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MADISON – Melissa Covenant, family nurse practitioner, joined the provider staff at Madison Area Health Center in 2017.
She has worked in community health as a nurse practitioner for more than years and in the acute care setting as a registered nurse for 11 years. She earned her undergraduate nursing degree in 2008 at Washington State University and completed the MSN Family Nurse Practitioner Program at Gonzaga University, Wash., in 2013. Her areas of expertise include women’s health, integrative medicine, and chronic disease management.
“I chose to join Madison Area Health Center because it encompasses much of what I consider to be an ideal practice,” Covenant said. “The staff respect their community and are clearly committed to the work they do.
“Growing up without health insurance for most of my childhood has motivated me to help others with barriers to accessing medical care,” she said. “I enjoy working as a primary care provider in a community health setting where I can help families who face social, economic and health disparities access quality health care.”
Moving 3,000 miles from Wenatchee in Washington state to Maine became an easy decision for Melissa and her husband. They had long been interested in Maine and had wanted to visit for many years, which finally happened last September.
“When my husband and I visited, we liked what we saw. Maine has a lot of what we were looking for: four distinct seasons and small communities, where people are closer to one another and care more for each other.”
Wenatchee has a population similar to Bangor. Situated within the foothills of the Cascade Range, it has cold winters and dry, hot summers and is a semi-arid region.
“We essentially lived in a desert with sagebrush, sand, and snakes,” she said. “We love the green of the landscape here, the varied weather and space. We look forward to having chickens and a big garden in our backyard.”
Covenant works with Dr. Nancy Knapp and family nurse practitioners JoHanna Davis and Jeanne Stokes. In addition, Danna Lee provides behavioral health services. The health center provides care to 2,045 residents of Madison, Anson, North Anson, Norridgewock, Starks and neighboring towns.
PHOTO: Melissa Covenant
