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.” [...]
Transforming Community Health: Dr. Lauren Ciszak and the Pursuit App
Lauren Ciszak, MD, a fellow in the Leadership in Preventive Medicine Program at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland, has been making [...]
Partnership Spotlight: Jeremy Qualls and the MIST Lab
Jeremy Qualls, PhD, Dean of the College of Science, Technology, and Health and Professor of Physics at the University of Southern [...]
Rekindling Curiosity: Dr. Sam Woodworth’s Innovative Approach to Medical Education
Sam Woodworth, MD Sam Woodworth, MD, an Attending Physician at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Hospital Medicine and a Clinical [...]
Staff Development Team Creates “Operation: No Harm Index”
The excitement was palpable as the day of the Skills Fair arrived, and the Operation: No Harm Index game took center [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Transforming Community Health: Dr. Lauren Ciszak and the Pursuit App
Lauren Ciszak, MD, a fellow in the Leadership in Preventive Medicine Program at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland, has been making significant strides [...]
Transforming Community Health: Dr. Lauren Ciszak and the Pursuit App
Lauren Ciszak, MD, a fellow in the Leadership in Preventive Medicine Program at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center [...]
Partnership Spotlight: Jeremy Qualls and the MIST Lab
Jeremy Qualls, PhD, Dean of the College of Science, Technology, and Health and Professor of Physics at [...]
Rekindling Curiosity: Dr. Sam Woodworth’s Innovative Approach to Medical Education
Sam Woodworth, MD Sam Woodworth, MD, an Attending Physician at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Hospital [...]
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 [...]
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 home health care. “If we [...]
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 than people with stable housing, [...]
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 where they are or what’s [...]
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 phone, computer or iPad for [...]
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 [...]
