Penobscot Bay Medical Center ,Rockport

Details

Name :

Penobscot Bay Medical Center ,Rockport

Address  :

Six Glen Cove Drive

Town  :

Rockport

State  :

Maine

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

04856

Phone  :

207 596 8000

Web URL  :


Description

Penobscot Bay Medical Center PBMC is a 109bed fullservice community hospital overlooking beautiful Penobscot Bay in Rockport Maine

We offer inpatient and outpatient care diagnostic therapeutic and rehabilitative services patient and community education and a fullrange of specialty services through the Emergency Department Special Care Unit Surgical Services Department Obstetrics amp Gynecology Department and the Psychiatric Addiction amp Recovery Center

PBMC provides diagnostic treatment and support services that meet special community needs through MidCoast Speech amp Hearing Choice Skyward substance abuse counseling Nurturing Families of Knox County Healthy Families of Knox County and Health Connections occupational medicine

With a Medical Staff of more than 85 physicians PBMC offers a breadth of specialty and subspecialty services More than 95 percent of our Medical Staff members are boardcertified in their practice specialty

In virtually every area of the hospital our nurses are certified in their special area of nursing practice

We are committed to staying abreast of the latest developments in medicine and to bringing our community superior healthcare services in a pleasant and healing atmosphere

In addition to our extensive onsite services the hospitals close relationship with our rehabilitation providers skilled care facilities and home care services assures that even as you leave us youll remain in good hands


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