Spurwink is approved for funding to acquire Tri-County Mental Health Services.
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Spurwink acquires Tri-County Mental Health Services
Tri-County has offices in Lewiston, Farmington, Bridgton, Rumford and Oxford.
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Committee recommends $8.9 million to cover St. Mary’s losses in behavioral health services
Nearly $2 million was added to the bill for Spurwink’s acquisition of Tri-County Mental Health Services.
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Paul Vinsel receives board certification in addiction medicine
LEWISTON — Dr. Paul Vinsel of Tri-County Mental Health Services is board certified in addiction medicine by the American Osteopathic Association. Vinsel graduated from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, completed his emergency medicine residency at Darnall Army Community Hospital in Fort Hood, Texas, and has practiced emergency medicine for 36 years […]
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Mental health care providers are facing unprecedented challenges amid the pandemic
Local providers say demand for mental health care has skyrocketed in the 23 months since the pandemic began.
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Shortage of psychiatrists in Maine causing a ‘crisis’
PORTLAND – Dr. Joan Leitzer, a Portland-based psychiatrist, has been “retiring for months.” “I am doing it the old-fashioned way,” she said, and is working to get each of the approximately 60 patients in her practice transferred to a new provider before she retires. But psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners and other mental and behavioral health […]
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Skinner named medical director at Tri-County Mental Health
LEWISTON — Tri-County Mental Health Services announces the appointment of Henry Skinner, MD, to the position of medical director. He officially joined the Tri-County staff Monday, July 16. Skinner most recently served as president of Family Psychiatry of Maine and as a staff child and adolescent psychiatrist at Sweetser. He is president of the Maine […]
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Community partners host opioid forum Thursday at Lewiston Middle School
LEWISTON — Community groups, police, health care providers and others will hold a community forum Thursday to talk about opioid use and addiction. The forum is scheduled for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Lewiston Middle School, and will feature two panels, a Q&A session, community resource information and on-site counselors for anyone who is […]
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There is no excuse for elder abuse
Friday, June 15, is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. By raising awareness of the issue, our goal is to send the message to people dealing with elder abuse that they are not alone, and that our community cares. The Androscoggin County Elder Abuse Task Force is a community partnership dedicated to ending elder abuse, generating […]
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Tri-County Mental Health appoints Cornelio to board
LEWISTON — Tri-County Mental Health Services has appointed Jodi Cornelio to its board of directors. She will become a member of the Development Committee of the board. Cornelio has spent much of her life serving the people and organizations in her community. She is a member of 11 chambers of commerce in Maine. She is well-versed […]