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The Acadia Hospital Announces New Director of Psychology
Bangor, ME – Psychologist Joshua Lawrence has been named the new Director of Psychology for The Acadia Hospital. Dr. Lawrence has worked at Acadia since 2008 and was...
Acadia Hospital Healthcare Charities announces new development director
Bangor, ME – Acadia Hospital Healthcare Charities has hired its first full-time Director of Development, Lynda Rohman. "We are pleased to have a development professi...
New Vice President, Chief Of Clinical Services At The Acadia Hospital
Bangor, ME – The Acadia Hospital has promoted Brent Scobie, LCSW, CCS, to the position of Vice President, Chief of Clinical Services. In his new role Scobie will be ...
Penobscot County Sheriff Concerned About Mental Health Cuts
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Congratulations to Caught in the Act Winner Heather Elkins
Acadia Hospital's December Caught in the Act employee award winner is Pediatric Outpatient Services Staff Nurse II Heather Elkins, RNBC.
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The Acadia Hospital Adventure Program receives Funding from Bangor area breakfast rotary
Bangor, ME – The Acadia Hospital Adventure Program received a $1,500 donation from the Bangor Area Breakfast Rotary January 7 at the Rotary's weekly meeting. Rotar...
Epic Sports Helps Homeless at the Acadia Recovery Community
Bangor, ME—Keeping warm in the winter is one of the areas of specialty at Epic Sports, and a recent major discount offered to Acadia Recovery Community (ARC) has all...
Acadia Hospital Offers Opioids and addiction educational program
Bangor, ME – The next installment of Acadia Hospital's Opioids and Addiction Educational Program is scheduled for Wednesday, February 3, 6:00 - 7:30 PM at The Acadia...
Bangor Hydro Electric Donates Poles for The Acadia Hospital Adventure Program
Bangor, Maine – Bangor Hydro Electric Company has donated five poles and their installation to The Acadia Hospital to assist in the creation of a high ropes course o...
Quality, Safety, Transparency Lead to National Award
The Acadia Hospital is thrilled to be an EMHS member hospital and as such one of the hospitals recognized with the National Health System Patient Safety Leadership A...
Aware Program Awarded Outreach Grant
Bangor, ME— The Bingham Program’s Advisory Committee recently awarded The Acadia Hospital Aware Program a two year, $60,000 grant to broaden efforts at early detecti...
Acadia Hospital Aware Program Hosts First Multifamily Group
The Aware Program hosted its first Multifamily Group Psycho-education (MFG) Workshop on Saturday, September 19th 2009. The Aware Program, led by Jessica Pollard, PhD...
Acadia Hospital Expands Abstinence based Substance Abuse Treatment programming
Bangor, ME— The Acadia Hospital Substance Abuse Services Department is pleased to announce the expansion of its abstinence based Moving On Program. This program has ...
Acadia Hospital Psychologist Earns national recognition
Bangor, ME—Psychologist and Acadia Hospital Aware Program Director Jessica Pollard, PhD was recognized by the American Public Health Association (APHA) at the orga...
Acadia Hospital Supports Successful Challenge Days
With Acadia Hospital's financial and staff backing four Maine high schools recently held Challenge Days at their schools. In October Searsport District High School...
Acadia Hosts Volunteer Fair
On October 27, Acadia Substance Abuse Services staff and clients hosted a Volunteer Fair where agencies in need of volunteers set up tables. Hospital staff and cli...
Acadia Hospital announces hiring of new chief medical officer
Bangor, ME¡ª The Acadia Hospital has announced the hiring of a new Chief Medical Officer. Allen Schaffer, MD, FACP, has accepted the CMO position, and he will be tra...
The Acadia Hospital Proud to Sponsor New Project Aware Movie "Influenced"
"Influenced" (click to see movie trailer) , a youth-led movie project to raise awareness about the impacts of adult role modeling is scheduled to be released later i...
Actress Launches a new non-profit organization to fight stigma associated with mental illness
Actress Glenn Close and her sister Jessie have launched a new non-profit organization to fight the stigma associated with mental illness called Bring Change 2 Mind. ...
First Multi-Sensory Room Operational At The Acadia Hospital
Thanks to funds received from the Childrens Miracle Network (CMN),
The Royal College of Psychiatrists promotes supporting individuals experiencing a mental illness
The Royal College of Psychiatrists, serving Great Britain and Ireland, has recently begun offering two special cards designed to be sent to a person dealing with a...
Acadia Sponsoring Mental Illness Awareness Week Activities October 4 through October 9
Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) is a national event sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness. In the Bangor area, the agency OHI organizes an annual...
Acadia Hospital Provides New Youth Services Brochure
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Recovery Month is an annual observance that takes place during the month of September
Recovery Month is an annual observance that takes place during the month of September.
The Recovery Month observance highlights the societal benefits of substance ...
Acadia CEO Participates in Recovery Summit
Thursday, September 10
The Acadia Hospital President and CEO David S. Proffitt, PhD joined other speakers for the afternoon panel session entitled, "Facts, Feeling...
Acadia Hosts a Red Cross Blood Drive for its Employees
The Acadia Hospital supports the community in many ways. Two times a year Acadia hosts a Red Cross Blood Drive in its gym so Acadia employees can donate while at wor...
Chief Medical Officer Position Announcement
The Organization—The Acadia Hospital
Acadia Hospital is a 100-bed psychiatric facility and an affiliate of Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems. It has the distinction ...
Swing Fore Life Tournament Raises Over $15,000
Annual Fundraising Event Benefits The Acadia Hospital
ORONO, ME—Monday, August 17, nearly 100 golfers gathered to play at Penobscot Valley Country Club and support ...
Congratulations to Caught in the Act Winner Helen King
Helen King, Education Services Staff Developer, has been recognized with The Acadia Hospital's first Caught in the Act monthly employee award, which is one of Acadia...
The Adolescent Partial program is offering a new summer adventure-based program
The Adolescent Partial program is offering a new summer adventure-based program with Eric Talyor, LCSW. Acadia's Michelle Drinkwater RNC, and Lisa McCarthy met with ...
Rotary Club of Bangor President Susan Jonason presents a check for $2,000 to The Acadia Hospital Pre
Bangor, ME – The Acadia Hospital was one of four area non-profit organizations to be awarded a grant from the Rotary Club of Bangor. Each organization had an oppor...
The WLBZ website features information on The Acadia Hospital Pediatric and Family Center
The story below on the WLBZ website features information on The Acadia Hospital Pediatric and Family Center, which is scheduled to open in late summer. The Center wa...
Acadia Hospital Rotary Grant Story Featured on Cumulus Radio stations.
WQCB and WEZQ featured a story on Acadia’s recent funding for Challenge Day given by the Rotary Club of Bangor. You can listen to the audio file below.
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Acadia Hospital Nurse Earns Promotion
Bangor, ME -- Long-time Acadia Hospital nurse Diane Ouellette, PMHNP-BC, NEA-BC was recently promoted to Associate Chief Nursing Officer and will work closely with A...
Acadia Hospital Chooses Recipient of Nursing Excellence Award
BANGOR, ME — The Acadia Hospital's Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer April Giard, PMH-NP, CS-BC, NEA-BC, awarded this year's Nursing Excellence Award to Wayne...
Acadia Hospital and Employees Support National Alliance on Mental Illness walk
Bangor, ME—The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Maine Chapter, held its annual fundraising walk at Portland's Back Bay on May 9, raising over $120,000 a...
Healthcare Charities 2008 Report on Philanthropy
Healthcare Charities 2008 Report on Philanthropy
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Acadia Hospital Participates in Leonard Middle School Health Fair
Acadia Hospital joined many other community organizations at a health fair held on Friday, April 17 at the Leonard Middle School in Old Town. All students in sixth...
Acadia CEO Interviewed About Upcoming NAMI-Maine Walk on Channels 2 and 6
The Acadia Hospital President and CEO David Proffitt, PhD was interviewed live on Easter morning about the upcoming NAMI-Maine Walk for the Mind of America. Dr. Pr...
Acadia Hospital Twelfth 3 Bands Concert Raises over $7,000 for Acadia Youth Services
ORONO, Me—On March 24 the Maine Center for the Arts featured local young musicians flexing their musical muscles and raising funds for The Acadia Hospital ...
Dangers of Opiate Abuse Highlighted in Community Forums
MILLINOCKET & HOWLAND, ME — The Acadia Hospital brought its Close to Home opiate education message to the Penobscot County communities of Millinocket and Howland r...
Acadia Hospital Offers Training for School Nurses
BANGOR, ME—The Acadia Hospital hosted over 40 school nurses and other school personnel on March 26 with an educational presentation on adolescents and self-injury ...
EMMC Federal Credit Union Makes Donation to Acadia Recovery Community
Bangor, ME—As part of the Maine Credit Union League’s Ending Hunger Campaign Eastern Maine Medical Center Federal Credit Union presented a $900 check rec...
Our Most Successful Radiothon Ever
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Acadia Hospital Earns Historic Magnet Hospital re-designation
BANGOR, ME—The Acadia Hospital has joined only two percent of the nation's hospitals in being re-designated as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing...
Young Acadia Patients Create Commemorative Flag
Inspiration in Action--Young Acadia Patients Create Commemorative Flag
Three patients on the children's unit were inspired to create an American flag after watc...
Acadia Recovery Community Benefits from Donations
The Acadia Recovery Community (ARC) provides shelter and substance abuse treatment programs for homeless individuals in the Bangor area and is located on Texas Ave...
In Loving Memorium
The Acadia Hospital recently lost two beloved pet therapy dogs in the same week. Sassy and Nick will be sorely missed by all; their presence would change the energ...
Bullying Education Benefits Old Town Middle Schoolers
Project Aware Screens New Film, Untold Stories, Seventh Graders Discuss Impact of Bullying
Bangor, ME- Recently, 7th graders at Leonard Middle School in Old Town we...
Acadia Hospital Reaches Grant Milestone
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Acadia Hospital Capital Campaign Concludes
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Four Maine High Schools Host Challenge Days for Students
Day-long Sessions Sponsored by The Acadia Hospital as part of its Community Conversations Program
Help Local Children One Virtual Tree at a Time!
Healthcare Charities’ Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) of EMHS invites you to make the holidays brighter this season by participating in our virtual Miracle Festival...
$10,000 gift to help enable construction of new Pediatric and Family Center
The Shaw's Supermarkets Charitable Foundation recently contributed $10,000 to The Acadia Hospital's Keep the Promise Capital Campaign. The donation will go towards t...
Acadia Hospital Provides Opiate Abuse Education to Teens, Adults
The Acadia Hospital, along with many other area agencies, participated in Red Ribbon Week, a nation-wide drug and alcohol abuse education campaign, during the week o...
Acadia Provides Crisis Support
On Friday, October 31, students and adults in Stockton Springs experienced a real-life scare when an armed man entered the elementary school and held a small group o...
Acadia Hospital Establishes UMaine Nursing Professorship
The Acadia Hospital in Bangor has provided up to $250,000 over five years to establish a professorship at the University of Maine School of Nursing as part of what i...
The Acadia Recovery Community Celebrates 10 Years of Service to Homeless Population
The Acadia Recovery Community (ARC) came into being 10 years ago when the Hope House could no longer afford to keep its doors open for homeless individuals living in...
Prodrome Recognition Training Offered at Acadia
Thanks to a Bingham Program grant, roughly one hundred Acadia clinical staff recently received training in recognizing the very early warning signs of psychosis, als...
Teens Helping Other Young People
The Acadia Hospital received a wonderful surprise recently when a non-profit organization called Kid Flicks out of Los Angeles, California, offered to donate movie...
The Acadia Hospital inspires statewide improvement and is featured in NIATx newsletter
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Acadia Involved in Crisis Intervention Training for Local Law Enforcement Personnel
During the week of December 12, Acadia hosted Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) for area police EMS and jail corrections personnel from all over
Hermon Challenge Days a Leadership Opportunity for Upperclassmen
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Opiate Abuse and its Impact on the Workforce - Considerations for the Future Subject of EMHS Busines
Opiates in the workplace was the focus of four regional business forums hosted by EMHS and sponsored by The Acadia Hospital recently. The November 1 forums were held...
Acadia Hospital Outreach Program Earns Recognition
New England Society for Healthcare Communications Awards Acadia
Adolescent Substance Abuse Outpatient Program Offered At Acadia
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The Acadia Hospital to be Featured in National Publication
Reduction of Restraints Topic of Paper Published in Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research
Swing Fore Life Tournament Raises $35,000
Annual Fundraising Event Benefits The Acadia Hospital
Monday, August 21, over 100 golfers gathered to play at Penobscot Valley Country Club and support The Acadia H...
Acadia's United Way Campaign a Success
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Acadia Hospital Bestows Dorothea Dix Award
The Acadia Hospital honored the City of Bangor for its support of mental health and substance abuse treatment with the Dorothea Dix Award at a recent dinner.
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