2020

MaineHealth INNOVATION is formed.

The MaineHealth Innovation division was formed to foster a culture of innovation and develop infrastructure and programs to support system-wide innovation.

• The first Innovation Center space is established at Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME.
• The Brewing Ideas Coffee Corner is created for MaineHealth care team members to connect and network.
• The MaineHealth Innovation Cohort, which started as a Maine Medical Center program in 2018, is offered system-wide.
• The MaineHealth Innovation Elective is launched through the Tufts University School of Medicine for fourth year medical students.
• The MaineHealth Innovation Fund is launched. The inaugural program is offered as the Ignite Fund which provides up to $20,000 in funding for early innovations.
• MaineHealth Innovation and its strategic partner, The Roux Institute at Northeastern University, create the Innovation Blender series to brainstorm innovative solutions to healthcare opportunities.
• The MaineHealth Intellectual Property Policy is updated and approved by the MaineHealth Board of Trustees to include all MaineHealth health care team members.