NORWAY — Jeff Noblin, an experienced health care leader with more than 20 years in hospital and ambulatory leadership positions, has been selected as president of Western Maine Health/Stephens Memorial Hospital. Noblin, who most recently served as the chief executive officer of Pleasant Valley Hospital in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, replaces Andrea Patstone, who was […]
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WMH’s Herlihy leads school district’s COVID policies
NORWAY — Western Maine Health pediatrician Kate Herlihy has looked after SAD 17 students for close to 20 years, first as a volunteer, then as a healthcare provider to SAD 17’s uninsured students, and finally as the district’s medical director, where she oversees the health center at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School and attends monthly […]
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Graiver appointed at WMH
NORWAY — Western Maine Health president and CEO Timothy Churchill recently announced that Abbie Graiver has been appointed director of development, marketing and community relations for Western Maine Health. She will be responsible for fundraising activities for Western Maine Health, including the Stephens Memorial Hospital annual fund, Planned Giving, in addition to marketing and community […]
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SMH receives international award
NORWAY — Stephens Memorial Hospital has received international recognition as a Baby-Friendly-designated birth facility, according to Western Maine Health Vice President of Clinical Services Margaret Burns. Baby-Friendly USA Inc. is the U.S. authority for the implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, a global program sponsored by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s […]
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Two named to WMH Board
NORWAY — David Preble, chairman, announces the appointment of H. Sawin Millett Jr. and Holly Bancroft Brown as trustees of the Western Maine Health, Stephens Memorial Hospital and Western Maine Multi Medical Specialist Boards. Millett, a native of Waterford, has enjoyed a distinguished career in public service, including Director of Legislative Operations under Gov. McKernan, […]
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Health officials attempt to calm public fears about Ebola
PARIS — The director of the Oxford County Emergency Management Agency said Friday that although residents should be aware of developments in the spread of Ebola, they should be more focused on how to prevent contracting the flu. “All eyes are on Ebola, but the bigger worry right now is the flu,” Director Allyson Hill […]