Mercy Newsletter

CELEBRATIONS SUMMER 2023

HealthNeeds Meet the PARTNERING TO OF OUR COMMUNITY

“Ralph Lancaster was a dear friend who devoted his life to helping those in need. He was deeply committed to Mercy Hospital and its mission of compassionate care for all. That was the essence of his life’s work. We wanted to honor Ralph at a place that meant the world to him and inspire others to support the capital campaign he helped lead.” —Peter and Paula Lunder

A Letter from Our President

DEAR FRIENDS, As we enter our second summer on our new Fore River healthcare campus, we have seen the “walls” of our organization grow considerably if measured in number and scope of our many, many community partnerships.

The strength of these alliances, the additional resources and expertise they bring to us and vice versa, makes us a more responsive healthcare organization and community hospital. When we moved from State Street to our Fore River campus, some worried we would lose touch with our neighbors. Our physical relocation has been countered with a redoubled effort to be present in a way that contributes to the health and well-being of those we are here to serve every day. And of course, when we talk about partners, we are especially mindful of those who have invested in our mission to support our patients, our work, and our people. The Patricia Klingensteins of the world, along with donors who give $1 or $5, all care deeply enough to make a difference in the lives of others and make our community stronger.

Mercy is Mercy because of your partnership—past and present.

Thank you one and all.

Charlie Therrien, FACHE President Northern Light Mercy Hospital

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Mercy Hospital honors Margo Walsh with Annual Forsley Award

Last fall, Northern Light Mercy Hospital awarded Margo Walsh, founder and CEO of MaineWorks, the 2022 Forsley Award. The award was presented at a breakfast to benefit Gary’s House, a program of Mercy Hospital that provides a home away-from-home for families with loved ones receiving care and medical services in the greater Portland area. Established in 2015, the annual Forsley Award is named in honor of longtime Gary’s House champion, Fred Forsley. The award recognizes a remarkable leader and advocate who works to make our community better with a special focus on our neighbors in need. The 2022 award celebrates Margo’s outstanding community leadership and commitment to helping others through her innovative social staffing company, MaineWorks, which supports recovery and transition into the workforce. Over

Left to right, are Charlie Therrien, President of Mercy Hospital; Debra Lavoie, Executive Director of Gary’s House; Melissa Skahan, VP of Mission at Mercy Hospital; Margo Walsh, CEO of MaineWorks; and Fred Forsley, Founder and President of Shipyard Brewing.

the years, Margo has worked tirelessly with local employers to help build their workforce with employees who are beginning a new chapter in their lives. “It’s an honor for the Mercy family to recognize Margo for her extraordinary work to help support and advocate for others while partnering with employers to help address workforce challenges.”

— CHARLIE THERRIEN, PRESIDENT OF MERCY HOSPITAL.

Cover Photo: From left Northern Light Mercy Hospital Vice President of Surgical Services Mark Seelen, Northern Light Health CEO Timothy Dentry , daughter of Ralph Lancaster Anne Lancaster , The Lunder Foundation Board of Member Jack Emory , wife of Ralph Lancaster Mary Lou Lancaster , Peter Lunder , The Lunder Foundation President Kevin Gillis , Paula Lunder , Northern Light Mercy Hospital President Charlie Therrien , and Northern Light Health Foundation Vice President of Philanthropy Susan Rouillard tour the Mercy Hospital Outpatient Specialty Surgical Center named in honor of the Lunders in recognition of their One Mercy capital campaign gift.

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Northern Light Mercy Hospital Board of Directors Chair: Debra Taylor Co-chair: Doug McKeown Tarlan Ahmadov ​Arthur Batson, III Laura Blaisdell, MD Sister Anne-Marie Bourque, RSM Craig Brett, MD Sister Judith Carey, RSM Timothy Dentry Deqa Dhalac Chris Howard, Esq. Victoria Morales

TruHero Card Donation to McAuley Residence TruChoice FCU is a longtime supporter of McAuley Residence including the founding sponsor of the annual McAuley Walk for Recovery. This winter, Klee Farmer of TruChoice (left) presented McAuley Residence Portland manager, Mela Haggett (right), with a $7,016.24 donation from the 2022 TruHero TruChoice Visa credit card member proceeds. A TruChoice Visa® credit card allows customers to be a TruHero for either McAuley Residence or the Children’s Miracle Network. A percentage of each purchase made with the customer’s card (groceries, gas, bills) is donated to the charity of the customer’s choice. McAuley Residence is a comprehensive transitional housing program for women with and without children who are in recovery from substance use disorder. The McAuley Residence staff collaborates with Northern Light Mercy Hospital and community providers to offer a well-rounded approach, providing women the skills they need to embrace recovery in all areas of their lives.

Sister Mary Morey, RSM Jennifer Palminteri, MD

Karen Pardue, PhD, MS, RN, CNE, ANEF James Polewaczyk Sister Patricia Pora, RSM Charlie Therrien Lisa Toner Mike Varney

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Faith Community Partnership Helps Northern Light Home Care & Hospice Provide Patient Care Northern Light Home Care & Hospice, through the Howard Detmer Faith Community Nursing Program, is working with area parishes and churches to support aging in place with health education, referrals to services, wellness programs, advocacy, and integration of faith and healing.

The program offers activities ranging from home visitations to blood pressure clinics using trained volunteers and Home Care & Hospice clinicians.

The program is named in memory of Howard “Bud” Detmer, Jr., an individual defined by his lifelong devotion to his Roman Catholic religion. Mr. Detmer grew up during the depression, fought in World War II, enjoyed success in athletics and business, and is said to have been sustained by his rock-solid foundation of faith and family. The mission of the Howard Detmer Faith Community Nursing Program is to assist local faith communities in their efforts to provide care to their members and neighborhoods

through church communities. In doing so, the program reflects the philosophy of Northern Light Home Health & Hospice by focusing on the respect and dignity of each human life and preserving and cherishing that life in a spirit of cooperation and charity. Many program volunteers are parishioners in the churches in which they serve. If you are an active member of a faith community and would like to help your fellow parishioners who are recovering from illness or surgery, or in need of transportation to the doctor, please call us to get involved. Sign up to volunteer today by calling Robin Haynes at 207.764.9404 or by visiting northernlighthealth.org/HCHVolunteer.

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Remembering Patricia Davis Klingenstein

Mercy Benefactor, Patricia Klingenstein died peacefully on February 11, 2023 Mercy Hospital and the Sisters of Mercy made a lasting impression on Patricia Davis Klingenstein. She never forgot the mutual love and respect between her father, Dr. Harry E. Davis, and Mercy administrator, Sr. Mary Annunciata Quigley. It was Sister Annunciata who hired Dr. Davis in the early 1940s, and he went on to become Mercy’s first chair of pediatrics. When Dr. Davis passed away in 1963, Mrs. Klingenstein remembered “a sea of Mercy nurses in blue capes and caps and so many of the Sisters” when she and her family entered Temple Beth El for his funeral. “I will never forget that sight,” she recalled. Mrs. Klingenstein and her late husband, John, remained dedicated and generous supporters of Mercy Hospital from that day forward. Mrs. Klingenstein, who passed away on February 11, led her children in establishing Mercy’s Harry E. Davis Pediatric Program and was a lead supporter of the One Mercy capital campaign. Mrs. Klingenstein will be remembered by the Mercy family as one who believed dearly in the values of Mercy and was heartfelt and steadfast in her pride and devotion to the hospital until the very end. You may hear Mrs. Klingenstein share her love of Mercy by listening to the Dr. Harry E. Davis exhibit video in the main hospital lobby. The Mercy family honors and celebrates the remarkable life of our beloved friend, Patricia Davis Klingenstein. We extend our deepest condolences to her family.

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Mercy Gift Establishes a Family-Centered Integrated Behavioral Health Program Northern Light Mercy Hospital received a $1.2 million gift from Jerry and Pam Bruni that will help address the behavioral health crisis affecting children and their families in greater Portland. This commitment from the Brunis, who now live in Colorado, will honor Mr. Bruni’s late parents, James and Hilla Bruni, and benefit the community where they raised their family many years ago. The gift will fund the establishment of the James and Hilla Bruni Family-Centered Integrated Behavioral Health Program. Once in place, this new program will build upon Mercy Hospital’s strong community partnerships and fund a specialized and dedicated care team that will provide early intervention treatment to children and their caregivers in need of behavioral health care. Recruitment for the new pediatric behavioral health team is underway. Jerry Bruni was born at Mercy Hospital and attended Deering High School. His father, James, a son of Italian immigrants, was born at home in Portland during the 1918 influenza pandemic—the same year Mercy Hospital was founded. James graduated from Portland High School and worked for the Railway Express Agency and the Maine

Central Railroad. He frequently volunteered at his church and at the Portland Boys and Girls Club. He met Hilla Gorwalla in India while serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. The couple married in Portland, and they initially settled on Newbury Street. After raising their son and daughter, Hilla went to work for the law firm Bernstein Shur as a legal secretary. Through Hilla’s early encouragement, her son advanced his interest and successful future career in math and science. In making their extraordinary gift to Mercy Hospital, Jerry and Pam Bruni wished to honor the lives of James and Hilla and the values of service they championed through helping to stabilize the lives of children who are in crisis while keeping them in their homes. The Brunis’ investment will help fund a pediatric psychiatric provider, a dedicated licensed social worker, and specialized case managers.

“The Brunis’ gift has come at a time when children suffering from behavioral health challenges are ending up in hospital emergency rooms at an alarming rate. The program that will be established through this gift represents an important step forward in addressing this heartbreaking issue facing too many children and families in our community,”

— CHARLIE THERRIEN, PRESIDENT OF MERCY HOSPITAL

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PARTICIPANTS PROGRESS through three program phases over a period of 18 months to two years. In the first phase, women connect with a network of health providers and community partners to stabilize and access treatment while building a durable network of support. The second phase is aspirational, with women exploring career and education options. In the third phase, they secure outside housing and receive continued support for a successful transition into their new lives. What makes McAuley Residence even more successful is the two-generation model it uses to support mothers and their children simultaneously. If mothers have lost custody of their children, there is a closely monitored process with the state to reunify them – with many families eventually living together in the residence. A parent coach from The Opportunity Alliance provides critical support and skill-building to help make the reunifications successful. And after being assessed for their own trauma and needs, children in the program receive a range of coordinated supports – including healthcare, counseling, and access to quality early education. McAuley Residence has had persistently positive results for the rate of family reunification and Part of Northern Light Mercy Hospital, the nationally recognized McAuley Residence has two locations, with 15 family apartments in Portland and 10 in Bangor. Strengthening McAuley Residence’s Innovative Model From the John T. Gorman Foundation Newsletter

sustained recovery. But Melissa Skahan, who heads the program as the hospital’s Vice President of Mission Integration, said one trend began to concern her in recent years – a decline in the number of women enrolled in college. Eager to provide for their families, more women were choosing to enter the workforce in entry-level or low-wage jobs.

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Education Pathways for Families in Recovery

Building on its successful two generation model, McAuley Residence adds new resources to support educational pathways for families in recovery A bridge and a couple of miles are all that separate McAuley Residence in Portland from Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) in South Portland. But for the women of McAuley Residence – a residential program for mothers in substance use disorder recovery – getting to the college, and receiving the benefits that education would offer them and their children, can seem like an impossible reach. A new partnership between McAuley Residence and SMCC, with support from the John T. Gorman Foundation, is creating new education opportunities to help moms and their children close the distance.

“When I saw the decline in enrollment, that’s when I realized we had to do something different,” Skahan said. “The last thing you want to do is reunify a family and have them exit McAuley and live below poverty level. You really have to do that aspirational piece.” In response, McAuley Residence has partnered with SMCC to provide an education coach at its Portland location – someone to work with women around their career and education goals broadly, but also act as a bridge to help women enroll and take classes at the college. Funding from the John T. Gorman Foundation supports the education coach position, as well as access to education supports and the development of a family learning curriculum. “What is impressive about McAuley Residence is the work it does to continually refine and strengthen its model, using research and evidence based practices to respond to the emerging needs of the families it serves,” “It’s been very exciting to see this new partnership develop and to know that the moms are being supported on their education and career pathways, which we’re confident will bring many long term benefits to them and their children.”

— JENNIFER BECK, THE FOUNDATION’S VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS

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Save the Dates

Bush Family Classic Gala benefiting Gary’s House— 25th Anniversary Celebration June 12, 2023 The Nonantum, Kennebunkport

McAuley Residence 5K Walk/Run for Recovery September 23, 2023 Northern Light Mercy Hospital Campus, Portland

Mercy Partnership in Caring Golf Classic October 2, 2023 Woodlands Country Club, Falmouth

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Northern Light Mercy Hospital is one of 25 U.S. cancer centers and the only one in Maine selected to be a program leader for this year’s Living Beyond Breast Cancer survivorship series for young women affected by breast cancer. Series for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer Northern Light Mercy Hospital Partners with the Dempsey Center to Offer Survivorship

Living Beyond Breast Cancer is a national nonprofit providing

information and support to patients newly diagnosed, in treatment, in post treatment, and those living with breast cancer. Through the program, two Mercy Cancer Care oncology nurse

Still A Good Cause Thrift Shop Supports McAuley Residence Susan Rouillard (left), vice president of philanthropy for Northern Light Mercy Hospital, accepts a McAuley Residence donation from Katie Guzman (right), manager of Still A Good Cause Thrift Shop located at 16 Forest Avenue in Portland. Proceeds from the store benefit McAuley Residence, a Mercy Hospital program which provides comprehensive transitional housing for women and mothers in recovery from substance use disorder. Still A Good Cause Thrift Shop is an important community resource for many people, including new Mainer families. Before the shop’s proceeds benefited McAuley Residence, the shop provided support to Catherine McAuley High School in Portland, Maine’s only all-girl high school, which closed in 2016.

navigators, Erin York and Sonya Perkins will lead sessions to educate young women diagnosed with breast cancer on survivorship concerns, providing tools to navigate the long-term effects of treatment.

ERIN YORK

SONYA PERKINS

The Mercy Cancer Care team will partner with the Dempsey Center in South Portland to offer the four-part education program, which is taking place June 20, July 18, August 15, and September 19. For more information about the survivorship series for young women affected by breast cancer, please call Northern Light Mercy Cancer Care at 207.553.6868.

THE DEMPSEY CENTER was founded in 2008 by actor and Maine native, Patrick Dempsey, after watching his mother’s journey with ovarian cancer. Today, the Dempsey Center has grown to two locations in Lewiston and South Portland, Maine, a hospitality home in Portland, Maine, and has adapted to providing robust support virtually via Dempsey Connects. Dempsey Center programs provide a wide range of holistic support that address the physical, functional, social, and emotional well-being of people impacted by cancer. All services are provided at no cost to cancer patients, survivors, care partners, family members, and friends. Learn more by visiting DempseyCenter.org.

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We Remember Bob Masterson His impact lives on through a scholarship that bears his name and helps Maine nursing students.

The Robert Masterson Nursing Scholarship was established by Bob’s family to honor his love of mentoring and teaching students and to provide opportunity to students. The annual $2,500 scholarship is awarded to a senior nursing student attending a Maine college or university who plans to pursue a career in critical care. The Mercy family remembers Bob for his tireless and compassionate commitment to caring for patients and helping colleagues. For more information on how to apply for the scholarship, please visit northernlighthealth.org/masterson

FOR ROBERT MASTERSON, BSN, CCRN, nursing was more than a career or profession; it was truly a passion. Bob earned his nursing degree from the University of San Francisco and was a critical care nurse at Mercy for 30 years. Bob served as a supervisor to many nursing students during their clinical rotations and was known for calmly and confidently guiding others through difficult clinical situations. Bob led by example and embodied the Mercy values in a way that made everyone who worked with him feel privileged and inspired to be a better person and caregiver. Bob retired from Mercy Hospital in January 2013 and passed away from pancreatic cancer just one month later. The Robert Masterson Nursing Scholarship honors Bob’s love for nursing, compassion for patients, and commitment to learning.

2023: A Year of Milestones for Mercy and Its Mission-Based Programs

DID YOU KNOW MERCY HOSPITAL WILL CELEBRATE ITS 105TH BIRTHDAY IN 2023? This year, our mission-based community programs will commemorate important milestones, too. Founded in March 1988, McAuley Residence marked its 35th anniversary of providing comprehensive housing and support to women and mothers in recovery. It’s also a big year for Gary’s House, too. The hospitality home was established in 1998 to help families who need affordable or no-cost accommodations while their loved one receives medical treatment in greater Portland.

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Gary’s House Celebrates 25 Years Annual Bush Family Golf Classic and Gala fundraiser, June 12-13, will honor the milestone. After years of grassroots fundraising by

Kennebunk area friends and businesses, the dedicated group raised enough money to make a local teenager’s wish come true. In 1998, a large townhouse on State Street in Portland was purchased, and Gary’s House was established to help families in need. The hospitality home, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, is a tribute to Gary Pike, a Kennebunk teen who lost his battle

to cancer in the summer of 1991. Gary saw firsthand the financial hardship and stress families experience when a loved one needs medical care away from home. Gary asked his parents to make sure there was a place families could stay close to the health care facility. A program of Northern Light Mercy Hospital, Gary’s House is a comfortable home away-from-home for families and individuals with loved ones receiving treatment in greater Portland. The late President and Mrs. George H.W. Bush were early champions of Gary’s House, chairing an annual golf tournament at Cape Arundel Golf Club and lending their support to the program. The Bush Family Golf Classic and Gala is the largest annual fundraiser for Gary’s House and one of the biggest charity events in Maine. Many members of the Bush family have followed in President and Mrs. Bush’s footsteps to serve as honorary chairs of the event which now bears their family’s name. For nearly three decades, the annual tournament has raised more than $3.5 million to help the thousands of families who have relied on Gary’s House. This year, Bush grandchildren, Sam Bush LeBlond and Marshall Bush, will serve as honorary chairs of the two-day event and host the special 25th anniversary celebration of Gary’s House.

To support or learn more about the 2023 Bush Family Golf Classic and Gala to benefit Gary’s House, please visit northernlighthealth.org/bushgolf.

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Mattina R. Proctor Foundation Provides Funding for Important Diabetic Health Screenings

DID YOU KNOW DIABETIC RETINOPATHY IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF VISION LOSS IN WORKING-AGE ADULTS?

The Northern Light Mercy Primary Care team recognized diabetic retinal exams could prevent 95% of vision loss due to diabetic retinopathy and wanted to incorporate the vital screenings as part of annual patient visits. Thanks to support from the Mattina R. Proctor Foundation, Mercy primary care providers will have new retinal devices to incorporate the diabetic eye exam into the patient’s annual visit, and if necessary, assess the patient more frequently with a nurse visit using the device as well. The Mattina R. Proctor Foundation is a longtime partner and supporter of Mercy Endocrinology and Diabetes Care and the practice bears Mrs. Proctor’s name.

Karen Clements Becomes Mercy’s New Vice President of Nursing Karen came to Mercy with a robust

telemedicine, and inpatient/outpatient rehabilitation. During her final three years with our system, Karen was the Chief Nursing Officer/VP of Patient Care Services at Northern Light Acadia Hospital. Karen graduated from the University of Maine’s School of Nursing with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Husson University with a master’s in Business; and Dartmouth College with a master’s in Healthcare Delivery Science. She also served in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps from 1988 to 1999. She is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and an active member of her local community, serving as a board member and volunteer with several organizations. Mercy’s former Vice President of Nursing, Bette Neville, RNC, MSN, has been promoted to Chief Nursing Officer for the Northern Light Health system.

background in nursing leadership with more than 20 years in the field, many of which were in the Northern Light Health system.

Karen had been the Chief Nursing Officer of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center since 2016. She joined Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in 2013 and held several roles focusing on quality, patient and staff engagement, patient throughput, and elevating the role of the nurse leader. Before her time at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Karen worked in our healthcare system for 23 years. Initially, she worked at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center as the Nurse Manager of the emergency department, trauma, and urgent care, and then as the Administrative Director of several service lines, including emergency, trauma, LifeFlight, ICU,

We welcome Karen and congratulate Bette!

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Northern Light Mercy Hospital Welcomes Two New Cardiologists

Northern Light Mercy Hospital is pleased to welcome Aline Iskandar, MD and Adam Karpman, DO to Northern Light Mercy Cardiovascular Care in Portland. “We are excited to welcome Dr. Iskandar and Dr. Karpman to Mercy,” said Charlie Therrien, president of Mercy Hospital. “They will help us increase access to specialty care in the community, and the expertise of both cardiologists allows us to expand non-invasive services to include coronary CT imaging.” Coronary CT imaging is a diagnostic test that produces detailed images of the arteries of the heart. This non-invasive imaging technique provides valuable information about the presence and extent of coronary artery disease. To learn more, please call Northern Light Mercy Cardiovascular Care at 207.879.3770.

ALINE ISKANDAR, MD

ADAM KARPMAN, DO

Your Legacy Gift Supports Mercy’s Future Care for Our Community Have you ever considered making a planned gift to support Northern Light Mercy Hospital? A planned gift is intended to be completed in the future. It can be part of one’s will, a life insurance policy designation, or any number of other options designed to meet the donor’s needs. Also, charitable giving may achieve income or estate tax savings for you. Recognizing the role Mercy Hospital plays in providing high-quality, compassionate care with a unique community focus, Dick Sawyer was eager to support the One Mercy capital campaign. As an advocate for planned giving, he looked to see how he might lend his support. An easy way to use life insurance to support your planned giving goals is to make Mercy Hospital the beneficiary of an existing life insurance policy. This could be a policy you own, that is no longer needed as part of your estate plan. Mercy could be the primary beneficiary of this policy or you could consider splitting the beneficiary with Mercy receiving a portion of the proceeds. It is important to discuss any options with your professional advisors. “In our case, using a fully paid-up life insurance policy was appropriate and achieves our goals as well as the long term needs of Mercy Hospital. Doing something now as well as providing funds in the future is a win-win!” Dick explains. If you would like to learn about more ways life insurance can support your charitable goals and benefit Mercy Hospital, please visit northernlight.giftlegacy. com or contact Cynthia Faulkner at faulknerc@northernlight.org or 207.879.3489

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Join us for the McAuley Residence 5K Run/Walk for Recovery!

Sign-up to help today! Register at: northernlighthealth.org/mcauleywalk

Be a Walk for Recovery fundraiser! Start a team, join a team, or register individually and ask friends and family to support your fundraising efforts! Anyone can be a fundraiser even if you can’t join us for the event! SEPTEMBER 23, 8:30 am

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