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Ruth Ellen Coffey, LCSW, will be welcomed to the Lovejoy Health Center this fall as we expand behavioral health services at the health center. Patients have been pleased to access on-site assistance with emotional challenges, coping with chronic conditions or a new diagnosis, and issues that affect their overall wellness across the life cycle. Ruth brings a wealth of experience in the areas of oncology, palliative care, substance use and mental health. She completed bachelor and master of social work degrees at the University of Maine in 1990 and 1992 respectively.
Ruth recently shared: “Since leaving rural northern Maine where I was born and raised I have been interested in returning to a small community. Once I met the Lovejoy Health Center professional team and witnessed the passion they have for their patients, the community, and each other I knew I had found the right place. My approach includes solution focused, strengths-based and cognitive behavioral therapies guided by individual needs and goals for change in patterns that are not working.”
Ruth will be joining physicians Dean Chamberlain and Forrest West, podiatrist Bert Mason, physician assistants Gretchen Morrow and Bobby Keith, family nurse practitioner Kaitlynn Read, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner Marta Hall, and clinical social worker Deb Daigle.
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Lovejoy Health Center is part of HealthReach Community Health Centers, a group of eleven Federally Qualified Health Centers in Central and Western Maine. Dedicated providers deliver high quality medical and behavioral healthcare to citizens in over 80 rural communities. To ensure access for everyone, HealthReach accepts Medicare, MaineCare and major insurances. In addition, a sliding fee program is available to uninsured and underinsured residents as well as assistance with applications for programs that help with the cost of healthcare and medications including the Health Insurance Marketplace.
A private, non-profit with a 43-year history, HealthReach is funded by patient fees, grants and by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $3,930,684 with 82.5 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.