Stephens Memorial Hospital
Bottomley, Merrill gain Level 1 certification
NORWAY — Stephens Memorial Hospital’s Physical Rehabilitation Department announces that Lissa Merrill, PT/director, and Amy Bottomley, DPT, were certified in Level 1 Concussion Management training by the Maine Concussion Management Initiative. They attended a program held in Portland in October. Although the focus of the training was on helping the safety of Maine athletes by […]
Stephens Memorial Hospital recognized as one of nations’ rural best
NORWAY — Even with the touch screen, the squat, gray medicine cabinet isn’t the most striking of objects in Stephens Memorial Hospital. It hardly matters — it may be one of the most important. Owing in part to the error-reducing procedures the machine has enabled, Stephens Memorial Hospital has been named one of the best rural […]
SMH employee gets master’s degree
NORWAY — Patricia Cook, senior vice president of clinical services, announced that Lisa Heald R.N., clinical educator in the medical/surgical at Stephens Memorial Hospital, recently earned her master’s degree in education from Grand Canyon University. Heald has been employed at Stephens Memorial Hospital since 2005.
Stephens Memorial Hospital earns ACR accreditation
NORWAY — Stephens Memorial Hospital has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in stereotactic breast biopsy as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology. A breast biopsy is performed to remove cells — either surgically or through a less invasive procedure involving a hollow needle — from an area […]
SMH Family Birthplace holds training
NORWAY — The providers and staff at Stephens Memorial Hospital Family Birthplace recently participated in high fidelity simulation training provided by the Maine Medical Center — Hannaford Center for Safety, Innovation and Simulation to practice emergency drills and scenarios. The training provides a realistic, high-tech setting that allows participants to build or enhance their clinical […]
Three injured, including 3-year-old girl, when pickup strikes car in Paris
PARIS — Two adults and a 3-year-old girl were transported to Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway on Sunday after their car was struck on the driver’s side by a pickup truck. Christine Dumont, 47, Wesley Miller, 19, and a three-year old girl— addresses unknown — were taken from the scene of the collision at approximately […]
Cormier achieves certification
NORWAY — Western Maine Health Vice President of Clinical Services, M. Patricia Cook, RN, MBA, EdD, announces that Stephens Memorial Hospital registered nurse Jill Cormier has successfully taken and passed her medical/surgical certification. The medical/surgical nursing certification is accredited through the American Nursing Credentialing Center, which is a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association. This […]
Indoor walk program stomps out winter blues
NORWAY — Stephens Memorial Hospital and Healthy Oxford Hills are now holding a weekly indoor walking program that encourages community members to stay physically active, even in the cold winter months. The program, called “Walking for the Health of It”, will be going on every Tuesday from Jan. 7 through April 29. According to Abbie […]