CarePartners celebrates 15 years
CarePartners, a program operating in MaineHealth hospitals, is celebrating its 15th anniversary. The program is a group of healthcare providers, who voluntarily provide healthcare services to those who...
View ArticleCar seats donated for new program
The Belfast Public Health Nursing donated three 5-point harness car seats to Broadreach Family & Community Services to help support its new SPROUTS program. Pictured above are, from left, Deb...
View ArticleWCGH Aid holds summer tea, retro style show
The WCGH Aid held its Summer Tea & Retro Style Show at the former Anne Crosby Estate in Belfast. Above, former president Sally Millhorn poses with the antique car parked outside.
View ArticleCommunity Health & Wellness Briefs
Registration required for all events, please visit http://journeytohealth.coursestorm.com or call 921-3950 Healthy Snacks for Kids Are you and your child looking for some new and fun lunch and snack...
View ArticleJeff Boal, RN is latest Daisy Award honoree
Jeff Boal, RN, with Paula Delahanty, chief nursing officer, left, and Kim Spectre, NP, emergency room nurse director. Emergency Room Nurse Jeff Boal has been selected as the latest Daisy Award...
View ArticleWaldo County General Hospital receives a gold star for addressing tobacco
David Inman, Director of Cardiopulmonary Services at WCGH, receives the gold award from Sarah Mayberry of the Breathe Easy Coalition. At an awards ceremony on September 15 at the Maine Hospital...
View ArticleWCGH offering free screening mammograms Oct. 22
Are you uninsured or underinsured and need a mammogram? On Saturday, Oct. 22, from 8 am to noon, Waldo County General Hospital will be offering a limited number of free screening mammograms....
View ArticleAnnual Oncology Walk & Basket Raffle scheduled
The annual Waldo County General Hospital Oncology Walk & Basket Raffle has been set for Sunday, Oct. 16. Registration begins at noon in the classroom (downstairs in the hospital), 118 Northport...
View ArticleOncology Walk & Basket Raffle
More than $9,000 was raised for the Oncology Patient Assistance and Mammography funds from the Oncology Walk and Basket Raffle. The Pen Bay Waldo Healthcare Foundation thanks all who participated. Also...
View ArticleCommunity Health & Wellness Briefs
Registration required for all events, please visit http://journeytohealth.coursestorm.com or call 921-3950 Embrace the Season: Winter Want to stay healthy and happy this season? Join Rhonda Feiman,...
View ArticleWCGH Aid’s Silver Tea to be held Dec. 7
The Hospital Aid’s annual Silver Tea will be held December 7, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the home of Manley Rogers, 27 Church St., Belfast. The public is invited to attend and enjoy refreshments served...
View ArticleJeff Boal, RN is latest Daisy Award honoree
Jeff Boal, RN, with Paula Delahanty, chief nursing officer, left, and Kim Spectre, NP, emergency room nurse director. Emergency Room Nurse Jeff Boal has been selected as the latest Daisy Award...
View ArticleNew Year’s Baby 2017
Adeline Mitchell was the first baby born in 2017 at Waldo County General Hospital. Adeline arrived at 12:05 a.m.on Jan. 1, 2017, to parents Michele Scribner and Josh Mitchell of Troy. She is their...
View ArticleWaldo County Dental Care receives BOA grant
Brian King, far right, site executive for Bank of America in Belfast, presents a check for $5,000 from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation to representatives of Waldo County Dental Care. From...
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Registration required for all events, please visit http://journeytohealth.coursestorm.com or call 921-3950 Individual Health Coaching Would you like one-on-one support in reaching your health and...
View ArticleLiteracy issues can affect health
When Lisa Reed, RN, became the manager of the Population Health Department at WCGH, she knew literacy was one of the areas she wanted to focus on. As a nurse, she had seen too many patients who had...
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