Press Release

Release Date: November 29, 2011
HRCHC Contact: Communications Department
Telephone: (207) 861-3466
Email: Communications@HealthReach.org

Belgrade Regional Health Center welcomes new provider

BELGRADE – Belgrade Regional Health Center is pleased to announce the addition of family nurse practitioner, Tammy Gannaway Kerr to the medical team. Gannaway Kerr received her Master of Science in Nursing degree from the Family Nurse Practitioner Program of University of Southern Maine in 2009. Previously she obtained a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education degree from University of Maine, Farmington. She brings experience in another Maine family practice setting as well as a background in child development services. Her clinical area of interest is family practice.

"I am looking forward to partnering with health center individuals and families on their health goals and working to improve the overall wellness of the Belgrade Lakes Region as I return to my roots in the central Maine area," says Gannaway Kerr.

She will be joining physician Amy Madden, family nurse practitioner Megan O’Brien, behaviorist Jessica Hopkins and podiatrist Bert Mason who provide care to over 2,700 people from the Belgrade Lakes Region and beyond.

The health center offers quality, affordable care to more than 2,600 patients each year and is currently accepting new patients. To schedule an appointment, call (207) 495-3323.

Belgrade Regional Health Center (www.BelgradeCHC.org) is a practice of HealthReach Community Health Centers (HRCHC), a system of eleven federally qualified health centers in Central and Western Maine. Dedicated providers deliver high quality health care to citizens in over 80 rural communities.

To ensure access for everyone, HRCHC accepts major insurances and Medicare and MaineCare, offers an Affordable Care Program based on family size and income to uninsured and underinsured residents, and assists patients in enrolling in programs that help pay for health care and medications. A private, non-profit organization with a 36-year history, HRCHC is funded by patient fees, grants and individual donations.