About MaineHealth Innovation
Our Purpose
MaineHealth Innovation builds connections to drive diversity of thought, educates to produce creative problem-solvers and funds to accelerate ideas. By leveraging the ideas, insights and expertise of all care team members to develop novel solutions to our unmet care needs, we are working together so our communities are the healthiest in America.
Our Goals
(1) Foster a culture of innovation
(2) Strengthen innovation infrastructure
(3) Curate of a suite of tools to support innovation
Core Innovation Services
Connecting, educating, and funding innovators across MaineHealth.
CONNECT
We are the connective tissue that links innovators with global experts and pioneers. We tap into strategic partnerships and our health system network to bring ideas to life.
EDUCATE
We provide dynamic educational experiences and programming through our Innovation Cohort, Innovation Elective, and various workshops and events.
FUND
We provide funding to innovators to propel their ideas through the Innovation Fund program in order to strengthen external funding opportunities for our innovators.
SUSAN AHERN
KIM HARVEY, MS
TODD KEILLER, MBAInnovation Supporters
Innovation Cabinet
Devin Carr, DNP, RN, RRT, ACNS-BC, NEA-BC, CPPS
Chief Nursing Officer, Maine Medical Center
Kelly Elkins
Chief Operating Officer, MaineHealth
Mark Fourre, MD
President, Coast Healthcare Alliance
Kevin Griffin
Chief Strategy Officer, MaineHealth
Lou Inzana, CPA
Chief Financial Officer, Maine Medical Center
Susan Keiler, FACHE
VP of Business Development, Southern Maine Health Care
Aileen Mickey, MD
President, MaineHealth Medical Group
Dan Nigrin, MD
Chief Information Officer, MaineHealth
Andrea Patstone
President, Western Maine Health
Sponsors
Andrew Mueller, MD
CEO, MaineHealth
Jeff Sanders
President, Maine Medical Center
Doug Sawyer, MD, PhD
Chief Academic Officer, Maine Medical Center & MaineHealth
Innovation Fund Committee
Lou Inzana, CPA
Chief Financial Officer, Maine Medical Center
Robert Frank, Esq.
Counsel – Special Projects, MaineHealth
Jeff Sanders
President, Maine Medical Center
Doug Sawyer, MD, PhD
Chief Academic Officer & Interim Chief Medical Officer, MaineHealth
Innovation Clinical Coaches
Learn more about the current Innovation Clinical Coaches.
Anne Breggia, PhD
Director, Center for Applied Science and Technology, MaineHealth Institute for Research
Brandy Brown, LCSW
Program Manager, Gender Clinic, Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital
at Maine Medical Center
Damien Carter, MD
Critical Care Surgeon, Maine Medical Partners
Michelle Duval, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Information Officer, MaineHealth
Nir Harish, MD, MBA
Emergency Physician, Pen Bay Medical Center
Rebecca Hoffmann Frances, MA, LMFT
Sr. Director of Clinical Innovation & Training, Maine Behavioral Healthcare
Andrew Mancall, MD
Radiologist, Maine Medical Center
Sunil Malhotra, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Maine Medical Center
Leah Mallory, MD
Medical Director, Simulation Center & Pediatric Hospitalist, The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center
Lizzy Mulcahy, DNP, FNP-C
Director of Telehealth, MaineHealth
Mary Ottolini, MD, MPH, MEd
George W. Hallet, MD Chair of Pediatrics, The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center
Tammy Whitney, RN, MSN, MHA
Manager of Clinical Informatics, Stephens Memorial Hospital
Innovation Collaborators
