Pen Bay Medical Center April/May Wellness Wire

WELLNESS WIRE

ISSUE #14 APRIL/MAY 2018

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Welcome New Providers.........1-2 Events.................................... 3 Featured Article.......................4 Around PBMC..........................5

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Pen Bay Medical Center Expands Physician Network with Addition of Gastroenterologist, Podiatrist & Primary Care Providers With the goal of meeting the day to day and specialty healthcare needs of our community, Pen Bay Medical Center has focused on building a more robust provider network. Currently Pen Bay Medical Center has nine primary care providers accepting new and return patients in Rockport and Waldoboro. If you are looking for a primary care provider, please call the PBMC Physician Finder Line, 921-8200.

Kirk Bernadino, MD Pen Bay Gastroenterology

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Samuel Hall, DPM Pen Bay Podiatry

Margaret Kloby, MD Pen Bay Pediatrics

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2018 FIND-A-PROVIDER Use the red PBMC Find-A-Provider toolbar on our website to search for a provider today. www.pbmc.org

CAREERS Are you interested in joining our team? Visit our careers page today. http://bit.ly/2rIuU6A

Pen Bay Medical Center Expands Physician Network continued Kirk Bernadino, MD, has joined Pen Bay Gastroenterology and is now accepting new patients in his Rockport office. Prior to his arrival, Dr. Bernadino served as Chief of Gastroenterology at Essential Health Duluth Clinic in Duluth, MN. Dr. Bernadino returns to Maine where, early in his career, he completed several residencies and fellowships at Maine Medical Center. Joining Dr. Bernadino at Pen Bay Gastroenterology is Michelle Morgan, DNP, ANP-BC. Michelle has specialized in Gastroenterology care for much of her career. She brings a wealth of invaluable patient experience and will be seeing gastroenterology patients for initial consults. If you would like to make an appointment with Pen Bay Gastroenterology, please call 921-5970.

Samuel Hall, DPM, has joined Pen Bay Podiatry and is now accepting new patients in his Rockport office. Dr. Hall comes to the Midcoast from St. Joseph’s/Candler Georgia Foot & Ankle in Savannah, GA where he provided inpatient, outpatient and surgical management to patients with foot and ankle injury. If you would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Hall, please call 921-5700.

Margaret Kloby, MD has joined Pen Bay Pediatrics and is now accepting new patients in her Rockport Office. Dr. Kloby comes to Pen Bay Pediatrics from ProHealth Physicians in Glastonbury, CT, where she was a provider and Managing Partner. If you would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Kloby, please call 921-5600.

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2018

Healthy & Well Women’s Conference 2018

Join us for the second annual Healthy & Well Women’s Conference featuring keynote speaker Kate McAleer from Bixby & Co. This year’s conference will focus on empowering women to take charge of all aspects of their wellness, from nutrition to finances. Join us for a full day of education and exploration.

You will leave with new connections, confidence and a renewed commitment to your personal growth. Lunch included. Pre-register to secure your conference gift bag!

Date: Time: Location: Cost: Register:

Saturday, May 19 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Point Lookout Resort and Conference Center, Northport $25 pre-registration/$35 day-of registration www.journeytohealth.coursestorm.com

National Volunteer Appreciation Week Give a little. Change a lot.

Pen Bay Medical Center celebrated National Volunteer Appreciation Week April 15-21. We always look forward to this opportunity to celebrate our wonderful volunteers and their dedication to PBMC. Thank you for your continued support and for seizing the opportunity to thank them for all they do all year long.

To learn more about volunteering, please visit www.pbmc.org/volunteer.

Cardiac Rehab 5K is June 2

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The Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital Cardiac Rehab Walk will take place on Saturday, June 2 at the Belfast Area High School at 98 Waldo Ave in Belfast. Registration is at 9:30 a.m., the walk is at 10:00 a.m.

For more information or to register, please call 930-2545.

2018 May is Stroke Awareness Month…Learn and Know about Stroke!

During Stroke Awareness Month, the Pen Bay Stroke Program is encouraging community members to learn and know about stroke! Learn about conditions that place you at risk of having a stroke and steps you can take to reduce your risk. Know the signs of a stroke and best measures to take if you or someone near you experiences the warning signs.

Did you know that, according to the American Stroke Association, approximately 80% of strokes are preventable? Though some stroke risk factors are uncontrollable, such as age and race, other risk factors are in your control and making small lifestyle changes can reduce your stroke risk.

For example, high blood pressure, which is the leading risk factor, can be controlled by eating a healthy diet, regular physical activity, not smoking, and by taking prescribed medications. Other conditions that can place a person at risk for stroke include diabetes, atrial fibrillation, heart disease, obesity, and smoking cigarettes. If you have any of these conditions, follow up regularly with your healthcare provider. The American Heart Association identifies seven factors to control for ideal heart and brain health. Life’s Simple 7: be active, control cholesterol, eat a healthy diet, manage blood pressure, maintain a healthy weight, control blood sugar and don’t smoke.

Now, would you recognize the warning signs of stroke? Stroke is an emergency! There are treatments for the most common type of stroke but it is very important to seek treatment immediately! Call 9-1-1 and get to the Emergency Room as quickly as possible if you or someone near you is experiencing any of these warning signs: • Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding.

• Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body.

• Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes.

• Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination.

• Sudden severe headache with no known cause.

During Stroke Awareness Month, please take some time to learn and know more about stroke. For more information, visit the American Heart & Stroke Association at www.strokeassociation.org or the National Stroke Association at www.stroke.org.

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Pen Bay Medical Center is a certified Joint Commission Primary Stroke Center. This certification of distinction is awarded to hospitals that make exceptional efforts to foster better outcomes for stroke. The PBMC Stroke Program is also the recipient of the American Heart & Stroke Association Get With the Guidelines® Target-Stroke Honor Roll and Gold Plus Elite Stroke Performance Achievement Award. www.pbmc.org

2018 Pen Bay Medical Center raises awareness for Colorectal Cancer In recognition of Colorectal Cancer Awareness month in March, Pen Bay Medical Center hosted several awareness events. Colleagues across the system celebrated Dress in Blue Day and the PBMC endoscopy department invited the public to walk through the Strollin’ Colon to get the latest updates on prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment and care of colon cancer.

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