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Q: What is a D.O. ?A: Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine, or DOs, are fully licensed physicians with a scope of practice, that may include obstetrics, radiology, neuros...

Blue Hill Memorial Hospital "SCOREs" Award
BLUE HILL - Blue Hill Memorial Hospital's SCORE Program has been chosen to receive the Maine Cardiovascular Health Council (MCHC) Heart Healthy Recognition Award. Th...

CEO's Message
"Optimistic." After eight months of work, that is the feeling of the Strategic Planning Committee. Appointed by the Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Foundation in July of...

BHMH Doctor Named Maine Family Physician of the Year
BLUE HILL -Dr. Phil Elkin of Blue Hill Memorial Hospital has been named the 2004 Maine Family Physician of the Year by the Maine Academy of Family Physicians. Two BHMH Physicians Nominated For Family Physician of the Year
BLUE HILL - Dr. Robert Baroody and Dr. Phil Elkin, both of Blue Hill Memorial Hospital, have been nominated by community members as the 2004 Maine Family Physici...

BHMH's Oncology Clinic Welcomes Prashant Shankar, MD
BLUE HILL – Blue Hill Memorial Hospital's Oncology Clinic is pleased to welcome Dr. Prashant Shankar. Dr. Shankar is an oncologist/hematologist with Cancer Care of...

Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Welcomes New Chief Financial Officer Jeff Provenzano
Blue Hill Memorial Hospital is pleased to welcome Jeff Provenzano as the hospital's new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Provenzano will assume his new role on Janua...

Castine Community Health Services Offers X-ray Services
Castine Community Health Services (CCHS) is pleased to announce that Dianna Paine, MLT passed her limited licensure exam in December and is now available to perfor...

Julie Hilsinger: A True Life Saver
It's small, portable and saves lives. It's often found in malls, businesses, stadiums and schools across the country and now, thanks to Julie Hilsinger, the automate...

Hancock County HomeCare Ranks Higher than State and National Averages
Results of the much-anticipated Home Health Quality Initiative by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) show that Hancock County HomeCare (HCHC) con...

BHMH Receives $50,000 Grant From Steven and Tabitha King Foundation
Blue Hill – On Halloween, Blue Hill Memorial Hospital received a $50,000 grant from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation. The funds will be used to purchase equ...

BHMH Receives Visitor From Texas
What type of assignment would bring a nurse from southeastern Texas to visit northeastern Maine? The answer lies in a conference in San Francisco. This December,...

Four New Board Members Join BHMH
Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Foundation and Blue Hill Memorial Hospital welcomed its newest members to the Board at its annual meeting in August.Jim Schatz--Blue Hill...

Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Welcomes New Chief Financial Officer
Blue Hill Memorial Hospital welcomes Susan J. Olds, CPA as the hospital's new Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Olds has worked as a healthcare consultant for Health Ev...

Blue Hill Memorial Hospital and Bucksport Family Medicine Welcome Kristin McDermott, DO
Bucksport Family Medicine and Blue Hill Memorial Hospital welcome Kristin McDermott, DO, who joined the team in July. Dr. McDermott received her Doctor of Osteopath...

The Raising Readers Program Takes Off
Blue Hill Memorial Hospital's Peninsula Primary Care (PPC) sites in Blue Hill, Bucksport, Castine, and Stonington are pleased to be participating in the Raising Read...

BHMH and Coastal Eye Care Welcome Walter Norris Muth, MD
Blue Hill Memorial Hospital and Coastal Eye Care would like to welcome Walter Norris Muth, MD. Dr.Muth joined Dr. Lawrence Piazza in June and sees patients in the Bl...

BHMH Is Smoke Free
Blue Hill Memorial Hospital went "Smoke Free" on November 21, 2002, the day of the American Cancer Society's "Great American Smoke Out." The hospital made the decis...

Healthy Peninsula Project Addresses Childhood Obesity
Sponsored by Blue Hill Memorial Hospital, the Campaign for a Healthy Maine, and funded in part with monies from the National Tobacco Settlement, the Healthy Peninsul...