Patten Primary Care
30 Houlton Street
Patten, Maine 04765

Houlton Open Access
'Walk In Care'
59 Bangor Street
Houlton, Maine 04730

Houlton Primary Care
59 Bangor Street
Houlton, Maine 04730

Houlton Occupational Med
59 Bangor Street
Houlton, Maine 04730

Millinocket Primary Care
180 Aroostook Avenue
Millinocket, Maine 04462

Millinocket Dental Care
50 Summer Street
Millinocket, Maine 04462

Island Falls Primary Care
1300 Crystal Road
Island Falls, Maine 04747

December 2011 Employee of the Month

Shaun Barrows is KVHC’s Employee of the Month for December 2011!

KVHC Welcomes Robert Lemoine, FNP, New Provider for Houlton

Katahdin Valley Health Center, with locations in Patten, Island Falls, Houlton, and Millinocket, is pleased to welcome Robert Lemoine, Family Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Robert was born in Norwidge, Connecticut. He completed his bachelor’s degree in nursing at Central Connecticut State University, and his master’s in nursing at Southern Connecticut State University. Before coming to KVHC, Robert worked at Indian Health Services. He has been living in Fort Fairfield with his wife and seven children for five years.

Robert says, “KVHC offers me the opportunity to provide care in a family centered environment.” He is looking forward to the opportunity to take care of people from all walks of life, and getting to know their surroundings and families.

KVHC Welcomes Tenielle Holste, PA-C, New Provider for Millinocket

Katahdin Valley Health Center, with locations in Patten, Island Falls, Houlton, and Millinocket, is pleased to announce that Tenielle Holste, Certified Physician Assistant, will be joining the KVHC medical team in January 2012.

Tenielle, born in South Dakota and raised in North Dakota,  went to college in Lincoln, Nebraska, and underwent clinical training in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Tennessee. Before coming to KVHC, she and her husband lived in South Boston, Virginia, where she worked at Southern Virginia Orthopedics. They will be moving to Maine, and living in Millinocket.

Tenielle is an avid outdoorswoman, enjoying many outdoor hobbies such as cross country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, swimming, biking, and kayaking. She also enjoys hobbies such as knitting, cooking, scrapbooking, painting, and photography. She relishes the chance to move to the North and work with “people that are real.”

Tenielle looks forward to working at KVHC, and hopes to bring her patients the best care possible.

KVHC Welcomes Tori Thoreson, PA-C, New Provider for Houlton/Island Falls

Katahdin Valley Health Center, with locations in Patten, Island Falls, Houlton, and Millinocket, is pleased to welcome Tori Thoreson, Certified Physician Assistant.

Having grown up in a military family, Tori has lived all around the world from Florida to Germany to Arkansas.  Tori began her career in Health Care at a Community Health Center in Tennessee.  She worked in various aspects of health care throughout Kentucky and Tennessee and completed her Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant Studies at Harding University in Searcy AR.  Tori comes to KVHC most recently from the Arkansas Primary Care Clinic in Little Rock, Arkansas.

She has a passion for community health care, saying that she feels it really makes a difference to the people in the surrounding area and makes healthcare more obtainable. Tori says “I am excited to be part of a clinical team that cares about the community they are a part of. ”

Tori, her husband Tim and various pets are relocating to Maine in December and she will be joining the KVHC Team in early January 2012.

KVHC Welcomes Robert LaMorgese, MD, New Provider for Patten/Houlton

Katahdin Valley Health Center, with locations in Patten, Island Falls, Houlton, and Millinocket, is pleased to welcome Robert LaMorgese, MD.

Dr. LaMorgese was born and raised in Orange, New Jersey. He completed his clinical training at Overlook Hospital in Summit, New Jersey, and at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Patterson, New Jersey. He also attended a program at Colombia Presbytarian Hospital in New York, NY. Before coming to KVHC, Dr. LaMorgese worked for many years in a private practice in Passiac, New Jersey. He and his wife, Marilu, will be relocating from New City, NY.

Dr. LaMorgese has a passion for helping people and preventing disease. It’s what interests him the most about community health care, and what drove him to become a physician in the first place. In his spare time, he enjoys racing RC boats and other electronic pursuits.

Dr. LaMorgese will be accepting new patients at our Houlton and Patten facilities in January 2012.

October 2011 Employee of the Month

Natalie Raymond is KVHC’s Employee of the Month for October 2011!

Lisa Nielsen, MD Recognized by Martin’s Point Healthcare

Katahdin Valley Health Center’s Lisa Nielsen, MD, has been recognized by Martin’s Point HealthCare of Portland as an outstanding Maine physician. Two of Martin’s Point’s Medicare Advantage plans has recently been recognized as a “5-Star” plan for 2012 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, one of only 9 in the nation.

 

Lisa Nielsen has been recognized as an outstanding physician in the state of Maine, whose dedication and commitment to her patients at KVHC has helped Martin’s Point HealthCare garner its “5-Star”rating. As a token of their thanks for her hard work, Martin’s Point has awarded her a Certificate of Recognition.

KVHC Donates 52 Thanksgiving Baskets to Needy Local Families

For six years running, Katahdin Valley Health Center has held an employee fundraising event to provide Thanksgiving baskets for local families. This year, 20 KVHC employees donated $700.00 toward this event, which was generously matched by KVHC for a grand total of $1,400.00. With this funding, we were able to provide 52 Thanksgiving baskets to local families in Millinocket, Patten, Island Falls, Houlton, and surrounding communities.

Each basket has everything needed to provide a complete Thanksgiving meal, including a 12-14lb turkey, stuffing mix, potatoes, gravy, various side dishes and trimmings, and a freshly baked pie. Community members that have received a Thanksgiving basket are given a voucher that can be redeemed for their basket on Friday, November 18th at their local Hannaford store. This year’s fundraiser was directed by Megan Day, with aid from Carrie Kyllonen and Lynn Appleton.

Employee of the Month September 2011

Carrie Kyllonen is KVHC’s Employee of the Month for September 2011!

KVHC November Flu Clinics

KVHC will be holding several flu clinics this November, one at each of our locations.