RANGELEY—Please
join Rangeley Family Medicine staff in welcoming Jane Gordon to our health
center. Jane originally began offering medical care in April as a temporary
provider, but has made the decision to fulfill the role on a long-term basis.
Jane obtained her undergraduate nursing degree at Winona State University, MN
in 1978 and Master of Science in Nursing—family nurse practitioner degree at
St. Louis University, MO in 2006. Her areas of expertise include bioidentical
hormones/hormonal balancing, integrative medicine, pediatrics, infectious
diseases including Lyme Disease, holistic medicine and lifestyle medicine.
Jane
recently shared her reasons for staying in Rangeley and practicing at the
health center. “I have practiced in rural health as a nurse practitioner for 13
years and as a registered nurse for 25 years. I love what I do! I have
been married 36 years to my 'Knight in Shining Armor' and we have adopted 10
children from the US, Brazil, and Mexico, ages 31-10, with three little girls
still at home. I love kayaking, hiking, riding ATVs, worshiping God in keyboard
and song, drama, Nordic skiing, home designing, wedding planning, reading and
counseling.”
She
continued, “I came to Rangeley as a locum provider having heard how beautiful
and amazing Maine was. Our practice manager was eloquent about the stunning
mountain lake grandeur of the Rangeley area. I came for four months and
found all that she said to be true. I committed to another four months during
which time my whole family and I fell in love with this little 'Brigadoon'; the
people, our church, the clinic, the mountains, the lakes, the seasons; all fit
us like a glove. We felt loved, wanted, needed here. We felt like we
belonged here. So we've decided to stay forever, or until we become
abominable snowmen!”
In
the health center, Jane works alongside Diane Zavostky, MD and Angela Kristoff,
LCSW, who offers behavioral health services. 1,400 residents of Dallas and Lincoln Plantations, Madrid, Magalloway,
Rangeley, Sandy River and adjacent locations obtain care at the health center
each year.
Rangeley Family Medicine is a
practice of HealthReach Community Health Centers, a system 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 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 healthcare 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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