2017 Annual Report In This Report Message from Our President and CEO 05 An Innovative Approach to Training 06 A Patient-Centered Approach to Cancer Care 07 Welcome Benjamin Hagopian, MD 08 Investing in Innovation 09 Living our Values 10 Training Our Future Class of 2019 Medical Students 11 Welcome Eric Gerchman, MD 12 New Space, Same Excellent Care 13 CenteringPregnancy® 14 Our Donors 15 Abbie Graiver Appointed Director of Marketing, Development and Community Relations 16 Caring for Our Community for 60 years. 2017 Annual Fund 17 Our Donors 18 Taking Ownership in Healthy Communities 20 Welcome Annamarie Pond, DO 21 Caring for Our Community Since 1957 22 Welcome Julia Moore, PA 23 2017 Welcome Katherine Stebbins, PA 23 Our Donors 24 Launching Our Patient-Centered System Website 26 Western Maine Health Medical Staff 27 Western Maine Health Affiliates 28 Western Maine Health Programs and Services 28 Western Maine Health Financials 30 Western Maine Health Senior Leadership Team 31 Western Maine Health Board of Trustees 31 2 3 Dear Friends: During 2017, Western Maine Health has continued to experience growth with the addition of new physicians, introduction of new and expansion of existing programs, and completed major renovations to physician practices. I would like to highlight a few of the key events that occurred in 2017 with you: • We celebrated a milestone anniversary, marking 60 years of caring for our community. • Launched a new, first of it’s kind, Rural Internal Medicine Residency Program. • Several new physicians joined the medical staff: Dr. Benjamin Hagopian, Dr. Eric Gerchman, and Dr. Annamarie Pond, all physicians at Western Maine Primary Care. • Worked in collaboration with other MaineHealth member hospitals to create a common set of values. This process included team members and leaders from across the entire health system. We continue to work diligently with MaineHealth and other partners to develop strategic initiatives and priorities to further improve the delivery of care. Thank you for trusting and choosing Western Maine Health as your provider of choice for your healthcare needs. Sincerely, Timothy A. Churchill President and CEO 4 5 An Innovative Approach to Training A Patient-Centered Approach to Cancer Care In the fall of 2017, the Rural Internal Medicine Maine (RIMM) program was officially launched. Cancer patients in Oxford County now have access to world-class, coordinated cancer treatment RIMM is a unique internal medicine residency training program that trains doctors at both an urban thanks to an innovative collaboration between MaineHealth members and its affiliate hospitals. The tertiary care center - Maine Medical Center in Portland - and a rural community internal medicine MaineHealth Cancer Care Network, which will deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care is being practice - Western Maine Primary Care, here in Norway. Believed to be one of the first of it’s kind launched in part with a $10 million grant from The Harold Alfond® Foundation. for internal medicine residencies in the country, the goal of this training model is to better meet the Diagnosing cancer and treating patients with the disease requires a team of experts. Most cancer patients healthcare needs by addressing the difficulties in recruiting doctors to rural communities while providing receive a combination of therapies that can include surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. By the training necessary to work in a rural community. working together, the MaineHealth Cancer Care Network can provide comprehensive cancer treatment Resident physicians complete their three years of training with alternating blocks of time spent at both services to everyone. facilities. Samuel Ferguson, DO, is the first doctor to begin his training as a first-year resident. Resident When patients access the MaineHealth Cancer Care Network for care, they will access the services they physicians manage the care of patients under the supervision of internal medicine providers at Western need as close to home as possible. Patients can be referred to larger centers for more advanced care, Maine Primary Care. One of the many benefits of the RIMM program is that residents will develop the second opinions or clinical trials, and then return to their local communities for follow-up care. The skills needed to provide excellent care in a rural setting. RIMM will not only increase patient access, but network’s commitment is to coordinate the patient’s journey as they access the services that are most also develop a new, innovative group of internists who will serve our rural communities for years to come. appropriate for their needs. 6 7 Benjamin Hagopian, MD - Western Maine Primary Care Investing in Innovation Benjamin Hagopian, MD, joined Western Maine Primary Care, a department of Stephens Stephens Memorial Hospital has recently acquired the most Memorial Hospital, in October of 2016. Dr. Hagopian earned his Medical Degree at Case Western advanced state-of-the-art dual modality Nuclear Medicine/CT Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, and completed his family medicine system available. residency training at Maine Medical Center where he served as the Chief Resident in his program. This new system, not only produces outstanding image quality, it Dr. Hagopian also completed an Integrative Medicine Fellowship at Maine Medical Center. also is designed for the patients comfort. The technology of this Dr. Hagopian joins our team of providers in delivering high-quality patient care to our community. equipment allows our patients to have procedures locally, while still receiving the highest level of care. The Nuclear Medicine Department has been operating for over 35 years and serves over 1,000 patients every year. 8 9 Pictured above (left to right): Adriana Eurich of Millinocket, ME, Scott Merrill of Scarborough, ME and Living Our Values Training Our Future Class of 2019 Medical Students Deidre Michaud of Madawaska, ME. Stephens Memorial Hospital, along with all other MaineHealth member hospitals, embarked on Stephens Memorial Hospital continues to be instrumental in the training process for future graduates one of the most profound initiatives we have undertaken as a system: the creation of a common set of the Maine Medical Center / Tufts University School of Medicine program. In 2017, three of values. This collaborative process engaged thousands of team members and leaders from across students, Adriana Eurich of Millinocket, Scott Merrill of Scarborough, and Deidre Michaud of our health system to determine our core shared values and shape our collective culture. All of our Madawaska, immersed themselves in the Oxford Hills community and completed a nine-month rural member organizations, including Stephens Memorial Hospital, share these six values: Patient medicine clerkship at Stephens Memorial Hospital. Centered, Respect, Integrity, Excellence, Ownership, and Innovation. Dr. Gregory Hardy, Rural School Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship Site Director, shares “The Our values are at the core of living our mission of working together so our communities are the relationship between Stephens Memorial Hospital and the Tufts University School of Medicine healthiest in America. Maine Track remains strong and we are starting to see encouraging returns. A significant number of students are returning to Maine to practice Medicine. This success is made possible through hard work by many people in every department of the hospital, the teaching physicians and also the participation of our patients from our community.” 10 11 New Space, Same Excellent Service Western Maine Pediatrics, a department of Stephens Memorial Hospital, is excited to be delivering high-quality care to patients and families in their recently renovated office space. Located on the second floor of the Ripley Medical Office Eric Gerchman, MD - Western Maine Primary Care Building, Western Maine Pediatrics began seeing patients in the update suite in February of 2017. Eric Gerchman, MD, joined Western Maine Primary Care, a department of Stephens Memorial Hospital, in October of 2016. Dr. Gerchman earned his Medical Degree at Finch University of The updated space features state of the art Health Sciences - Chicago Medical School and completed his Family Medicine residency training at surroundings and is designed as a Patient-Centered Lancaster General Hospital. Dr. Gerchman was also named Maine’s Family Medicine Physician of Medical Home. The practice space has nearly the Year in 2016. doubled in size and now offers 15 patient exam Pictured above (left to right): Jennifer Beaudoin, LCSW, rooms. Dr. Gerchman joins our team of providers in delivering high-quality patient care to our community. Sarah Wilson, MD, Jennifer Sunday, DO, Lisa Letourneau-Bonn, PNP, Kathleen Herlihy, MD and Danielle Tran, MD. 12 13 COMMITTED GIVERS Jewel and Brian Nolan, MD CARING GIVERS ($10,000 or Greater) Dr. and Mrs. Mark Ratner ($300-$499) Rev. and Mrs. Robert C. Sallies James and Pirkko McBride Janet Stowell Ms. Brenda Birney Stephens Volunteer Services IMO Dexter Stowell Mr. and Mrs. John R. Carlson Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Frederick Sutherland Crossway Family Dental LEADERSHIP GIVERS Mr. and Mrs. Roland L. Sutton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Gray, Jr. ($5,000-$9,999) Ms. Kimberly A. Verville Bill and Nancy Hanger Mr. and Mrs. David Hoisington Donna and Timothy Churchill COMPASSIONATE GIVERS Mrs. Eleanor A. Kubeck The Goodwin Family Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Little Nancy and Ernest Jackson ($750-$999) Dr. Fred B. Jordan Peter and Kathleen Leslie Meg Mineweaser and Francis X. Kieliszek, MD Rev. Henry A. Male, Jr. Marjorie and William L. Medd, MD John and Karen O’Brien Mrs. Anne S. Minster Christiane and Reynold Villedrouin, MD Leslie and Martha Gammon Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Mitchell IMO Heidimarie and Emery Gammon Ms. Sondra Prestia CHAMPION GIVERS Gary and Bonita Smith ($2,500-$4,999) GRACIOUS GIVERS IMO Thomas E. Cushman, Sr. ($500-$749) Hilary and Donald E. Ware, MD John Cox and Debra Sinclair Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Zinchuk Anonymous BENEVOLENT GIVERS IMO Herbert Strauss The Cushman and Pamela Andrews Donor Disclaimer: ($1,500-$2,499) Family Fund of the DuPage Foundation Every effort has been made to ensure the Mr.