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10.11.2011 Sleep Support Group Begins this Month
St. Joseph Healthcare’s Center for Sleep Medicine will begin a series of patient support group meetings...   Read More >
 
9.20.2011 2011 Diabetes Expo Nears
The St. Joseph Diabetes Institute's Diabetes Expo scheduled for November 4 will feature a very special motivational speaker...   Read More >
 
9.15.2011 St. Joseph Nurses Leading Quality Efforts
St. Joseph Healthcare has been selected to participate in Aligning Forces for Quality Transforming Care at the Bedside...   Read More >
 
9.1.2011 Sleep Center Rolls Out Blog for Restless Sleepers
St. Joseph Healthcare’s Center for Sleep Medicine is reaching out to those who have or suspect they have sleep disorders...   Read More >
 
8.23.2011 St. Joseph CEO Presented Key to City
Sister Mary Norberta, President/CEO of St. Joseph Healthcare, received special recognition from the Bangor City Council...   Read More >
 
6.23.2011 Automation Enhances Med Safety
Automated medication dispensing units are now in place...   Read More >
 
5.18.2011 CEO Honored at State Capital
St. Joseph Healthcare President and CEO Sister Mary Norberta...   Read More >
 
11.30.2010 Four Honored on Founder's Day
St. Joseph Healthcare and the Felician Sisters held their annual Founder’s Day celebration...   Read More >
 
10.25.2010 Hospital welcomes new surgeon
David Rydell DO of St. Joseph General Surgery recently joined...   Read More >
 
9.30.2010 Hospital Library named in librarian’s memory
The St. Joseph Hospital Library has been named in memory of longtime hospital librarian Carolyn Coco...   Read More >
 
8.25.2010 Hospital Lab Receives Accreditation
St. Joseph Hospital Main Laboratory has been awarded accreditation...   Read More >
 
8.25.2010 Hospital to Exhibit Amicus Photos
Men and women from Amicus, a community support program...   Read More >
 
6.29.2010 Register Now for Diabetes Expo!
People with diabetes are encouraged to register now to attend...   Read More >
 
6.21.2010 National Time Out Day Observed
St. Joseph Hospital recognized National Time Out Day...   Read More >
 
6.10.2010 E.D. Medical Director Honored
St. Joseph Hospital Emergency Department Medical Director and Chief of Emergency Medicine Charles F. Pattavina MD...   Read More >
 
5.24.2010 Emergency Department introduces Colors Save Kids
The safety of all patients - including children - is the first priority of the St. Joseph Emergency Department...   Read More >
 
3.13.2010 Employees Aid Marines in Afghanistan
When St. Joseph Healthcare employees learned that thousands of marines...   Read More >
 
2.18.2010 St. Joseph Hospital Earns Respiratory Care Recognition
The St. Joseph Hospital Respiratory Department recently received national recognition...   Read More >
 
2.4.2010 VP for Medical Affairs Named
Dennis Shubert, MD, PhD of Seal Harbor, Maine has been named Vice-President of Medical Affairs...   Read More >
 
2.3.2010 Hospital Offers New MRI Technology
St. Joseph Healthcare is proud to offer top of the line MRI technology...   Read More >
 
1.27.2010 St. Joseph Makes Harvard Pilgrim Honor Roll
St. Joseph Hospital was recently named to the 2009 Harvard Pilgrim Hospital Honor Roll…   Read More >
 
1.6.2010 Gastroenterology Moves to New Offices
St. Joseph Gastroenterology, formerly Gastroenterology Associates of Eastern Maine, recently moved...   Read More >
 
12.8.2009 New Nurse Practitioner joins
St. Joseph Rheumatology

St. Joseph Rheumatology welcomes Linda McDougall FNP...   Read More >
 
11.20.2009 Three Employees Honored
St. Joseph Healthcare and the Felician Sisters observed their annual Founder’s Day celebration...   Read More >
 
11.18.2009 St. Joseph Healthcare Offers Safe Raking Tips
Autumn is here and the leaves are officially falling...   Read More >
 
11.18.2009 St. Joseph Physician Featured in Bangor Metro Magazine
St. Joseph Internal Medicine’s Elizabeth Weiss MD is currently featured in an article...   Read More >
 
9.21.2009 Observing National Cholesterol Education Month
September is National Cholesterol Education Month, and St. Joseph Internal Medicine is encouraging everyone to get screened…   Read More >
 
9.17.2009 Hospital Awarded Radiology Accreditation Renewal
St. Joseph Hospital’s Medical Imaging Department was recently awarded a three-year renewal of accreditation in ultrasound...   Read More >
 
9.1.2009 St. Joseph Healthcare Welcomes Practices Administrator
Nancy Starbuck recently joined St. Joseph Healthcare as the new Physician Practices Administrator...   Read More >
 
8.26.2009 St. Joseph Healthcare
Offers Tips for Safe Hiking

From the Bangor City Forest to Acadia National Park, great hiking trails can be found...   Read More >
 
8.17.2009 Physicians Receive Fellowship Honor
St. Joseph Hospitalist Service’s Laura Matones DO and St. Joseph Rheumatology’s Donald Krause MD recently earned the Fellowship in Hospital Medicine (FHM) designation...   Read More >
 
8.16.2009 Breast Center Accreditation Renewed
St. Joseph Healthcare’s Regional Breast Care Center recently received a three-year renewal of its American College of Radiology (ACR) Mammography Accreditation Program (MAP) certification...   Read More >
 
7.17.2009 CEO wins Woman of The Year Honors
Sister Mary Norberta, President and CEO of St. Joseph Healthcare, was presented July 17 with the Woman of the Year Award for the state of Maine by the BPW (Business and Professional Women) organization.   Read More >
 
7.16.2009 Observing Youth Sports Week
Baseball, softball, swimming and tennis are just a few of the fun activities your child may participate in during the summer...   Read More >
 
7.14.2009 Sleep Center Adds Mobile Monitoring Technology
St. Joseph Healthcare’s Center for Sleep Medicine is the only sleep lab in the area using actigraphy to help diagnose and manage patients...   Read More >
 
6.30.2009 Hospital Recognized with two Avatar Awards
St. Joseph Hospital is the recent recipient of two Avatar International awards...   Read More >
 
6.4.2009 Specialty Practice Name Changes
Beginning June 1, the names of St. Joseph Healthcare specialty practices changed to be more consistent with each other and the Hospital...   Read More >
 
5.26.2009 St. Joseph Hospice:
Outstanding Survey

During a recent survey of Hospice patient families and caregivers, St. Joseph Hospice received outstanding results...   Read More >
 
5.4.2009 Observing Better Sleep Month
The St. Joseph Healthcare Center for Sleep Medicine is celebrating May as Better Sleep Month...   Read More >
 
5.1.2009 H1N1 Flu:
Bangor Hospitals Offer Reassurance to Concerned Public

With so much attention focused on the current outbreak of H1N1 influenza, it’s understandable why people are concerned or confused...   Read More >
 
4.30.2009 St. Joseph Pharmacy Director Joins Husson Advisory Board
St. Joseph Healthcare Pharmacy Director Mark Miller recently accepted an invitation to be a founding member of Husson University’s School of Pharmacy Advisory Board...   Read More >
 
4.7.2009 Organization Receives High Consumer Assessment Scores
St. Joseph Healthcare has received top ratings based on surveys completed by patients in the fourth quarter of 2008 for the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems...   Read More >
 
4.6.2009 April is Foot Health Awareness Month
St. Joseph Healthcare’s Diabetes and Nutrition Center is recognizing April as Foot Health Awareness Month...   Read More >
 
3.23.2009 Ellsworth Shelter Benefits from Food Drive
Throughout March, St. Joseph Healthcare employees have collected hundreds of nonperishable food items to be donated to Emmaus Homeless Shelter...   Read More >
 
3.13.2009 Gastroenterology Group:
Think about Colonoscopy

Gastroenterology Associates of Eastern Maine, an Affiliate of St. Joseph Healthcare, is observing March as Colon Cancer Awareness Month...   Read More >
 
3.12.2009 St. Joseph Healthcare Welcomes new Pastoral Care Director
Judy Young recently joined the staff of St. Joseph Healthcare as the Director of Pastoral Care...   Read More >
 
2.17.2009 Central Scheduling Makes Booking Appointments Easier
Now you can call one convenient, central phone number if you have questions about any of your scheduled tests or procedures at St. Joseph Hospital. Your doctor can also use this new Central Scheduling number...   Read More >
 
12.31.2008 St. Joseph Healthcare named to Harvard Pilgrim Hospital Honor Roll
St. Joseph Healthcare has been recognized for outstanding performance and named to the 2008 Harvard Pilgrim Honor Roll...   Read More >
 
12.30.2008 Diabetes Center Employees Now Certified Educators
The entire clinical staff at St. Joseph Healthcare’s Diabetes and Nutrition Center has received full certification as Diabetes Educators (CDE)...   Read More >
 
12.19.2008 St. Joseph Hospital Implementing
Online Bed Management System

St. Joseph Hospital is implementing an electronic bed tracking system which will ensure that patients who are admitted will be settled comfortably in their rooms as quickly as possible...   Read More >
 
12.18.2008 50 Employees Recognized for Service
Fifty employees were recognized for contributing a total of 640 years of service to St. Joseph Healthcare during an Employee Recognition Program December 16...   Read More >
 
12.15.2008 Three Honored with Founder's Awards
St. Joseph Healthcare and the Felician Sisters observed their annual Founder's Day celebration November 21...   Read More >
 
9.12.2008 St. Joseph Raises $3k for Aroostook Flood Victims
St. Joseph Healthcare raised more than $3,000 at its 3rd annual community-wide yard and craft sale. All proceeds will benefit victims of the spring flooding in Aroostook County...   Read More >
 
9.8.2008 Laboratory Receives Accreditation
St. Joseph Hospital's clinical Laboratory was recently awarded an accreditation by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists...   Read More >
 
8.20.2008 BIMA Earns Praise for Heart Disease, Diabetes Care
The Maine Health Management Coalition (MHMC) has awarded Bangor Internal Medicine Associates (BIMA), St. Joseph Healthcare’s Internal Medicine practice, three of its Pathways to Excellence Blue Ribbon Awards...   Read More >
 
8.7.2008 St. Joseph Hospital Twice Honored with 2007 Avatar Awards
St. Joseph Hospital recently received two awards of national recognition for quality service through the receipt of a Five Star Inpatient Care Award for 2007; and the first-ever Five Star Loyalty and Endorsement Award for Inpatient Care. These awards are based on results from 2007 patient surveys...   Read More >
 
5.7.2008 Breast Center Installs Advanced
Digital Mammography Unit

Breast diagnostic capabilities at St. Joseph Healthcare have been enhanced with the installation of a new Essential full-field digital mammography unit from GE Healthcare. Mammography imaging at St. Joseph Healthcare is now totally digital...   Read More >
 
5.6.2008 Pink Tulip Project Blossoms on Broadway!
Spring has sprung at the St. Joseph Healthcare Park where more than 100 tulips are beginning to bloom outside the Regional Breast Care Center (RBCC) at 900 Broadway...   Read More >
 
5.5.2008 Nuclear Medicine Department Acquires Two New Cameras
The St. Joseph Hospital Nuclear Medicine Department has installed two new Philips BrightView single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) cameras...   Read More >
 
5.5.2008 Physician Assistant Earns Distinction
Dana Lee Green, PA-C, Physician Assistant and Diabetologist at St. Joseph Healthcare, has been recognized as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)...   Read More >
 
3.25.2008 Employees Donate Food for Manna Ministries
Throughout March, St. Joseph Healthcare employees have collected hundreds of nonperishable food items to be donated to Manna Ministries...   Read More >
 
3.6.2008 Welcome, Dr. Pattavina
Charles Pattavina MD has joined St. Joseph Healthcare as Medical Director of Emergency Services. He joins us from the Fallon Clinic at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, MA, where he served as Division Chief of Emergency Department Facilitation...   Read More >
 
2.10.2008 St. Joseph Healthcare Acquires Gastroenterolgy Practice
St. Joseph Healthcare has announced that it has acquired Gastroenterology Associates of Eastern Maine as an affiliate. The group practice will be known as Gastroenterology Associates of Eastern Maine – an Affiliate of St. Joseph Healthcare...   Read More >
 
1.18.2008 Employees Make a Difference
in Africa

On January 18, hundreds of items collected by St. Joseph Healthcare employees were packaged for shipment to the Ruiri Mission Health Center at Meru, Kenya in Africa. Since October, employees have been donating items and funds for the small health center, which, like St. Joseph Hospital, is a Felician Sisters ministry...   Read More >
 
1.2.2008 St. Joseph CEO Honored by Chamber
Sister Mary Norberta, C.S.S.F., FACHE, President and CEO of St. Joseph Healthcare, has been named the recipient of the 2007 Norbert X. Dowd Community Service Award by the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce...   Read More >
 
1.1.2008 Director of Development Welcomed
CarolAnne Dube has been named Director of Development for St. Joseph Healthcare. She is a graduate of the University of Maine at Fort Kent. She comes to St. Joseph Healthcare from Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent where she held the position of Director of Development and Community Relations...   Read More >
 
1.1.2008 Internal Medicine Practice Recognized
Bangor Internal Medicine Associates (BIMA), an internal medicine practice affiliated with St. Joseph Healthcare, has been selected by the Maine Health Management Coalition (MHMC) to receive a Best Practices Award for achieving two Pathways to Excellence Blue Ribbon Awards for 2007...   Read More >
 
5.7.2007 St. Joseph Hospital Receives National Award for Quality
St. Joseph Hospital recently received national recognition for quality service through the receipt of a Five Star Service Inpatient Care Award for 2006. This national award is based on results from the Hospital’s 2006 inpatient care patient surveys, which showed that St. Joseph Hospital had the highest overall patient satisfaction score for comparable hospitals (101-200 bed) within Avatar International’s extensive national database...   Read More >