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Pen Bay Healthcare Foundation.

The Annual Giving program at PBH encompasses gifts from the annual mailing, gifts generated by attendance and sponsorship of the many special fundraising events held throughout the year as well as personal solicitations.

Gifts to honor or memorialize a special individual are also part of the annual giving program. The PBH Foundation  recognizes the efforts of individuals who make yearly donations of $1,000 or more to the PBH Healthcare system and developed a "membership club" called the Wellspring Society. This dedicated group of donors recognizes the need for philanthropic support of the PBH system in meeting the needs of the midcoast community.

New to the Philanthropy website is the ability to make an online gift simply by clicking on the "Give Now" button. When you click on the button it will open an interactive form that you may fill out to electronically make a donation.

Designate Your Gift

You may designate your Annual Gift as unrestricted, to be used where the need is greatest, or choose to have it support patient care, education or other fundraising initiatives. As a special tribute, you may also further personalize your gift by making it in memory of or in honor of someone. Our major restricted gifts are listed below, however for more choices and information on other restricted gifts, please contact Sherry Gagne at 594-6711. Give now. 

Pen Bay Healthcare Foundation
Current Fundraising Projects

Charitable Care
This need in our community has increased by $800,000 just this year. Pen Bay Healthcare now provides more than $2 million of healthcare each year to those who cannot afford to pay. We expect this need to continue for the foreseeable future. On behalf of those who receive care from our dedicated staff, thank you for your support. Any funds not otherwise designated will support Charitable Care.

Hospice House
Hospice is a special concept of care designed to provide comfort and support to patients and their families when a life-limiting illness no longer responds to cure-oriented treatments. Provided by a team-oriented group of specially trained professionals, volunteers and family members, the goal of hospice care is to improve the quality of a patient’s last days by offering comfort and dignity. Learn more about Hospice House and related giving opportunities.

Electronic Medical Records
An electronic medical record system allows medical professionals greater efficiency, while enabling them to better care for their patients. This is achieved by centralizing patient medical records and streamlining the diagnostic and treatment processes. Learn more.

Nursing Education, Practice and Retention Program
Pen Bay Healthcare is seeking funding to create a Nurse Education, Practice and Retention Program for developing and implementing staff training that will improve patient care by safeguarding the quality of the nursing workforce. Learn more.

Integrated Care at Mid-Coast Mental Health Center
Penobscot Bay Medical Center has partnered with Mid-Coast Mental Health Center and the Penobscot Bay YMCA and received a federal grant to provide mental health and substance use treatment for youth and their families. The resulting project, titled the Midcoast Integrated Health Collaborative (MIHC), was designed to make assessments, diagnosis and treatment readily available through the offices of pediatrician and family practices and in other venues such as the YMCA. Learn more.

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Business Sponsorships

Corporate Giving
Pen Bay Healthcare would like to recognize the generous support of our midcoast area businesses. Whether giving a direct donation, sponsoring an event, use of their facilities, in kind gifts or advertising support, their support is vital link in the overall "health" of our community. Many business leaders serve on the PBH board and recognize the importance of maintaining a dependable, quality health-care system in midcoast Maine. Good health care ensures economic prosperity for the region and to makes certain that the medical needs of the employees of local businesses, their families and the more than 50,000 residents of the region are met. List of Business Sponsors

Fundraising Events

Shall We Dance
Scheduled in the spring of the year, this fun, wonderful event focuses on raising funds for a featured medical initiative. Click to learn more.  To discuss sponsorship or donation opportunities, please call Cyndi Clayton at (207) 594-6705.

Employee Contributions

Continuum of Care: Our patients and clients depend on us. The unconditional compassion, love, caring, expertise and pride we each bring to our work enables us to provide the excellent medical services our community depends on. As health care workers and caregivers we understand that despite highs and lows in our budget, care and services continue daily.

To further the educational opportunities for our staff, to improve our working atmosphere, to provide an extension of ourselves in our health community, PBH is launching an employee annual appeal for the year of 2009. For each division of PBH, we have listed restricted giving opportunities allowing your donation to impact an area of your interest as well as the opportunity to make an unrestricted gift. Even a small donation can make a sizable contribution.

As an example, a payroll deduction of $5 per week allows you to make a $260 annual donation to enhance an area of your interest. In these difficult economic times, employee contributions are more important than ever. Employee donation forms are available online or in the PBH Human Resources Department.

If you would like additional information about other giving opportunities, please contact Sherry Gagne at 594-6711 or by e-mail at sgagne@penbayhealthcare.org.

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