Elissa (Lisa) Charbonneau, D.O., M.S.
- Chief Medical Officer
- Portland, Maine
Latest posts
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Now is the time to brush up on some of your early pandemic practices
Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic most of our hands were raw from obsessive washing, and social distancing meant holing up in your home and…
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The emotional toll of treating patients in a pandemic: Why healthcare workers need care, too
I was moved by the recent news stories of an emergency department physician from New York City who took her own life after weeks of dealing with…
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Why inpatient rehabilitation can’t wait, even during a pandemic
So much has changed during this pandemic. Schools and business have closed, and no longer are we offering handshakes and hugs. Instead we’re donning masks…
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Celebrating our nurses
Each year, we celebrate nurses May 6-12 with various festivities in our hospitals. We hang up banners and have cake and ice cream socials. This…
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Protecting your families from COVID-19 when you’re an essential worker
As healthcare professionals, we’re in the business of caring for people and keeping them safe, so it’s particularly troubling to worry about how that very…
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What is fizz-eye-a-tree?
When I tell people what I do for a living, there is usually a moment of hesitation before I start explaining myself … I am…
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How a shy introvert became a leader of a national healthcare company
I have a vivid memory of an incident that took place during my third year of medical school. At the time, I was completing a…