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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Telehealth Cart: Innovative Collaboration Makes Patient Care Successful
When the MaineHealth IT team identified the need for a telehealth solution that was affordable, easy to use, and [...]
Bridging the Health Gap for Rural Youth: The School and Community Health Advisory Council
Children and teens in rural areas often face barriers, such as travel time, when accessing healthcare, whether they’re sick [...]
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 its potential [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Busting Vaccine Myths! A Novel Approach to Engaging with Vaccine-Hesitant Healthcare Workers
A sample quiz developed by Dr. Plourde Andy Patstone, President of Western Maine Health, leaned on Dr. Carolyn Plourde’s expertise as an [...]
Better Tools for Better Brains: The “Smart” Robotic Clot Retriever
“To be an innovator or entrepreneur was not exactly my intent,” says Rob Ecker, MD, MBA, Chief of Neuroscience at MaineHealth and Director of [...]
Easing Anxiety in Young Patients: Play Portal
As psychologist Jean Piaget teaches, play is a child’s work. Bethany Sweet, a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) at the Barbara Bush Children’s [...]
Closing the Loop on Infection: The Halter Clip
Dr. Jeff Halter, Pediatric Surgeon at Maine Medical Center, likes to see his patients go home happy and healthy after surgery. Unfortunately, for many [...]
Creating a Novel Shared Surgical Coverage Model
Stephens Memorial Hospital of Western Maine Health located in Norway, ME. As a small rural hospital that runs a full service Emergency [...]
Building a Specialized Local Workforce: Memorial Hospital Medical Assistance Apprenticeship Program
Finding and retaining a trained workforce in rural hospitals is challenging. Like other New England and rural medical centers, Memorial Hospital in North Conway, [...]