Penobscot Bay Medical Center - Services We Offer

Community Health

New! Read the 2008
PBH Community Benefit Report.

Click here (PDF, new window)

The goal at Pen Bay Healthcare is to provide the best healthcare to all individuals residing in Knox, Waldo, and Lincoln counties.

Beyond the acute care services offered at the medical center and skilled nursing facilities, Community Health will achieve this by linking residents to healthcare resources that will help them to live healthier lives and, ultimately, improve the community as a whole.

WellBeing, the Pen Bay Healthcare quarterly magazine, is new for July/August 2009. Click to view (PDF, new window).

We've published a press release and photos of the various volunteer celebrations around our organization this spring. Read now.

Summer Safety Resources.
Food + Fitness = Health, from Marcia Kyle of the Pen Bay Healthcare Diabetes & Nutrition Care Center.
Healthy Summer Salads from Marcia Kyle.
Also from Marcia Kyle: It's grilling season. Get tips for healthful BBQ-ing. Read now.
And healthy meals for summer travel. Click to read.
Learn more about lowering your cholesterol, with Dr. Ted Wissink of Pen Bay Family Medicine.
Learn more about arthritis. View the video from an Adventures in Living Well presentation at Quarry Hill. QuickTime required.

View the PBH Community Health Calendar

A date has been set for Pen Bay Healthcare's annual Community Health and Safety Fair. Mark your calendar for Nov. 7, 2009. Click for the Health Fair web page.

New Moms and Dads: Mark your calendar for Aug. 23 for the annual PBH Happy Birthday Baby celebration. Learn more.

The PBH Parkinson's Support Group has announced its Autumn 2009 schedule. Read more now.

Freshstart, the free smoking cessation class, has announced its 2009 schedule. Read more.

Clean hands = healthy families. Learn more.

Childbirth education classes for 2009. Click here.

Click here for Long-Term Care Resources.
Cancer Care Programs at Penobscot Bay Medical Center.
The Diabetes and Nutritional Care Center offers a variety of information and classes. Check out the latest class schedule.

Pen Bay Healthcare Librarian Patty Kahn has written a guest column for the local newspaper. Read it now at the library web page.

If you are aware of a meeting or group that is not listed here, please feel free to send us an e-mail so we can include it in the future. webmaster@penbayhealthcare.org

Updated: 11/4/09

Childbirth Education: 2009
Childbirth Education consists of a series of six sessions, plus an optional breastfeeding class.
Community Health and Safety Fair
Mark your calendar: Nov. 7, 2009.
Diabetes and Nutrition Care
Nutritional counseling for a wide variety of medical conditions and diabetes education in individual or group settings. Updated 10/13/09
Handwashing Information
Keeping your hands clean is a great way to stay healthy.
Niles Perkins Health Science Library
The Niles Perkins Health Science Library at Penobscot Bay Medical Center is open to the public. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Our Education Department
The PBMC Education Department offers a wide range of community health and wellness programs.
Seasonal Flu and H1N1 Flu
Information from Pen Bay Healthcare about flu pandemic -- what it is and how to prepare for it.
Speakers Bureau
The size and scope of the Pen Bay Healthcare family of services give us a wealth of experts in all areas of care.
Support Groups and Meetings
Please let us know if something is missing from these calendars. Updated 4/21/09