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CHCS Welcomes Dr. Manaker back to CHCS as the new Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Dr. Jessica Manaker, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, returned to work at CHCS in May of 2013. She will work with a NurseTeam to serve communities of Bangor, Ellsworth and Lincoln. Dr. Manaker worked for CHCS for 6 years prior to 2010 and we are delighted that she has returned "home" to CHCS.
Dr. Manaker and her team will be available to serve each region on specific days of the week. Please be sure to contact the local office in your area for those times and days. You may contact the following to find out more information.
Jamie Parkhurst or Molly Ogden: 922-4411 Bangor
Vicki Newman: 610-8017 Ellsworth
Jen Coffin: 403-5006 Lincoln
CHCS Welcomes Dr. Schaffer to Organization
CHCS is pleased to announce that Dr. Allen Schaffer has joined the CHCS staff. His interests include Integration of Behavioral Health and Physical Health in Primary Care Settings, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, Dual Diagnosis, Substance Disorders, and Treatment of Impaired Professionals. He has a unique set of clinical and administrative skills bridging many of the delivery sectors in health care. He is double-boarded in Psychiatry and in Internal Medicine, one of fewer than 700 such physicians in the U.S. Further, he maintains current recertification in Internal Medicine in addition to his permanent certificate, a task that less than 1% of Internists have completed. He is currently practicing Psychiatry across the care continuum: Consultation Liaison, Emergency Psychiatry, and ongoing Outpatient care for selected patients. He previously was Chief Medical Officer for The Acadia Hospital, a comprehensive behavioral health and substance treatment campus, and was also Chief of Psychiatry at Eastern Maine Medical Center, a 411 bed tertiary hospital, both in Bangor, Maine. He directed the Substance Treatment programs at Acadia, and prior to that practiced at Maple Leaf Farm, a substance treatment facility in Underhill, Vermont. Dr. Schaffer resumed full-time clinical practice in 2006 following 20 years as a Medical Executive in three Fortune 500 healthcare companies. He served from 1993 to 2005 as Chief Medical Officer for CIGNA; as head of professional affairs and quality management at Aetna; and led hospital quality management and primary care delivery programs at Humana. He has also administered not-for-profit hospital programs, and founded and managed a multi-office medical group. As part of these duties he held faculty appointments with regular patient care duties in The Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Louisville and University of Connecticut Schools of Medicine. Dr. Schaffer received his medical degree in 1975 from the University Of Washington, Seattle, where he was granted early admission, received medical thesis honors and the Robert H. Williams Medical Research Award. He served his Residency training at the Tulane Service of Charity Hospital in New Orleans and at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. In 2005 he chose to pursue board certification in Psychiatry and completed his Residency in Psychiatry at the University of Vermont in 2009. Currently a trustee of the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Dr. Schaffer’s past appointments include: the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the American Association of Health Plans (AHIP), and the National Advisory Board for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). He completed an appointment on the Subcommittee on Pay for Performance convened by the Institute of Medicine in 2006.
He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry for the University of Vermont School of Medicine.
Patty and Bart open their home and their heart to four siblings keeping them together as one family.
Please click below to read how the generosity, patience and compassion of two people made a significant difference in the lives of four siblings.
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Patty and Bart's Story
CHCS Machias received the Machias Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award.
The Machias Bay Area Chamber of Commerce presented their business of the year award to CHCS Machias. The award is given out each year to the business that meets special criteria. The criteria includes, customer/employee satisfaction, quality services, service to the community, growth and improvement, and overall achievement for the year. Both of these awards show CHCS’s dedication to it’s community, employees and clients.
CHCS Machias met the needs of the community by offering the services to those who are vulnerable within the community. Machias staff deserve the recognition and are truly dedicated to the work that they provide. "I love working for CHCS, it is a good feeling to go home at night and know that I helped someone throughout the day," said Rena Lapointe, Medical Secretary at the Machias office. The chamber asked Rose St. Louis, Assistant Director of Operations, to present the award to staff and she felt honored to do so. The Machias office was the recipient of another award, as well. A Healthy Maine partnership, The Washington County One Community, aknowledges one organization for their commitment to wellness. CHCS was recognized with the Wellness award for encouraging healthy habits and lifestyles for their employees as well as their clients. Staff can often be seen out walking and encourage each other to eat better and make healthy choices. CHCS also works with other organizations to bring healthy topics for discussion in their Wellness groups.
Mary Haynes, Ph D and Clinical Supervisor writes article for SAMSHA newsletter.
Mary Haynes, PhD and Clinical Supevisor at Community Health and Counseling Services recently wrote an article for the state-wide publication, Weekly Highlight, Recovery to Practice distributed by SAMSHA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Association). Click the link below to read the article, One Agency's Journey to Be Recovery Oriented.
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