Saving Lives Anytime, Any Place: The Rescue Vac
“True emergencies are not convenient,” says Will Connolly, RN. “They do not happen where or when you want them to.” [...]
Southern Maine Health Care Tackles Length of Stay
“More than ever, we need to focus on taking time to listen to other’s perspectives, especially when their expertise differs from [...]
NeuroCOPE: Bringing Hope to the Neuro ICU Care Team
APP Program Manager Angela LeClerc and her team at Maine Medical Center are addressing the lack of information on post-ICU patient [...]
The Pediatric Well-Care Companion: An Innovative Information Gathering App
Charlotte Helvie, a pediatrician at Memorial Hospital, envisions improving connectivity for families while minimizing care team burn out. The Challenge Recognizing [...]
Reinventing Home Health Care Delivery: The Home Health Portable Workstation
Jim Byrne, a physical therapist at CHANS Home Health & Hospice, addresses an opportunity to reinvent the delivery of essential [...]
Easing the Transition from Hospital Care: Community Partnership Helps Patients with Unstable Housing
People who have unstable housing or experience homelessness after hospitalization have 30 percent more visits to the ER after discharge [...]
Dementia Blankets: Cozy Comfort Calms Patient Confusion
When a patient with dementia enters the emergency department (ED), they may feel especially unsettled. They often don’t know [...]
Tech Time: Phone Use Offers Freedom and Therapy for Patients
The TV and "tech" room at Mid Coast Hospital’s Behavioral Health Unit (BHU). Imagine being without your [...]
Southern Maine Health Care Tackles Length of Stay
“More than ever, we need to focus on taking time to listen to other’s perspectives, especially when their expertise differs from our own.” [...]
Southern Maine Health Care Tackles Length of Stay
“More than ever, we need to focus on taking time to listen to other’s perspectives, especially when [...]
NeuroCOPE: Bringing Hope to the Neuro ICU Care Team
APP Program Manager Angela LeClerc and her team at Maine Medical Center are addressing the lack of [...]
The Pediatric Well-Care Companion: An Innovative Information Gathering App
Charlotte Helvie, a pediatrician at Memorial Hospital, envisions improving connectivity for families while minimizing care team burn [...]
Saving Lives Anytime, Any Place: The Rescue Vac
“True emergencies are not convenient,” says Will Connolly, RN. “They do not happen where or when you want them to.” Will Connolly, RN [...]
Tackling the Opioid Overdose Crisis: Post-Partum Patients Equipped with Naloxone First Aid Kits
As opioid overdoses continue to take the lives of drug users in the U.S., healthcare workers are looking for creative ways to educate the [...]
Picture This: Health hazards stand out with simple stickers
Heather Carll, of Maine Medical Center’s (MMC) Environmental Services (EVS) department, manages a team that comprises many employees who are non-native English speakers. Heather was [...]
Adventure Awaits: SMHC’s Escape Room Combines Collaboration and Learning
UNE: Chancel Diazenza, Morgan Desmond, Cameron Mann, Matthew McDonald, Izzi Marcea, and Kyle Woodruff. SMHC: Jennifer Smith, Sarah Warner, Melissa Allen, Kathleen Sheehan-Tartre, [...]
Easing Anxiety: VR helps pediatric patients through scary procedures
When pediatric patients require infusion therapy, the experience can often make them feel anxious or nervous. Infusions require placing an IV in the child’s [...]
The FRST Tool: Assessing Risk of Violent Behavior in ED Patients
Doug Johnston, MD (left) and Chris Racine, MD (right) reviewing a FRST screening. Assessing the risk of violence in behavioral health patients [...]
Mid Coast Care Team Makeover: New Staffing Strategy is a Win-Win
Left to right: Leah Bauer, MD; Jorie Catlin, PMHNP; Alyssa Rouleau, PMHNP; Sara Jacobson, PMHNP; David Dettmann, DO Providers at Mid Coast [...]