At their annual meeting on October 24, 2018, the Corporators of MaineHealth gave their approval to a plan to unify our Maine-based local health systems under a single Board of Trustees effective January 1, 2019. Unification puts the strength of the entire MaineHealth system behind our efforts in each and every community to ensure the delivery of integrated, high-quality, well-coordinated care.
A key tenet of the unification plan is maintaining Local Boards that will oversee the care delivered in our communities and provide local input into decision-making. Local Boards are organized as committees of the MaineHealth Board and have an important role in our community, participating in quality oversight, oversight of local medical staffs, planning, budgeting and the hiring of key executives, local fundraising initiatives, among other duties.
MaineHealth Stephens Hospital Local Board
The following individuals have been elected to the MaineHealth Stephens Hospital Local Board:
- Paul Bickford – Chair
- Richard Beauchesne, ESQ - Vice Chair
- Mari Grover - Secretary
- Scott Berk
- Mike Binette, DVM
- Jennifer Blastow, NP-C
- Mike Carter
- Celia Dieterich
- Darcy Lambert
- Monica LaVerdiere
- Stephanie LeBlanc
- Gail McBride
- Jennifer Sunday, DO
- Dan Walsh
- Dave Yarin
Ex-Officio with Vote
- Jeannette Andrews, DO, Medical Staff President
- Kelly Elkins, Chief Operating Officer, MaineHealth
- Jeff Noblin, President, MaineHealth Stephens Hospital