Be Healthy Maine

It's Medical Laboratory Professionals Week! This is a team of vital healthcare detectives, working behind the scenes to bring you informative results that help providers diagnose and treat patients. In fact, it is said that 70% of all important decisions regarding a patient's health involve a laboratory test.

April 16, 2021 is National Healthcare Decisions Day! Sharing your wishes for care through end of life can be difficult, but here are some resources to make this difficult conversation a little easier.

Creating a safe environment for our employees, patients and community is our top priority - and balancing safety with healing is so important to us. Read our updated visitor guidelines as of Thursday, April 15, 2021.

Limited access to healthcare is a problem hitting closer to home than you may realize. Eastern Maine Community College, St. Joseph Healthcare, and Jackman Community Health Center have partnered to bring 24/7 access to healthcare in Jackman, Maine.

Though traditional primary care has seen ups and downs in popularity, it’s still as important as ever before. We spoke with our very own Miki Macdonald, FNP, and Kathy Bouton-Semmel, PA-C, to figure out why this is.

With help from our community, St. Joseph Healthcare Foundation delivered thank you notes to doctors and staff, and raised over $34,000 of essential support.