HealthReach celebrates 2022 as a Year of Excellence, thanks its stellar team

WATERVILLE – As we look forward to the New Year, it is always good to reflect on the past – to learn what lessons we can, and to recognize success so it can be expanded upon. The staff of HealthReach Community Health Centers are pleased to celebrate many successes from 2022. Here are a few recognitions we are proud to share with our communities:
• HealthReach as an organization was once again recognized by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH), as a Health Center Quality Leader, and for
Advancing Health Information Technology (HIT) for Quality.
• Dr. Amy Madden, HealthReach Medical Director, was recognized by Home Hope & Healing as their Physician of the Month for the month of May 2022. We are pleased to see Dr. Madden’s dedication to her patients and quality of care recognized by external partners.
• Rep. John “Jack” Ducharme III, HealthReach Board member, was recognized by the Maine Primary Care Association and received the MPCA 2022 President’s Award for his efforts to support community health centers across Maine. Jack rallied members of the Maine House of Representatives to improve the financial sustainability of rural healthcare.
Our special thanks go to Amy, Jack, and the rest of the HealthReach team for their extraordinary accomplishments in 2022. Our patients are lucky to have you in our community!

Residents of Central & Western Maine have enjoyed quality care at HealthReach practices for nearly five decades. If you are seeking a new healthcare provider and health home, consider your local HealthReach health center in Albion, Belgrade, Bethel, Bingham, Coopers Mills (Whitefield), Kingfield, Livermore Falls, Madison, Rangeley, Richmond, or Strong.

HealthReach Community Health Centers is a group of twelve Federally Qualified Health Centers located across Central and Western Maine. Dedicated clinicians deliver high-quality healthcare – inclusive of behavioral health and dental services – to citizens from 9 of Maine’s 16 counties. To ensure access for everyone, HealthReach accepts Medicare, MaineCare, and major insurance providers. In addition, an Affordable Care Program is available to both uninsured and underinsured residents. Assistance is available for applications to programs that help with the cost of your healthcare and medications, including Maine’s Health Insurance Marketplace.

A private non-profit with a 48-year history, HealthReach is funded by patient fees, grants, and by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $4,815,606 with 82.2% financed by non-governmental sources. The contents above are those of the author, and do not necessarily represent the official views of or an endorsement by, HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.

Western Maine Family Health Center welcomes Nurse Practitioner, Ashly Jewell

LIVERMORE FALLS – This June, staff at Western Maine Family Health Center are pleased to welcome Ashly Jewell, Nurse Practitioner to the team. Ashly has more than eight years of nursing experience, over which time she has treated patients of all ages.

Ashly earned her Master of Science in Nursing, with a concentration as a Family Nurse Practitioner, as well as her Bachelor of Nursing degree from the University of Southern Maine in Portland. She has experience providing care in a variety of settings, from performing well-patient exams and wound care treatments, to child development treatments. Ashly interned at our Belgrade Regional Health Center in the summer of 2020. We are happy to welcome her back to the HealthReach team, and we know she will be a wonderful addition to the Livermore Falls community!

Ashly joins nurse practitioners Joline Sage, Cece Sullivan-Rohrbach, and Michelle Sweetser; licensed clinical social worker Tabitha Sagner; and psychiatric nurse practitioner Theresa Rush. Our clinicians offer medical and behavioral health services to patients of all ages. Our Western Maine practice has proudly served area residents and visitors from Livermore Falls, Canton, Fayette, Hartford, Jay, Livermore, Sumner, Chesterville, Farmington, New Sharon, and Wilton – and other nearby towns – since its founding in 1987.

Western Maine Family Health Center is part of HealthReach Community Health Centers, a group of twelve Federally Qualified Health Centers located across Central and Western Maine. Dedicated clinicians deliver high quality medical and behavioral healthcare to citizens from 9 of Maine’s 16 counties. To ensure access for everyone, HealthReach accepts Medicare, MaineCare, and major insurance providers. In addition, an Affordable Care Program is available to both uninsured and underinsured residents. Assistance is available for applications to programs that help with the cost of your healthcare and medications, including the Health Insurance Marketplace.

A private non-profit with a 47-year history, HealthReach is funded by patient fees, grants, and by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $4,815,606, with 82.2% financed by non-governmental sources. The contents above are those of the author, and do not necessarily represent the official views of or an endorsement by, HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.

Tabitha Sagner, LCSW, joins Western ME Family Health Center

LIVERMORE FALLS – Western Maine Family Health Center welcomes Tabitha Sagner, licensed clinical social worker, to the practice this February. She brings a wide range of experience from work in long term care, outpatient care, and school settings.

Tabitha obtained both her master’s degree in Social Work, and her bachelor’s in Social Work, from the University of Maine in Orono. She has clinical experience working with patients of all ages. Most recently, Tabitha has been working in a local school system and providing behavioral health services to children and their families. She will be a tremendous asset to the Livermore Falls practice.

Tabitha joins family nurse practitioners Joline Sage, Cecile Sullivan-Rohrbach, and Michelle Sweetser, as well as psychiatric nurse practitioner Theresa Rush. HealthReach clinicians offer medical and behavioral health services to patients of all ages. Since its founding in 1987, the Western Maine Family Health Center has served the people of Livermore Falls and Livermore, as well as Canton, Fayette, Hartford, Jay, Sumner, Chesterville, Farmington, New Sharon, Wilton, and nearby towns.

Western Maine Family Health Center is a part of HealthReach Community Health Centers, a group of twelve Federally Qualified Health Centers located across Central and Western Maine. Dedicated clinicians deliver high quality medical and behavioral healthcare to citizens from 9 of Maine’s 16 counties. To ensure access for everyone, HealthReach accepts Medicare, MaineCare, and major insurance providers. In addition, an Affordable Care Program is available to both uninsured and underinsured residents. Assistance is available for applications to programs that help with the cost of your healthcare and medications, including the Health Insurance Marketplace.