Health news

Employee recognition

BANGOR – On May 25, during an Employee Recognition Program, 36 St. Joseph Healthcare employees were honored for a total of 425 years of combined service to the organization. Recognition is based on each five-year anniversary of dedication to St. Joseph Healthcare. The following employees were being recognized:

25 years: Helen Dunphy, medical unit; Linda McDonald, operating room; Janice Stearns, endoscopy.

20 years: Marie Kelsey, financial management; Ellen Lawlor, central registration; Dennis Mason, communications; Judith Wadlington, housekeeping.

15 years: Roxanne Birmingham, surgical-orthopedic unit; Mary Brown, CAM transcription; Billie-Jean Dumoulin, radiology; Cora Hamm, cardio-pulmonary care unit; Robin Hile, central registration; Peggy Kimball, laboratory; Michelle Markie, critical care unit; Jeanne-Ann Ouellette, surgical-orthopedic unit.

10 years: Kathleen Barry, reimbursement; Michelle Edgerly, cardiology; Connie Elliott, medical records; Terri Hart, facilities; Elizabeth Hesseltine, home health and hospice; Barbara Kershner, Maine Center for Osteoporosis Research & Education; Scott McAtee, materials management; Susan McGrath, mission services; Deborah Saliba, Regional Breast Care Center.

Five years: Lisa Allen, Regional Breast Care Center; Ann-Marie Baker, dietary; Wendy Berglund, laboratory; Lisa Gray, radiology; Rebecca Hughes, sterile processing; Lynn Malicky, Bangor Internal Medicine Associates; Roger Norwood, housekeeping; Lynn Prue, radiology; Sheryl Sparlin, Diabetes and Nutrition Center; Wayne Sweeney, dietary; John Treglia, emergency department; Dawna Willette, emergency department.

WomenHeart

BANGOR – WomenHeart Support Network for women with heart disease will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 8, at Eastern Maine Health Mall, Affiliated Medical Lab, Union Street. For information, call Alice Page at 285-7592.

Emergency department director

BANGOR – Dr. Rodney Chelberg has been appointed medical director of the emergency department of St. Joseph Healthcare. Chelberg received a medical degree at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Before coming to Maine in 2001 to work as an emergency physician, he practiced internal medicine and critical care for several years and served nine years as director of an urgent care unit.