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Primary Care | MaineHealth Stephens Hospital

MaineHealth Primary Care, Family and Internal Medicine Norway offers expert primary care services for people of all ages in Norway, Maine. From newborns to older adults, we focus on your overall health and well-being, not just a single problem or illness. Make primary care your first stop for health care.

Convenient primary care services for the whole family

We are a Level Three Patient-Centered Medical Home offering the highest quality care. Our care team includes family medicine providers, internal medicine providers, pediatricians nurse practitioners and non-clinical support staff. We are here to answer your health questions, provide preventive care, order tests, prescribe medications, help you manage chronic conditions and access specialty care when needed.

Primary care services

  • Preventive Care: preventative health screenings help us monitor your health and wellness to prevent serious disease
  • Specialized Services: evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of chronic illnesses such as asthma, depression, diabetes and obesity
  • Integrative Medicine: holistic care for body, mind and spirit that makes use of both conventional and alternative therapies
  • Behavioral Health Care: on site counseling services with a licensed clinical social worker
  • Minor Surgical Procedures: minor surgical procedures in the comfort of our office
  • Case Management: a team of registered nurses and case managers provides care management services to patients in need
  • Comprehensive Addiction Medicine: outpatient substance-abuse treatment in a safe, secure, confidential and therapeutic environment designed to support recovery. Our team assists you during every step of the recovery journey, providing comprehensive medication management, behavioral health care, counseling and support.

More about our services

Primary care providers (PCPs) have a broad range of expertise and play an important role in your everyday health care. Except for emergencies that require urgent medical attention, your PCP should be the first person you contact about a health concern. Your PCP can:

  • Take care of routine medical problems such as aches, pains and colds
  • Provide annual check-ups and other preventive care
  • Diagnose and monitor chronic conditions
  • Provide health education and prescriptions
  • Refer you or your child to a specialist when needed
     

Choose a primary care provider who is the best fit for you and your family:

  • Family medicine doctors have special training to provide medical care to patients of all ages. Family doctors can care for your entire family.
  • Pediatricians are specially-trained to diagnose and treat children. Pediatricians also provide well-child visits.
  • Internal medicine doctors, also known as internists, diagnose and provide treatment for adults.
  • Family nurse practitioners are registered nurses with specialized training to deliver care that is focused on the family. They diagnose illnesses, preform exams and prescribe medicine. They work in primary and specialty care practices, such as cancer care, heart care or pain management.

The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is a health care delivery model of care that puts patients at the forefront. PCMHs build better relationships between patients and their clinical care teams. Research shows that PCMHs improve quality and the patient experience, and increase staff satisfaction—while reducing health care costs. Practices that earn recognition have made a commitment to continuous quality improvement and a patient-centered approach to care.

PCMH recognition is obtained through an evaluation process with the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). The steps in this process are the most widely-used method to transform primary care practices into medical homes. Recognition is the result of proven transformation into a high-performing primary care practice. Visit NCQA Report Cards to view a complete list of MaineHealth practices that have received PCMH designation.

Intensive Outpatient Treatment for Substance Use Disorder (SUD)

Comprehensive addiction medicine provides outpatient substance-use treatment in a safe, secure, confidential and therapeutic environment designed to support recovery. Our team assists you during every step of the recovery journey, providing comprehensive medication management, behavioral health care, counseling and patient support.

Treatment

Our team provides care and works with you to develop individualized treatment plans based on your specific needs so you can continue your life and work. Services include consultations on all substance use disorders including alcohol, opioids, stimulants, cannabis and tobacco.

Program Features

  • Board-certified specialty consultations
  • Hepatitis C treatment and follow up
  • Medication management including long acting options
  • Coordination of counseling and case management
  • Treatment of perinatal SUD disorder; partnering with the Maine MOM program
  • Primary care for those with complex SUD
  • Peer support specialty services

Our team is here to help you through the challenging transitions from illness to recovery, under the medical directorship of Lisa W Miller, MD, a fellowship-trained physician who works collaboratively with a compassionate team of multi-disciplinary professionals. Dr. Miller is board-certified in addiction medicine and family medicine.