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Exercise, getting out helps with disabilities
When Dan Avener was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease some three years ago, he was “pretty depressed.” Then he decided he should meet some other people in the same situation so he wentto a support...
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Waldo County Dental Care cited
Accepting the award were, from left, Dan Bennett, Director of Operations; Shannon Robbins RN,Community Health Manager; and Dale Kuhnert, VP of the Board of Directors for Waldo County General Hospital....
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Cash for Your Cart
Representatives were at the Hospital recently to help our employees sign up for Cash for Your Cart, which offers cash rewards for healthy grocery shopping. FMI, visit: www.mainehealth.org/WOW.
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Second graders tour Hospital
Second graders in RSU 20 recently toured the Hospital as they have for years. Top photo, Al Blackadar NP, who works in the emergency department, shows the children how he sews up cuts on Health...
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Hospital Aid holds annual meeting
Aid donated $20,500 and 9,457 volunteer hours Sandy Gordon, who serves as staff support for the Aid, presents Ellen Kenney with a pin for reaching 5,000 volunteer hours. Looking on are outgoing...
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Lions buy gas cards for cancer patients
John Moran, treasurer of the Searsport Lions Club, and Dr. Betsy Connelly, oncologist at Waldo County General Hospital, display 31 $50 gas cards that four local Lions Clubs will provide for cancer...
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Dental clinic awarded grant
Waldo County Dental Care has been awarded an $8,000 grant from Lena Peirce Frederick Fund Trust, Alfred Johnson Trust, and William Furber Bean Trust, which are administered by Key Bank. V. Christine...
View ArticleHospital awards $20,090 in scholarships
Waldo County General Hospital is pleased to announce the awarding of 27 scholarships totaling $20,090 for the academic year beginning September 2014 as follows: Nursing: Karrah Armstrong (Mary S. Enk...
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Co-op’s Roundup program adds up
Goldy Goldstein of the Belfast Co-op presents Shannon Robbins RN, Community Health Manager, with a check for $255 from the Roundup program. Shoppers are asked when they check out if they would like to...
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Belfast Public Health Nursing receives grant
Belfast Public Health Nursing recently received the first half of an $8,000 grant awarded by Key Bank for the Lena Peirce Frederick Fund Trust, Alfred Johnson Trust, and William Furber Bean Trust. V....
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Hospital Aid planning a summer tea
Location is former Anne Crosby Johnson manor A Summertime Silver Tea is being held Thursday, July 17, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., at the former Anne Crosby Johnson manor at 18 Bayside Drive, Belfast....
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Over the past nine months, employees of Waldo County General Hospital, in collaboration with our partners at MaineHealth, have been working hard to prepare for the launch of our new electronic health...
View ArticleWaldo County General Hospital Ice Bucket Challenge
We challenge other Maine Hospitals to join in the fun! Hospital employees donated $157!
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Our “quality” runner
Rob Fowler, RNDirector of Quality Congratulations to Rob Fowler, RN, the Hospital’s Director of Quality, who finished ninth in the Kilted Canter 5-K road race during the Celtic Festival.
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EMT of the Year
Denise Harriman Congrats to Denise Harriman, a Medical Assistant at Stockton Springs Regional Health Center, and a volunteer EMT with the Stockton Springs Ambulance, who won the EMT of the Year award...
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Beach to Beacon participants
WCGH had a number of participants in the recent Beach to Beacon, including, shown above from left, Shannon Robbins, Community Health Manager, George Orestis, PTA, and Kim Spectre, WICHU & ED nurse...
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Best of the Best named
Waldo County General Hospital was well represented in the Best of the Best competition conducted by The Republican Journal. Under Physician; Dr. Dana Whitten, finished 1st; Dr. Deb Peabody was 2nd;...
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Summertime Silver Tea a success
The Aid’s Summertime Silver Tea, held at the former Anne Crosby Johnson manor, was a huge success. Above, Aid member Marie Underwood pours the ice tea while bottom right are the owners of the home,...
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Where’s the Let’s Go! 5-2-1-0 banner?
Ask a child in Waldo County what 5-2-1-0 stands for and most of them know: 5 – eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day; 2 – limit recreational screen time (TV, computers, iPads, etc.) to 2 hours...
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Three providers join WCGH
Three new primary care providers came onboard Sept. 2. Dorothy Carin, MD, is working at the Arthur Jewell Community Health Center in Brooks. She comes here after practicing for six years with the...
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