COVID Chronicle June 2021

A Well-Oiled Machine With all the bad that the COVID-19 pandemic brought about, there have been some amazing discoveries and advances – globally and within Northern Light Health. Now, more than ever, Northern Light Health is experiencing and relying on what we call systemness, recognizing that all of our member organizations have more in common than they realized before. This recognition has allowed quick response – the development of vaccination scheduling solutions and turnkey approaches for administering thousands of tests and vaccines; systemwide policies, developed by leaders from across the state to ensure the health, safety, and success of staff and patients; and a feeling of community among co-workers who, miles away, work together every day to ensure that care is accessible for all. Population health management, as a concept, can be hard to understand, but the unity and hard work that stave off the spread of COVID-19 has been a visible representation of how every step, big and small, we take can improve the health of our patients, friends, and ourselves, and that Northern Light Health will be here for the people of Maine – guiding them through the care experience.

Maine Governor Janet Mills tours the Cross Insurance Center mass vaccination site with Maine Center for Disease Control Director Nirav Shah, MD.

Rick Barry, clinic incident commander and vice president of nursing and patient care services at Northern Light Inland Hospital tells CEO Tim Dentry about the amazing staff and volunteers at the Fairfield Vaccine Clinic.

Northern Light Health communications specialist Bob Potts records video detailing what to expect as a visitor to the Cross Insurance Center mass vaccination site in Bangor.

Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Pharmacist Generalist Ifeoma Ifeji measures a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Cross Insurance Center mass vaccination site.

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