Our mission is to provide respectful, comprehensive primary health care for all residents in our region, regardless of their ability to pay. We offer quality health care services to everyone. In the spirit of community, we make efforts to reach out and welcome those who need health services, but may have insufficient means to access them. We commit ourselves to continually reduce the burden of illness, injury, and disability, and to improve the health and quality of life of those for whom we care.
We partner with our patients to provide high quality, state-of-the-art, evidence-based primary medical care with compassion and professionalism. All of our providers, nurses, care coordinators, service representatives, medical records specialists, billers, and managers, work together to assure top-quality care, delivered at reasonable cost, and always with kindness and respect.
Patty worked in Woodsville for the past 34 years, first in private practice for 25 years, and then as a member of ACHS - Woodsville since 2013. She was also on the staff of Cottage Hospital as an attending physician at Cottage Hospital for 30 years, until 2017. Patty has three grown children, and three grandchildren. Eight years ago, Patty and her husband bought the old MacDonald Farm in Topsham, and, with their daughter, are in the process of building a small house using primarily reclaimed materials. When not practicing medicine, Patty loves to garden, cook and spend time with her grandchildren.
Kate, a life-long Vermonter, obtained her BSN from Binghamton University and her MSN from the
University of Virginia. She started her NP practice at White River Family Practice in WRJ. She left
family practice for Urgent Care, and is now returning to her passion of holistic care for the whole
family. When not at work, Kate enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter on their farm
in Corinth, playing in the woods, tending to the animals, and making maple syrup.
“Ally has been a Family Nurse Practitioner providing care across the lifespan to families of the Upper Connecticut Valley for the past 16 years. She has Bachelor’s Degrees in both Social Work and Nursing, a Master’s of Science Degree in Nursing and dual certifications as a Family and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Prior to coming to Little Rivers Health Care, she worked as a Family Nurse Practitioner at Ammonoosuc Community Health Services in Woodsville, NH and at Upper Valley Pediatrics in Bradford, VT. Although her training encompasses care from infancy to the elderly, her passion lies within women and children’s health. She is focused on integrating self-care and wellness for patients in an effort to maintain a balance for optimal health as well as collaborating to developing a plan of care that focuses on the patients’ values and goals in an atmosphere of respect and acceptance.”
Sarah received her Masters Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a specialization in Expressive Arts Therapy in 2019 from Lesley University. Prior to joining Little Rivers Health Care, some of Sarah’s previous experience includes internships working with teenage and adult populations in both an individual and group in-patient psychiatric setting, as well as facilitating psychoeducation and anger management groups for incarcerated individuals in Suffolk County, NY. Additionally, Sarah has provided both individual and group outpatient counseling for those dealing with substance use disorders. Some of Sarah’s future goals are to become a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist (REAT), and dually licensed as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and an Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor (LADC). At Little Rivers Health Care, Sarah provides individual counseling services at the East Corinth clinic, in addition to working with students at Blue Mountain Union School.
Sarah utilizes a person-centered therapeutic approach, employing tailored expressive arts therapy interventions. She also utilizes techniques rooted in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and mindfulness.
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