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
Innovation Supporters
Innovation Cabinet
Devin Carr, DNP, RN, RRT, ACNS-BC, NEA-BC, CPPS
Chief Nursing Officer, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
Britt Crewse
Southern Region President, MaineHealth
Kelly Elkins
Chief Operating Officer, MaineHealth
Trampas Hutches
Mountain Region President, MaineHealth
Lou Inzana, CPA
Chief Financial Officer, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
Susan Keiler, FACHE
VP of Business Development, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford/Sanford
Adrian Moran
Chief Medical and Transformation Officer, MaineHealth
Dan Nigrin, MD
Chief Information Officer, MaineHealth
Andrea Patstone
President, MaineHealth Stephens Hospital
Troy Trejo
Vice President of System Strategy, MaineHealth
Sponsors
Andrew Mueller, MD
CEO, MaineHealth
Doug Sawyer, MD, PhD
Chief Academic Officer, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center & MaineHealth
Innovation Fund Committee
Britt Crewse
Southern Region President, MaineHealth
Lou Inzana, CPA
Chief Financial Officer, Maine Medical Center
Robert Frank, Esq.
Counsel – Special Projects, MaineHealth
Doug Sawyer, MD, PhD
Chief Academic Officer & Interim Chief Medical Officer, MaineHealth
Innovation Clinical Coaches
Anne Breggia, PhD
Director, Center for Applied Science and Technology, MaineHealth Institute for Research
Damien Carter, MD
Critical Care Surgeon, MaineHealth
Michelle Duval, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Information Officer, MaineHealth
Nir Harish, MD, MBA
Emergency Physician, MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital
Jessica Logsdon, MHS, MHA, PA-C
Director of the Advanced Practice Provider Center of Excellence
Rebecca Hoffmann Frances, MA, LMFT
Sr. Director of Clinical Innovation & Training, MaineHealth Behavioral Health
Leah Mallory, MD
Medical Director, Simulation Center & Pediatric Hospitalist, MaineHealth Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital
Lizzy Mulcahy, DNP, FNP-C
Director of Telehealth, MaineHealth
Mary Ottolini, MD, MPH, MEd
George W. Hallet, MD Chair of Pediatrics, MaineHealth Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital
Tammy Whitney, RN, MSN, MHA
Manager of Clinical Informatics, MaineHealth Stephens Hospital
Innovation Donors
Thank you to MaineHealth Innovation’s valued donors for their lasting contributions and for believing that together anything is possible!
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Annual Giving
Gibbs Harris Family
Nancy P. and Robert C. King
Bobbie Lamont
Sandra Stone
Wex, Inc.
Innovation Collaborators
