PBH Events

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March

Colleague News…………………………Pg. 1 - Pg. 2

You Asked for it. We Got it…………………..Pg. 2

PBMC Updates………………………….Pg. 3 - Pg. 4

Around Our Community……………..Pg. 5 - Pg. 6

Sussman House Receives Public Improvement Award

The Sussman House was awarded the Public Improvement Award at the Penobscot

Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce 2015 Year in Review Awards Gala on February

10 at the Samoset Resort. The award is given to a person, organization or corporation

that makes a major improvement that benefits the general public. Lauren

Michalakes, MD, medical director of hospice and palliative care and Heidi McCaffery,

director of hospice and palliative care accepted the award on behalf of the Sussman

House and were joined by colleagues and volunteers at the gala.

MaineHealth Partners Establish Comprehensive Addiction Treatment Program

Pen Bay Medical Center will join this spring with two of its MaineHealth partners,

Maine Behavioral Healthcare and Mid Coast Hospital, to create a new and innovative

program to help people cope with the growing problem of substance abuse and

addiction in the community.

Pen Bay Medical Center, Maine Behavioral Healthcare and Mid Coast Hospital have

developed a model that leverages existing resources with new initiatives, creating an

integrated continuum of care. The new “hub and spoke” model will be put in place

over the next several months and will be able to serve up to 190 patients each year.

The care continuum will allow those affected by addiction to access the appropriate

treatment depending on the severity of their addiction.

Colleague News/Announcements

You Asked for it. We Got it.

In this section of the Wellness Wire, Pen Bay Medical Center will provide a list of

capital projects from across the system. We would like to highlight investments that

are made back into our systems, our employees and ultimately our patients. In

December and January, we invested capital into 35 projects worth over $900,000.

Please see below for a few highlights.

Internal Medicine renovations

Dermatology equipment and new clinic space

Vital sign monitors

Podiatry equipment

Equipment at Pen Bay Ear Nose & Throat

Force Triad Generator for the Operating Room

PC and laptop replacements

New equipment for Housekeeping at the Knox Center

New tractor for Quarry Hill

Waiting room chairs for Neurology

Telephone system upgrades across the system

Renovations/repairs to Old County Road, the Picker Family Resource Center

and Madelyn Lane buildings

Pen Bay Medical Center Practices

Recognized for

Achieving High Childhood

Immunization Rates

Three Pen Bay Medical Center practices

have been recognized by Vax Maine Kids

and MaineHealth for their commitment to

excellence in childhood immunizations.

The practices of Pen Bay Family

Medicine, Pen Bay Pediatrics and

Waldoboro Family Medicine earned this

distinction by achieving a rating of

“good,” “better,” or “best” on childhood

immunizations, according to the

MaineHealth Childhood Immunizations

Program Clinical Improvement Plan (CIP)

in 2015.

The CIP ratings are in accordance with

the Maine Health Management

Coalition’s Pathways to Excellence

program metrics, which are based on

state and national benchmarks. For

more information please visit:

www.vaxmainekids.org

Preventing and Responding to

Challenging Behaviors

Training Collaboration

Maine Medical Center, MaineHealth

Behavioral Healthcare and

MaineHealth Senior Living

Collaborative nursing homes recently

teamed up to offer training on

“Geri-Care.” The training specializes

in care for older adults and

appropriate, effective responses to

challenging behaviors. It also

highlighted specific care settings,

aiming to further facilitate patient

transitions between facilities within

the healthcare systems. The “Geri-

Care” training was offered by Quality

Behavioral Solutions, Inc.

Kevin Murphy from Quarry Hill and

Cynthia Millar from the Knox Center

for Long Term Care both completed

the training and are now able to train

additional staff at each location.

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Shared Electronic Health Record (SeHR)

to Launch at Pen Bay Medical Center

Pen Bay Medical Center is proud to announce the upcoming launch of the Shared

Electronic Health Record (SeHR). Thanks to SeHR, your healthcare providers at Pen

Bay Medical Center, Pen Bay Physicians and Associates and any other provider you

see in the MaineHealth system, will have all of your information in one place, no

matter where you go.

Major benefits of the SeHR system include:

One place for ALL of your health information

Fewer forms to fill out and less duplication

No repeated tests and/or procedures

Direct and easy access to all of your health information

The target launch date for SeHR at Pen Bay Medical Center is the Fall of 2016.

PBMC Updates

Dermatology and Mohs Surgery Center at

Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital

The Dermatology and Mohs Surgery Center at Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo

County General Hospital recently announced the opening of their state-of-the-art

surgical center in Rockport. The surgical center is currently the only center in the

region offering Mohs surgical options for treatment of skin cancer and phototherapy

for treatment of psoriasis and other conditions.

For more information or to schedule an appointment at the Dermatology and Mohs

Surgery Center at Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital, please

call 207-921-3750.

PBMC Updates

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Sussman House Receives

LEED Silver Certification

The Sussman House, located at Pen Bay Medical Center, was recently awarded the

LEED® Silver certification. The LEED rating system, developed by the U.S. Green

Building Council (USGBC), is the leading program for buildings and homes that are

designed, constructed, maintained and operated for improved environmental and

health performance. Pen Bay Medical Center used the system as a set of guidelines

when planning and constructing the Sussman House.

The LEED certification was achieved for implementing practical and measurable

strategies and solutions aimed at achieving high performance in: sustainable site

development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor

environmental quality.

The highest scores were awarded to the Sussman House in the categories of energy

efficiency, innovation in design/materials selection and water efficiency/reduction.

“This facility was supported entirely by generous donations from the Midcoast

community,” said Louis Dinneen, vice president engineering and facilities services at

Pen Bay Medical Center. “The number of environmental measures taken into

consideration with this project is a reflection of the commitment of both our donors

and Pen Bay Medical Center to the protection of the environment and the health of

the community living in the Midcoast area.”

Pen Bay Pediatrics Receives Donation through Raising Readers

Pictured (L to R): Jim Wickenden, Mary Catherine Tee - program coordinator at Raising Readers,

Steve Wickenden, Dana Goldsmith, MD of Pen Bay Pediatrics

Raising Readers, a statewide program funded through the Libra Foundation, was

recently the recipient of memorial funds in honor of a Knox County resident, Cecilia

Wickenden. It was her family’s wishes that the donations stay in the region and

promote health and literacy in Knox County.

With the funds received through the Raising Readers program, a tiered bookcase

was filled with books for children of all ages and donated to the Pen Bay Pediatrics

waiting room. The bookcase was officially presented at a ribbon cutting ceremony on

February 12 where members of Cecilia’s family were present to gift the donation to

Pen Bay Pediatrics.

PBMC Updates

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Pen Bay Medical Center Staff Wear Red for

American Heart Month in February

Pen Bay Medical Center colleagues in the Pen Bay Café

Operating Room colleagues in red surgical caps

Around Our Community

Neighbor to Neighbor – Ride Assistance Program

Do you live in St. George and need assistance getting to an appointment? Neighbor to Neighbor provides FREE rides by St. George residents for St. George residents for medical appointments, physical therapy, groceries, picking up prescriptions and more. Rides may be requested Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Rides are also available Wednesday evenings to the Knox County Health Clinic in Rockland. 48 hours notice is requested.

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Pen Bay Healthcare Foundation

Winter Newsletter

The Pen Bay Healthcare Foundation

Winter Newsletter is now available to

view on our website.

Please visit:

https://www.penbayhealthcare.org/su

pport-pen-bay/

From a Grateful Operating Room Patient

Around Our Community

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