FAMILY MEDICAL CARE
Description of
types of providers
Our medical
provider team displays a variety of educational backgrounds and
professional experiences. To help you understand some of the
terms and titles, we have compiled the following descriptions:
M.D. and D.O.
There are two types of physicians in the
United States. One has an M.D. (doctor of medicine) degree, and the
other has a D.O. (doctor of osteopathic medicine) degree. Both
physicians have premedical training, an undergraduate college degree,
four years of training in a medical school and a year’s internship in a
hospital. If he or she chooses to enter a medical specialty, he or she
enters a two to six year residency program.
The D.O. believes
that a disturbance in the musculoskeletal system (muscles, bones and
joints) causes changes in other systems of the body. As part of their
diagnosis and treatment, osteopathic physicians use osteopathic
manipulative
therapy (OMT) as well as other traditional forms of treatment to care
for their patients.
P.A. —– Physician Assistant
A
Physician Assistant
(P.A.) is a health care professional who has an
advanced degree. Physician assistants
practice medicine under the supervision of a physician. As part of
their comprehensive responsibilities,
physician assistants conduct physical exams, diagnose and treat
illnesses, order and interpret tests, and counsel
on preventive health care. Within the physician-P.A. relationship,
physician assistants exercise autonomy in
medical decision making and provide a broad range of diagnostic and
therapeutic services.
F.N.P. —– Family
Nurse Practitioner
A Family Nurse Practitioner (F.N.P.) has an advanced
degree in nursing.
Family nurse practitioners meet the
health care needs of the family by providing health assessments, direct
care, and guidance, teaching, or
counseling as appropriate, particularly around family self-care. They
are dedicated to primary health care. They
treat all age groups and the array of medical conditions that patients
have. Family Nurse Practitioners work
collaboratively with physicians.
Medical Provider
Profiles
Jeff Ray, D.O.
Medical
Director
Dr.
Ray began his full time practice at SVHC during the summer of 1998. He
completed his Bachelor's degree at the University of Maine in Orono in
1975, and received his Doctor of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa in
1983. He operated a private chiropractic practice in Portland for 10
years and then attended the University of New England’s College of
Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, Maine, where he received a Doctorate
in Osteopathic Medicine in 1995.
Dr.
Ray completed his internship at the University of Massachusetts and his
residency at the Maine-Dartmouth Family Practice Residency in Augusta.
Dr. Ray’s responsibilities at SVHC include direct patient care, and, in
his position as Medical Director, clinical management and supervision
of the medical provider team. He is also a member of the Health
Center’s Management Team.
Daniel W. Bates, D.O.
Dr. Bates has joined
our staff one day a week to provide psychiatry services to children and
adolescents. He trained to become a physician at University of New
England in Biddeford, Maine and did his psychiatry residency at Maine
Medical Center in Portland. Before medical school,
he worked as a lobsterman, carpenter and woodcutter, and then trained
to be a paramedic and nurse.
When he is not with patients, Dr. Bates enjoys
raising animals of all
sorts, playing music with his friends and working on his house and barn
with his wife and children.
Kate Delewski, P.A.
Kathleen (Kate) Delewski is a Physician Assistant who completed her
Master’s Degree at the University of New England in 2006. Prior to
joining our health care team she worked at a community health center in
Sanford, Maine. Kate has a BS in psychology and worked as a mental
health therapist at a day hospital in Pennsylvania prior to completing
her master’s studies. She also works as a volunteer ski instructor for
the White Mountain Adaptive Ski School in Lincoln, NH. Kate’s medical
interests include women’s health, child and adolescent medicine and
cardiology. Her personal interests include skiing, hiking, kayaking,
traveling and spending time with her husband, Ben.
Joseph Fahey, M.D.
Dr. Fahey moved here in March 2008 to begin work as our
first pediatrician. He graduated UMass Medical School. Since
finishing pediatric residency at the University of Minnesota in
Minneapolis, he has worked in a variety of practice
situations with equal time spent as an outpatient general pediatrician
and an inpatient teaching attending at UMass Medical Center in the
Department of Pediatrics.
Dr. Fahey enjoys spending time with his three beautiful
daughters. He also enjoys traveling, hiking, skiing and just about all
sports.
David
Galbraith, M.D.
Dr. David
joined
Sacopee Valley Health Center’s medical provider team in February 2007.
After graduating from the Medical College of Pennsylvania, Dr. David
served as the Chief Resident at Maine Dartmouth Family Practice
Residency in Augusta. He has enjoyed living in Maine since starting
residency in 1995. In addition to the usual family medicine practice,
he has served as medical director of an adolescent residential care
facility and a nursing home.
Dr. David
says that Sacopee Valley Health Center blends all of those components
of health care that he espouses: preventive medicine, integration
of behavioral health, and caring for the family as a whole.
His medical
interests include diabetes, fitness, psychiatry, and patient and
community education. When he is not attending to patients, Dr.
David enjoys bicycling, kayaking, volleyball or playing his clarinet.
Kathryn
Galbraith, M.D.
Dr.
Kathryn
joined Sacopee Valley Health Center’s medical provider team
in April 2007. Dr. Kathryn completed her residency at
Maine-Dartmouth Family Practice Residency in Augusta, Maine, after
receiving her Doctor of Medicine degree from the Medical College of
Pennsylvania. Dr. Kathryn has nine years of experience in family
medicine including a position as medical director at a community
nursing home. In addition to caring for patients, Dr. Kathryn has an
extensive background in health-based quality improvement committees and
activities. Dr. Kathryn’s medical interests include women’s health,
minor skin procedures, mood disorders and diabetes.
Her personal
interests include crafting,
drawing, volleyball, bicycling, sea kayaking, hiking, and shopping as
well as spending time with her husband, Dr. David Galbraith, and their
two children.
Judith
Bean, L.C.S.W.
Behavioral
Health Consultant
The
Behavioral Health Consultant is a specialist who works as a member of
the medical team. The consultant’s primary job is to help the
patient and the medical provider develop and implement the best overall
health
care plan.
Judy Bean joins us from St.
Mary’s Hospital in Lewiston where she was a
member of an inpatient medical team. She earned her Bachelor’s
degree in social work from the University of Southern Maine and her
Master’s degree from Boston College. She is a Licensed Clinical
Social Worker in the State of Maine.
Integrated Primary
Care - Description
Integrated Primary Care is a program available to
patients of
Sacopee Valley Health Center as part of our commitment to overall
excellence in health care. The purpose of this service is to help
when stress, worry, or emotional concerns about physical or other life
problems are interfering with your daily life.
Sacopee Valley Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Organization.
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