by rachael | May 11, 2022 | Emotional Health, Mental Health, Physical Health
Gardening is good for you. So good in fact, it: Exercises your mind and body. Planning, preparing, planting, and tending to a garden gets you thinking and moving. Builds self-esteem. When you learn to grow plants, you learn an important life skill and accomplish...
by kayla | May 9, 2022 | News + Announcements
Josie Poulin, AANPCB, and Sheila Hospidales, FNP, join DFD in Leeds and Monmouth. DFD Russell Medical Centers (DFD) is pleased to announce the addition of two board-certified Family Nurse Practitioners, Josephine “Josie” Poulin, AANPCB, to the Leeds location and...
by rachael | Apr 15, 2022 | Physical Health
Walking is a healthy habit that’s free and easy to fit into your day. Every step you take burns calories, strengthens your heart, eases joint pain, improves sleep, and boosts your immune system, your mood, and your energy. Walking may even prolong your life. So...
by kayla | Apr 10, 2022 | News + Announcements
DFD Russell Medical Centers (DFD) is pleased to announce the addition of board-certified adult-gerontology nurse practitioner Bridget Ross-Fitzgibbons, AGNP-C, to the DFD team. Bridget practices a comprehensive style of healthcare, partnering with her patients to...
by kayla | Apr 10, 2022 | News + Announcements
Jennifer L. Michaud, FNP-BC, Trisha Gushue, DO, and Bridget Ross-Fitzgibbons, AGNP-C, Join DFD Russell’s Bridgton location. DFD Russell Medical Centers (DFD) is pleased to announce the addition of three new staff members to the DFD team in Bridgton: board-certified...
by kayla | Mar 17, 2022 | News + Announcements
Trisha Gushue, DO, joined DFD Russell Medical Centers’ Bridgton location in February 2022. She spent her undergraduate years at Colby Sawyer College and went to medical school at University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine where she received her...
by kayla | Mar 16, 2022 | News + Announcements
Jennifer L. Michaud MSN, APRN, FNP-BC joined DFD Russell Medical Centers’ Bridgton location in January 2022. After completing her undergraduate education with a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Maine at Fort Kent, she went on to earn a master’s...
by hanna | Mar 9, 2022 | Awareness, Physical Health
A Guide to Aging and Exercise Think that exercise is only a young person’s game? It’s not! People of all ages should be participating in regular exercise. It’s essential for maintaining our physical, mental, and emotional health as well as preventing...
by hanna | Jan 7, 2022 | Nutrition, Physical Health
Everyone loves snacks! However, when we’re hungry and reaching for something quick to eat, it’s very easy to grab what’s convenient—and not always the most healthy. Eating snacks between meals helps to maintain blood sugar, gives us extra servings of...
by jennie | Nov 30, 2021 | Awareness
As you know, the past eighteen months have brought unprecedented challenges – for all of us. We recognize your frustration. We are frustrated too. But now more than ever we need to work together, to be kind to one another, and to remember that we are all in this...
