MERIDETH NORRIS, DO, AWARDED YOUNG PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR
the Maine Osteopathic Association (MOA) recently presented one of its most prestigious awards—the MOA Young Physician of the Year—to Merideth Norris, DO, a physician...

Blue Hill Consolidated School’s Kindergarten Class Tours BHMH
On the afternoon of June 5, Blue Hill Memorial Hospital welcomed Blue Hill Consolidated School's Kindergarten Class for a tour of the hospital. They visited the Em...

Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Wins National Healthcare Marketing Award
Blue Hill Memorial Hospital recently received a 2007 Silver Aster Award for the 2006 - 2007 Annual Report, highlighting the hospital's service to the community. The ...

S. Ramanadha Rao, MD, urologist, joins Blue Hill Memorial hospital
S. Ramanadha Rao, MD, urologist, recently joined Blue Hill Memorial Hospital's Specialty Services as a member of the hospital's active courtesy staff. Since 2002, D...

Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Received Three-Year Mammography Accreditation Renewal
BLUE HILL – Blue Hill Memorial Hospital (BHMH) has been awarded a three-year accreditation renewal in Mammography by the Blue Hill Part of Eating Disorders Learning Collaborative
Eleven Maine commu...

Elizabeth Byard, FNP, Joins Bucksport Family Medicine
Elizabeth Byard is the new Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) at Bucksport Family Medicine, joining Kristin McDermott, DO, Karen Calcott, MD, and Karl Liebermann, DO. M...

Every Body a Healthy Body – An Innovative Weight Management Program for Kids
Beginning in January 2008, Blue Hill Memorial Hospital (BHMH) and local community members will offer an eight-week workshop for children and their families on health...

Blue Hill Wins International Healthcare Marketing Award
Blue Hill Memorial Hospital (BHMH) recently received a Gold International MarCom Award for the 2006 - 2007 Hospital and Foundation Annual Report, which highlighted t...

Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Goes Green!
BLUE HILL - Blue Hill Memorial Hospital (BHMH) is going green, substituting biodegradable items for Styrofoam tableware and replacing plastic with compostable items,...

BHMH Names d’Entremont Vice President, Clinical Services and Chief Nursing Officer
BLUE HILL – Ann Louise d'Entremont is the new Vice President, Clinical Services/Chief Nursing Officer at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital (BHMH). Ms. d'Entremont has been...

New Certified Nurse Midwife Joins Blue Hill Women’s Health Care
BLUE HILL – Cindy Beske, MSN, CNM, is the new Nurse Midwife at Blue Hill Women’s Health Care, joining Jeff Held, MD, Robert Walker, MD, and Henrietta Clews, CNM. Ms....

Blue Hill Memorial Hospital CEO Named American Hospital Association "Champion"
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has named Tim Garrity, President and CEO of Blue Hill Memorial Hospital (BHMH), BHMH Announces Employee of the Quarter Winner
Helen Burnett, Health Education Coordinator, is the first quarter winner of the Gold Standards Employee of the Quarter at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital (BHMH). Susan...

Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Provides Faster, Advanced Diagnostic Treatment for Patients
To provide advanced diagnostic treatment for its patients, Blue Hill Memorial Hospital (BHMH) is now using the Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS...

BHMH Announces Employee of the Quarter Winner
Ray Mitchell, PA-C (Physician Assistant – Certified), Island Family Medicine, is the fourth quarter winner of the Gold Standards Employee of the Quarter at Blue...

Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Advances Healthcare Careers
In an effort to promote healthcare careers to members of our community, Blue Hill Memorial Hospital (BHMH) offers diverse educational opportunities to realize their ...

BHMH joins Acadia Hospital in Opiate Abuse Awareness Campaign
Blue Hill Memorial Hospital is pleased to j...

Dr. Jeff Held New OB GYN At Blue Hill Memorial Hospital
Blue New Physician Joins Bucksport Family Medicine
Karl Liebermann, DO, is the new physician at Bucksport Family Medicine, joining Kristin McDermott, DO, Karen Calcott, MD, and Barbara Daigle, FNP (Family Nurse ...

BHMH First in State to Use Advanced Anesthesia Medication Process
In In an effort to be proactive in meeting the highest standards of clinical excellence and patient safety, Blue Hill Memorial Hospital (BHMH) has introduced the u...

BHMH Announces Employee of the Quarter Winner
Anne Dickens LMSW, Social Services Coordinator, is the third quarter winner of the Gold Standards Employee of the Quarter at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital (BHMH). The ...

New Schedule of Providers at Island Family Medicine
Beginning November 2, providers from other clinics of Blue Hill Memorial Hospital (BHMH) will see patients at Island Family Medicine (IFM), ensuring that two provide...

Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Hires Emergency Department Physician Hospitalist
BLUE HILL — To ensure access to a physician in the emergency department, Blue Hill Memorial Hospital (BHMH) has hired an Emergency Department/Inpatient Care Team p...

Blue Hill Annual Report Published
Please click here to view the annual report for Blue Hill Memorial Hospital....

Dobson named Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow
Amy Dobson, Vice President of Clinical Services for Blue Hill Memorial Hospital (BHMH), has been selected as a 2006 Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow. Dobso...

BHMH Awarded Three Top Patient Satisfaction Awards
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Interim Physician Joins Island Family Medicine
Beginning June 5, 2006, Philip A....

Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Wins Healthcare Marketing Award
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New Orthopaedic Center to Open at BHMH
Blue Volunteers---Taking Spirits Higher
Volunteers are a vital part of daily life at Blue Heritage Society Profile: Judy Thomas
Since Blue Hill Meet Stacey Walden, DO, Blue Hill Family Medicine
Stacey Walden, DO recently joined the physician team at BHFM and it was her wish come true. "Practicing with other experienced physicians at a small hospital like BH...

BHMH Receives $219,000 Grant to Improve Chronic Disease Care
Physician's Foundation for Health Systems Excellence has awarded BHMH a $219,000 grant for a project entitled "Improving Care for Patients with Chronic Conditions in...

Meet Karen Calcott, MD, Bucksport Family Medicine
Karen Calcott, MD, didn’t always want to be a doctor - of humans, that is. “When I was a kid, I cared for pets, horses, birds with broken wings - I wanted to be an a...

BHMH Foundation Members Unanimously Pass New Bylaws
Fifty-one Corporators of the Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Foundation came to cast their vote on new bylaws that would end the role of the foundation as parent entity ...

BHMH Receives $25,000 Grant from Davis Family Foundation
The Davis Family Foundation awarded Blue Hill Memorial Hospital a $25,000 grant for technology needs. The funds will be used to purchase and replace 20% of all compu...

Moving to Higher Ground
Timothy F. Garrity, CEO Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill Memorial Hospital has been serving the health care needs of this area for over eighty years. Though we...

Brooksville Resident Gets Fit with Blue Hill Hospital Exercise Program
Brooksville resident, Bob Wohlsen, just had a great checkup with his doctor. He credits the good news to his dedication to the Blue Hill Hospital's Get Strong…Get He...

Local Eye Surgeon First To Use New Multi-Focal Lens
On June 8th, Lawrence Piazza, MD became the first eye surgeon in Maine to implant the revolutionary new ReSTOR® multifocal lens in a cataract patient. The lens is th...

The Prime of Life
(August 2005) - Behind every scar, there is a story. In a high corner of the old BLUE HILL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EARNS
BLUE HILL — Blue Hill Memorial Hospital received national recognition as the recipient of two 2004 Avatar patient satisfaction awards: Five Star Inpatient Care and F...

House call
Dear readers, let me commend to you a way to spend a rainy Saturday: at the Blue Hill Public Library, thumbing through old editions of our local newspaper, The Weekl...

BHMH FOUNDATION ESTABLISHES LEGACY SOCIETY
On the last page of BHMH's first annual report published in 1930, you can find the following request: Healthy Peninsula Project announces awards for 2005
Healthy Peninsula Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Announces Junior Volunteer Program
BLUE HILL — Blue Hill Memorial Hospital (BHMH) is once again offering a summer Junior Volunteer Program. BHMH is committed to acquainting area youth with the health ...

WHO NEEDS REHAB?
Maybe you do! Are you -- or someone you love -- recovering from injury or illness? Coping with a chronic condition? Professional rehabilitation can make all the diff...

"Tax and Match" Should Stop
It is no secret that Maine is in the midst of a budget crisis. Property tax relief, bond proposals, and funding formulas have been much in the news, but how Maine's ...

What is a Hospitalist?
I went to BHMH and they told me that they hired a Hospitalist. What does that mean? ...

Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Hires Manager of Rehabilitation Services
BLUE HILL — Eric Medved has joined Blue Hill Memorial Hospital (BHMH) as the new manager of Rehabilitation Services. Mr. Medved is a licensed physical therapist with...

Hancock County HomeCare Welcomes New Hospice Manager
Blue Hill & Hancock County HomeCare & Hospice is pleased to announce Maureen Giffin as the new hospice manager. Ms. Giffin is a registered nurse and certified oncolo...

BHMH RECEIVES $10,000 CHALLENGE GRANT
Blue Hill - Brooksville summer residents Camilla Cochrane and Robert Strauss have pledged $10,000 to Blue Hill Memorial Hospital to stimulate new or increased charit...

Healthy Choices
Healthy Peninsula Project, in collaboration with School Union 76, is pleased to announce that mini-grants are available to carry out community or school-based projec...

CEO Announces Affiliation Agreement
This is an historic time for Blue Hill Memorial Hospital. We are celebrating our 80th birthday this year and over the past months, we've heard stories about the peop...

Remarks by Judith E. Thomas, Board Chair, BHMH Foundation
Last night, the Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Foundation Board voted to relinquish its role as the parent of Blue Hill Memorial Hospital. In the future, the Foundatio...

Remarks by Dr. Stan Bergen, Board Chair, Blue Hill Memorial Hospital
This new chapter in our 80-year history is the result of a strategic planning process that began in July 2003. The strategic planning committee worked to develop mec...

What is a PA?
A PA is a Physician Assistant; PA-C stands for Physician Assistant-Certified. ...

New Chief of Staff at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital
Dr. Thomas Bugbee has been appointed the new Chief of Staff (COS) at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital. The COS acts as liaison between the medical staff and the hospital ...

Adult Flu Vaccine Procedure at BHFM Announced
Blue Hill- Blue Hill Family Medicine is to receive approximately 500 doses of flu vaccine this week from the State Bureau of Health. Starting Friday, November 19 at...

BHMH Clinics Receive Limited Pediatric Flu Vaccine Supply
The Blue Hill Memorial Hospital's physician offices have received a limited number of pediatric doses of flu vaccine, but not enough to vaccinate all high-risk child...

BHMH Receives Anonymous $25,000 Grant from Maine Community Foundation
BLUE HILL An unexpected $25,000 grant arrived at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital, Friday, October 22. The gift was given anonymously from a donor fund of the the Maine ...

Questions and Answers about the EMHS BHMH Affiliation
Many readers have a stake in the success of Blue Hill Memorial Hospital. Many have questions about the proposed affiliation between Blue Hill Memorial Hospital (BHMH...

Message From Our Board Chairs
Dear Editor, The Ellsworth American advocates greater cooperation among the three Hancock County hospitals. We wonder, why stop at the county line? Blue Hill Memor...

Scam in Blue Hill Using Hospital Name
Blue Hill –A scam was reported to the Hancock County Sheriff's office on Tuesday, October 26th. An unidentified woman called Tom Young at the Blue Hill/Surry Transf...

ISLAND FAMILY MEDICINE EXPANDS LAB HOURS
DEER ISLE — Island Family Medicine (IFM) recently expanded their laboratory hours to better meet the needs of their patients. The lab is now open on Mondays, Tuesday...

Affiliation Agreement: Going Forward, But Slowly
Blue Hill – The boards of directors of Blue Hill Memorial Hospital and Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Foundation have decided to take more time to consider their propos...

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“The Answer Machine.” That’s what Blue Hill Memorial Hospital’s Dr. Ben...

The Flu Vaccine Shortage
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Blue Hill. In early October, flu vaccine manufacturer Chiron Corporation informed the Center for Disease Control (CDC) that none of its influe...

New General Surgeon Joins Two Area Hospitals
BLUE HILL AND ELLSWORTH ---- Dr. Amy E. Tan, General Surgeon, has joined Doctors Lloyd Harmon and Molly Collins in their Surgical Practice. Dr. Tan began working at ...

Blue Hill Memorial Hospital 2004 Annual Report
When you’re eighty, you have a lot of stories to tell. Blue Hill Memorial Hospital is celebrating our 80th anniversary this year, and we are sharing a few of ours....

Getting Fresh at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital
In an effort to support local businesses and simultaneously improve patient satisfaction with hospital meals, Blue Hill Memorial Hospital has begun purchasing food h...

BLUE HILL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EARNS NATIONAL SERVICE AWARD
BLUE HILL - Blue Hill Memorial Hospital (BHMH) has been named a Five Star Service National Award winner for "Exceeding Patient Expectations in 2003" by Avatar Inte...

Healthy Peninsula Project Releases Community Assessment Report
Blue Hill-based Healthy Peninsula Project (HPP) releases its 2004 Community Assessment this week. The report includes quantitative data on several indicators: demogr...

Open House for New CT Scanner, Rehab Space at BHMH
BLUE HILL - To celebrate the arrival of a new Computed Tomography (CT) Scanner and newly renovated Rehabilitation Services space, Blue Hill Memorial Hospital is host...

Special Delivery to BHMH
Rick Boulet, Executive Director of the Blue Hill Public Library called us one day with an idea: What if patients could call the Library and get "take out" literature...