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From inside the PBMC website

Important study released
PBMC physician on national stage

Dr. Lars Ellison of Pen Bay Urology, the urology practice based at Penobscot Bay Medical Center, has released an article in the journal Cancer, published by the American Cancer Society, on the link between prostate cancer and the use of Agent Orange in the Vietnam War. To see an interview with Dr. Ellison (in a new window)  please click here.  Read the press release by clicking here. 

MaineHealth VitalNetwork (eICU)
An added level of critical care, delivered locally

24/7: The e-ICU uses advanced voice, data and video technology, along with early warning software, to enable clinicians at the bedside to co-manage patients at PBMC with the same intensive care team that manages patients at Maine Medical Center.  Learn more.

Accepting New Patients
Help if you are looking for a physician

Pen Bay Healthcare maintains an always-current list of physicians who are accepting new patients. Please keep in mind that only some doctors who are accepting new patients also take MaineCare, the state's Medicaid insurance.  These links will open in a new window; please remember to scroll to see the entire list.

 MaineCare patients CLICK HERE.

Patients with insurance other than MaineCare CLICK HERE.


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Lars Ellison, MDPBMC physician writes article in national cancer journal
Dr. Lars Ellison of Pen Bay Urology, the urology practice based at Penobscot Bay Medical Center, has released an article in the journal Cancer, published by the American Cancer Society, on the link between prostate cancer and the use of Agent Orange in the Vietnam War. To see an interview with Dr. Ellison (in a new window)  please click here.  Read a press release by clicking here.

Brian King is PBH Employee of the Month
"I am fascinated by my job," said Brian King in a conversation about his nomination as Pen Bay Healthcare Employee of the Month for July 2008. "I get to watch surgeries, standing right there looking over the doctor's shoulder." Read more.

Sonic Tomic, medical director, PBMC labPBMC Laboratory Accredited by College of American Pathologists
The hospital's Main Laboratory has been awarded an accreditation by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), based on the results of a recent on-site inspection. The nation's highest standard in laboratory operations must be met to achieve this accreditation.  Learn more.

Penobscot Bay Internal Medicine
Receives Highest Scores fromPenobscot Bay Internal Medicine Group Photo
Maine Health Management Coalition
Penobscot Bay Internal Medicine in Rockport has received the highest possible scores from the Maine Health Management Coalition, a nonprofit coalition of more than 50 Maine employers, doctors, health plans and hospitals, employing more than 200,000 Maine workers. The coalition helps its members to improve the quality and value of the healthcare services they purchase for their employees.  Read more.

Penobscot Bay Medical Center Recognized for
Implementing Quality Stroke Care
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association are recognizing Penobscot Bay Medical Center for its performance in treating  stroke patients using the association's Get With The GuidelinesSM program.

Penobscot Bay Medical Center joins 518 other hospitals being featured in an advertisement in the July 21st "America's Best Hospitals" issue of US News & World Report. Read more.

New Pediatrician, Dr. Sam Lew, Joins PBMC Medical Staff
Dr. Sam Wei Lew has joined the active medical staff of Penobscot Bay Medical Center in Rockport. He is assuming the pediatricsDr. Sam Wei Lew, pediatrician practice of Dr. Alison Faulkingham.

"My aim is to establish a practice where families can feel that there is a medical home for them," said Dr. Lew, who comes to our area from Machias, where he was chief of Pediatric Services at Down East Community Hospital. "A pediatrician is there to keep families healthy and for the ‘lumps and bumps’ of childhood." Learn more about Dr. Lew.

Pen Bay Healthcare's Resources Can Help Those Seeking
Nursing Home Care
Following the closure of two nursing homes in the midcoast, Pen Bay Healthcare, the Midcoast community healthcare network, is taking steps to help area families access resources and information about long-term care for their elderly relations. Read more now.

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Updated: Aug. 19, 2008