Northern Light Mayo Hospital

Northern Light Mayo Hospital Northern Light Mayo Hospital is a non-profit, 25-bed critical access hospital in Dover-Foxcroft.

The Northern Light Orthopedics practice in Dover-Foxcroft will close at 2:30 pm on Wednesday, March 11. Our team looks f...
03/11/2026

The Northern Light Orthopedics practice in Dover-Foxcroft will close at 2:30 pm on Wednesday, March 11. Our team looks forward to returning calls when the office re-opens on Thursday, March 12.

While some may think concussions aren’t serious, they are actually a mild form of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). 3 thin...
03/11/2026

While some may think concussions aren’t serious, they are actually a mild form of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

3 things you should know about concussions

1. They happen more often than you think.
Concussions can happen from blows to the head during sports activities or accidents, or may result from simple mishaps, like walking into a door and banging your head.

2. Symptoms aren’t always obvious.
Common symptoms can be easy to spot – headaches, dizziness, nausea, and hearing or vision problems. Less common symptoms are harder – sleep difficulties, depression, anxiety, and slower-than-normal reaction time.

3. Screen time, alcohol, and caffeine all impact recovery.
Avoid screen time in the first 48 hours of recovery. Limit both caffeine and alcohol consumption during recovery.

To read about Carly Guerrette’s personal experience with a concussion, click here:https://ow.ly/VJFX50YrLXg

“Knowing that I can help ease patients’ burdens so they can focus on getting well is very rewarding. I became a social w...
03/09/2026

“Knowing that I can help ease patients’ burdens so they can focus on getting well is very rewarding. I became a social worker to make a difference and help people in need.”

Meet Amy Banks, MSW, care manager at Northern Light Mayo Hospital and social worker at Northern Light CA Dean and Sebasticook Valley Hospitals, one of our featured social workers for Social Work Awareness Month.

“We think broadly, looking at all aspects of patient care and how all of those things fit together (or don’t fit) to gain the best outcome for every patient. As creative, outside-the-box thinkers, we can see things differently, which helps our patients.”

For Social Work Awareness Month, we celebrate the unique, integral role medical social workers play within our healthcar...
03/06/2026

For Social Work Awareness Month, we celebrate the unique, integral role medical social workers play within our healthcare system.

Medical social workers help navigate, and co-coordinate patient-centered care plans; advocate; educate about available treatment options, resources, and services; and provide support during crises.

For hospice patients, social workers ensure end-of-life goals are respected; provide advanced care planning; emotional and psychological support; connect families with community resources; and offer caregiver support.

💙 We honor and recognize your compassion, professionalism, and dedication to patient care - thank you! 💙

Featured are some of our incredible social workers!

We're proud to welcome Troy Brown and Carla Ritchie to the Northern Light Mayo and CA Dean Hospital Common Board of Trus...
02/27/2026

We're proud to welcome Troy Brown and Carla Ritchie to the Northern Light Mayo and CA Dean Hospital Common Board of Trustees.

Troy and Carla bring lots of experience and a shared commitment to improve the health of the people and communities we serve. Our board oversees healthcare in Piscataquis County and the surrounding region, similar to how Maine Highlands communities collaborate on education, public safety, and economic development.

Learn more about Troy and Carla: https://ow.ly/RZjR50YmKik

🚭 Va**ng and to***co use trends among Piscataquis County youth — here’s what the data shows.📊 Middle School Students:• 4...
02/26/2026

🚭 Va**ng and to***co use trends among Piscataquis County youth — here’s what the data shows.

📊 Middle School Students:
• 4.0% smoked ci******es in the past 30 days
• 22.1% have ever used an electronic v***r product
• 12.7% used an electronic v***r product in the past 30 days
⬇️ Va**ng use has decreased since 2023

📊 High School Students:
• 4.0% smoked ci******es in the past 30 days
• 16.7% used an electronic v***r product in the past 30 days
• 30.8% have ever used an electronic v***r product
⬇️ Va**ng and cigarette use have decreased since 2023

🧠 Takeaway: Progress is happening, and continued prevention and education can help keep these trends moving in the right direction.

Source: 2023 & 2025 MIYHS, Piscataquis County

If you have questions about your child’s immunizations, you do not have to navigate them alone. Talk to your child’s ped...
02/24/2026

If you have questions about your child’s immunizations, you do not have to navigate them alone. Talk to your child’s pediatrician or family practitioner, or start here for helpful information: https://ow.ly/jG4u50YhTwv

SCHEDULE CHANGE: Mobile Mammography for Tuesday, February 24 in Sangerville has been cancelled, including walk-ins. We a...
02/23/2026

SCHEDULE CHANGE: Mobile Mammography for Tuesday, February 24 in Sangerville has been cancelled, including walk-ins. We appreciate your understanding.

See the upcoming schedule: https://ow.ly/c5YG50YcWwr.

🏃 How active are our students? Here’s what the latest survey data shows.📊 Middle School Students:• 50.4% were active 5+ ...
02/22/2026

🏃 How active are our students? Here’s what the latest survey data shows.

📊 Middle School Students:
• 50.4% were active 5+ days per week
• 25.9% were active every day (7 days)
➡️ Physical activity levels have remained fairly stable since 2023

📊 High School Students:
• 47.0% were active 5+ days per week
• 25.8% were active every day (7 days)
➡️ Physical activity levels have remained consistent since 2023

💪 Takeaway: Supporting daily movement at school, home, and in the community helps students meet the goal of 60 minutes of activity per day.

Source: 2023 & 2025 MIYHS, Piscataquis County

🥦 New survey data shows how eating habits are changing for Piscataquis County students.📊 Middle School Students:• 21.6% ...
02/20/2026

🥦 New survey data shows how eating habits are changing for Piscataquis County students.

📊 Middle School Students:
• 21.6% eat 5+ servings of fruits & vegetables daily
• 24.8% drink sugary beverages daily
⬆️ Fruit & vegetable intake has increased since 2023
⬇️ Sugary drink use has decreased since 2023

📊 High School Students:
• 12.3% eat 5+ servings of fruits & vegetables daily
• 33.0% drink sugary beverages daily
⬆️ Fruit & vegetable intake has doubled since 2023
⬆️ Sugary drink use has increased since 2023

🥕 Takeaway: Small changes — like adding fruits and vegetables and cutting back on sugary drinks — can make a big difference for student health.

Source: 2023 & 2025 Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey (MIYHS), Piscataquis County

02/19/2026

Have you ever wondered what the process is for a stress test? Morgan Mazzei, our patient experience program manager, gives us a walkthrough of what a stress test looks like and what to expect.

Check out the video below to learn more!

Want more tips on how to take care of your heart? Check out our top tips here:

🎉Please join us in congratulating Isabella, Heidi, Allie, Lileighanne, and Stacy, our new medical assistants! These five...
02/18/2026

🎉Please join us in congratulating Isabella, Heidi, Allie, Lileighanne, and Stacy, our new medical assistants! These five recently graduated from our Medical Assistant Program and have started working in our local health centers.

🌟The group embraced teamwork, worked hard, and had a lot of fun during the course. Now, they're ready to make a difference caring for our community. We're proud to welcome them!

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At Northern Light Health, we’re building a better approach to healthcare because we believe people deserve access to care that works for them. As an integrated health delivery system serving Maine, we’re raising the bar with no-nonsense solutions that are leading the way to a healthier future for our state. Our more than 12,000 team members are committed to making healthcare work for you: our patients, communities, and employees. Located in the scenic Maine Highlands Region, Northern Light Mayo Hospital provides advanced medical services to more than 26,000 residents in Piscataquis and adjacent Penobscot and Somerset counties. We’re a 25 bed, non-profit, critical access hospital staffed with great nursing and clinical support and a team of primary care physicians and specialists including hospital-based inpatient physicians that provide coverage 24/7 (hospitalists), Family Practice, Ear, Nose & Throat, Internal Medicine, OBGYN, Pediatrics, Urology, General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Psychiatry and Cardiology. Our Emergency Department handled over 12,000 visits last year and our ambulances & EMS responders bring the face of Mayo out into the community often when least expected but urgently needed.

Our core mission has always been to provide high-quality, compassionate health care to those who live and work in our communities. To further this mission, Mayo has outpatient clinics in the towns of Corinth, Dexter, Dover-Foxcroft, Guilford, and Milo.

Dover-Foxcroft, the county seat of Piscataquis County, has a population of 4,200 and is located 38 miles northwest of Bangor. Mayo Regional opened in 1978 and is governed by representatives of the 13 towns in Hospital Administrative District 4.