Press Release

Release Date: May 17, 2010
HRCHC Contact: Communications Department
Telephone: (207) 861-3466
Email: Communications@HealthReach.org

New Medical Provider Joins Belgrade Regional Health Center – Megan O'Brien, FNP

The clinical team at Belgrade Regional Health Center welcomes Megan O'Brien, FNP who will be joining the practice this summer. "I am excited to join the Belgrade staff and look forward to knowing the surrounding community. I hope to make a positive impact in patients' individual and family life."

Ms. O'Brien recently completed the Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Program at University of Southern Maine. Previously she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Community Development and Applied Economics from University of Vermont. She brings experience in long-term care and women’s health. Her clinical areas of interest include preventive medicine, women's health, and chronic disease management including smoking cessation.

O'Brien joins Dr. Amy Madden, Vickie Chapman, nurse practitioner, and Matt Colaluca, physician assistant who provide medical care to 2,500 residents and visitors from the Belgrade region and surrounding communities each year.

Belgrade Regional Health Center is a practice of HealthReach Community Health Centers, a system of eleven federally qualified health centers in Central and Western Maine. Dedicated providers deliver first-class health care to citizens in over 80 rural communities. To ensure access for everyone, HealthReach accepts major insurances as well as Medicare and MaineCare. In addition, uninsured and underinsured patients have access to an Affordable Care Program and assistance with applications for other programs that help with health care and medication costs. A private, non-profit organization celebrating 35 years of providing care, HealthReach is funded by patient fees, grants and individual donations.