Dr. Gardner was recognized for being singularly responsible for the initiation and implementation of PCHC’s integrated care model, for […]
Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC) was recently awarded a Rural Health Transformation grant from the Maine Health Access Foundation (MeHAF) for continuing work to build a sustainable urgent care program in the Jackman region. MeHAF awarded three other projects in Franklin, Hancock, and Oxford counties with the intent of supporting programs that provide access to […]
Emily Thermos, FNP-C, joined PCHC’s Brewer Medical Center in 2019. She provides high-quality, compassionate primary care for all members of the family, with a special interest in women’s health and pediatrics. Outside of PCHC, she enjoys the outdoors, yoga, coffee shops, traveling, and spending time with her loved ones and kitties (Lovebug and Finn).
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 […]
Written By Dr. Noah Nesin and Dr. Kristen Martin, Special to the BDN • Published via the Bangor Daily News on February 26, 2019 The Bangor Daily News Feb. 19 article, “A Bangor pediatrics group has stopped sending doctors to visit newborns,” may have created confusion within the community. To provide clarity and assurance to our patients and […]
Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC) is joining school-based health center providers and advocates from across the nation in recognizing the month of February as National School-Based Health Care Awareness Month. National School-Based Health Care Awareness Month is sponsored by the School-Based Health Alliance, a national organization that promotes and supports school-based health centers to assure all children […]
Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC) is pleased to announce a grant award from the Maine Cancer Foundation in the amount of $12,174 to support efforts to improve the early detection of skin cancer. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. The two most common types of skin cancer – […]