WATERVILLE—Dr. Amy
Madden is HealthReach Community Health Centers’ new Clinical Medical Director,
in addition to her role at Belgrade Regional Health Center. She assumes the
position upon the departure of Emma Ansara, FNP from the organization.
Dr. Madden has been part of the
HealthReach team as a physician at Belgrade since 2008. In 2017, she completed
a geriatric fellowship at Maine Dartmouth Family Practice Residency and is now board-certified
in geriatric medicine. Over the last year, she has led the HealthReach Geriatric
Collaborative—an interdisciplinary initiative with the goal of providing
Maine’s elderly population with appropriate treatment outcomes and links to
community resources.
Additionally, Dr. Madden is Chair
of the Victim’s Compensation Board, Co-Chair of the MaineGeneral Opiate
Steering Committee and President-Elect of the Maine Medical Association.
“I look forward to working with
Dr. Madden in her new role as Clinical Medical Director. Her leadership skills
and perspective from her involvement in the larger healthcare community will be
invaluable as she guides our clinical team,” CEO Connie Coggins said.
HealthReach Community Health Centers is a group of eleven
Federally Qualified Health Centers in Central and Western Maine. Dedicated
providers deliver high quality medical and behavioral health care to citizens
in over 80 rural communities. To ensure access to everyone, HealthReach accepts
Medicare, MaineCare and major insurances. In addition, an Affordable Care
Program is available to uninsured and underinsured residents as well as
assistance with applications for programs that help with the cost of health
care and medications including the Health Insurance Marketplace.
A
private, non-profit with a 44-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 $4,053,390 with 82.5 percent financed with non-governmental sources. The
contents are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official
views of, nor are an endorsement by, the HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
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