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Welcome Kerry Lavigne, MD

Pen Bay Medical Center and

Waldo County General Hospital

would like to announce the arrival

of Kerry Lavigne, MD, Mohs

Micrographic Surgeon and

Dermatologist. Dr. Lavigne was

previously at Dermatology

Associates in Portland and

recently relocated to the Midcoast

region. Dr. Lavigne will see

patients at PBMC on Mondays,

Tuesdays and Fridays starting

October 12. Please call 921-3750

to schedule an appointment. She

will see patients on Thursdays at

Waldo County Medical Partners.

To schedule an appointment,

please call 338-4211.

Welcome Michael Proscia

Please join us in welcoming Michael Proscia

as the new director of medical imaging

services at Pen Bay Medical Center. Michael

is a Nationally Certified Cardiovascular

Radiological Technologist (CVIR) and is

certified by the American Registry of

Radiologic Technologists for Radiology,

Interventional Radiology and Interventional

Cardiology. Michael has recently relocated to

the Midcoast from Tampa, Florida.

Kerry Lavigne, MD

Rockport to Rockport Challenge Winners

Announced

The Works on Wellness Council would like to

congratulate the team winner, the Skeleton

Crew from Imaging Services, for traveling a total

of 6,678 miles. The individual award was

presented to Bonnie Topham from Outpatient

PT for walking a total of 1,306 miles.

In the Rockport to Rockport Challenge,

colleagues were asked to log their steps

towards a goal of walking from Rockport, ME to

Rockport, TX in 12 weeks. The fitness program

wrapped up at the Texas themed Chili Cook Off

celebration. Over 114,000 miles were logged

by colleagues in the 12 week program.

Colleague News Pg. 01

Doctor Announcements Pg. 01

PBH News & Accolades Pg. 02

You asked for it. We got it. Pg. 02

PBH Events Pg. 03

Around Our Community Pg. 04

Stroke Program Recognized by

American Heart Association and

American Stroke Association

Pen Bay Medical Center, a Gold Plus level

recipient, is one of four hospitals in

Maine that received a Get With The

Guidelines Stroke award this year. Get

With The Guidelines is a hospital based

quality improvement program created to

ensure hospitals consistently care for

heart and stroke patients using the most

up-to-date guidelines and

recommendations.

With Get With The Guidelines Stroke

treatment guidelines, stroke patients are

started on aggressive therapies and

medications that can help improve

patient care and outcomes. Hospitals

must follow these measures at a set level

for a designated period of time to be

eligible for the awards.

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PBH News & Accolades, You asked for it. We got it.

You asked for it. We got it.

In this section of the Wellness Wire, Pen Bay Healthcare will provide a list of capital

projects from across the system from each quarter. Pen Bay would like to highlight

investments that are made back into our systems, our employees and ultimately our

patients. Collectively, Pen Bay has invested almost $1.4 million in equipment and

renovations/repairs in the 4th quarter. Please see below for a few of the

improvements made this quarter.

Cardiac Testing: Digi Trak Holter Recorder

Environmental Services: Eagle Sweeper & Mini-Scrubber

PBMC Campus: Repaved entrance road

OB/GYN: Algo 5 Hearing Screener

Old County Road: Clean up and reconstruction

756 Commercial Street Building: Renovations for the new Picker Family Resource

Center

Health Information Management: Renovations and fittings for scanning project

Information Technology: PC replacement and telephone system upgrade

Surgery: Neoprobe Ultrasound, Ureteroscope, flooring in operating rooms

Psychiatric Addiction & Recovery Center: Fence and tables for outdoor seating area

Quarry Hill: Furniture and kitchen equipment

Knox Center/Quarry Hill: Point Click Care implementation

Sterile Processing: New flooring

Waldoboro Family Medicine: Renovations for new work space

Staff Recognized by

Tufts University

School of Medicine (TUSM) –

Maine Track MD Program

Pen Bay Medical Center would like to

congratulate Dr. Thomas Crosslin III,

Dr. Dana Goldsmith, Dr. Richard Kahn,

Dr. Elizabeth Lawrence, Dr. Jennifer

McKenna, Dr. Timothy O’Brien, Dr.

William Stephenson, Dr. Liesbeth

Tryzelaar, Dr. Julie White and Dr. Aoife

Redmond-Durow for being recognized

by Tufts University School of Medicine

for teaching excellence in the 2014-

2015 Tufts University School of

Medicine (TUSM) - Maine Track MD

Program.

Pen Bay Medical Center became an

official teaching site in 2014 and

recently began its second year in the

program by welcoming students David

Gregory and India Stewart in July.

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PBH Events

Inaugural Pen Bay Healthcare Chili Cook Off

Sixteen colleague teams competed for first place in the Pen Bay Healthcare Chili Cook

Off held on Friday, September 18. Awards were given for showmanship (costume and

booth décor), best overall chili, People’s Choice chili and a “Pot of Shame” was given out

to the last place team.

The Code Red team from the Emergency Department received the People’s Choice and

Showmanship award for best theme, costume, booth décor and audience appeal.

Third place in the cook off was a tie between the Silly Chilies from Nutrition Services and

The Chili Spice Girls from Patient Accounts. Second place went to the Scorching Chili

Unit from the Special Care Unit and first place in the cook off was won by Chili Chili Bang

Bang from the Podiatry and Orthopaedics department. The last place award, the “Pot of

Shame”, went to the Ring of Fire team from Administration.

Funds raised at the cook off event will be donated to the Pen Bay Medical Center Health

and Wellness Trail that extends around the Rockport campus. The donations will be

used to extend the current trail and add exercise stations along the route which is open

to all employees and community members.

Pen Bay Healthcare would like to thank Bill Caron, President of MaineHealth, Rick

Bates, Manager of the Town of Rockport, Charlie Page, Assistant Vice President of

Maritime Energy, David Williams, Chairman of the Board of Pen Bay Healthcare and

Jason Peasley, Fire Chief of the Town of Rockport for serving as the official judges of the

competition. Pen Bay would also like to thank all event sponsors, Maritime Energy,

Hormel Foods, Hebrew National, Pepsico and Waypoint.

First Place Winner - Chili Chili

Bang Bang team member,

Erika Couture from the

Podiatry and Orthopaedics

department.

Dr. Scordino takes a turn in

the dunk tank.

National Food Day Apple Crunch at

Pen Bay Medical Center on October 26

National Food Day celebrates healthy eating habits and national food policies.

Thousands of events take place across the country to celebrate and enjoy real food and

to push for improved food policies. PBMC will be participating by holding our own Food

Day Apple Crunch on Monday, Oct 26. Hope Orchards is donating 400 apples to do a

simultaneous “crunch” at the hospital. The cafeteria will also feature entrees on

Wednesday, Oct. 28 that are raised without routine antibiotics in support of Food

Day/Week.

Around Our Community

Volunteers are needed for Keep Rockport

Beautiful Roadside Clean Up – October 17

Join Erik Frederick, the Pen Bay Community

Health team and Keep Rockport Beautiful

for a roadside cleanup event to help

pay it forward.

DATE: Saturday, October 17

TIME: 8:00 a.m. to Noon

LOCATION: Route 1 and Old County Road, Rockport

(Exact meeting location to be confirmed on

Friday, October 16)

Please contact Rachael McCormick at

rmccormick@penbayhealthcare.org to sign up.

Erickson Fields Preserve Wellness Trail Grand Opening Recently Held in Rockport

Photos Left to Right – Families enjoying the Wellness Trail and Adrienne Gallant, 5-2-1-0 Let's Go!

Knox County Coordinator reading to children on the Story Walk.

The Grand Opening of the Wellness Trail at Erickson Fields Preserve was held on

Friday, September 25. Over 100 people visited the Preserve to explore the Teen

Agricultural Garden, stroll the trail with friends and pets, follow the Story Walk with

5-2-1-0 Let's Go! Knox County Coordinator, Adrienne Gallant and chat with Dr. Julie

White from the Pen Bay Surgery & Wound Healing Center during the Doc Walk.

The Wellness Trail is open 7 days a week from sunrise to sunset at Erickson Fields

Preserve, 124 West Street (Route 90) in Rockport. Future Pen Bay Doc Walks will be

announced on the Erickson Fields Perserve Facebook page

(https://www.facebook.com/EricksonFieldsPreserve?fref=ts) and Pen Bay Healthcare

Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/penbaymed?fref=ts).

Pen Bay Healthcare Team Finishes

Third at Ragged Mountain Scuttle

Pen Bay Healthcare was a sponsor

and sent a team to participate in

the second annual Ragged

Mountain Scuttle that took place

on September 19 at the Camden

Snow Bowl. The team of Max

Dingle, Sarah Dingle, Aaron

Kennedy, John Roy and Daniel

Towers finished third place overall

in the competition. All proceeds

from the event benefit Camden

Parks & Recreation and

Go! Malawi.

Congratulations Chef Mike!

Chef Mike Pelillo of the Pen Bay Medical Center Café won second place in the annual Camden

Windjammer Festival West Bay Rotary Chowder Challenge with his fish chowder on

September 5.

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