Healthy, Happy, and Wise Podcast Series

A series of podcasts from Northern Light Health to heal, inspire, and inform. We strive to improve our health and the health of our communities through connections and conversation.     

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Serving a critical need in Maine: Psychiatric Nursing
Pathways | Season 1 | Episode 6

Serving a critical need in Maine: Psychiatric Nursing

More than 200,000 adults in Maine have mental health conditions. It is more important than ever to build a stronger mental health system that provides the care, support and services that Mainers require. A big step is building up our psychiatric nursing workforce. But what is it really like? Psychiatric nurses Mackenzie Tefft (now Mackenzie Densmore) and her sister, Miranda McKim explain what it's really like working at Northern Light Acadia Hospital.

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Tim Talk

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Northern Light Health President and CEO Tim Dentry explores issues of social and medical justice through inspiring conversations with those working towards meaningful change.

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Sustainable Healthcare

Climate sustainability in healthcare

Northern Light Health connects the dots between our changing climate and its effect on patient care, healthcare operations, and the environment.

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Pathways

Exploring careers in healthcare

What’s it really like to be an orthopedist, a phlebotomist, or a hospice nurse? We’ll show you a day in the life story of our diverse and talented employees.

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Rural Nursing in Maine
Pathways | Season 1 | Episode 5

Rural Nursing in Maine

We're headed up to Greenville, Maine to speak with VP of Nursing Operations at Northern Light CA Dean Hospital, Brad Gilbert and the Director of Quality and Risk Management Dawn Stone. While Northern Light CA Dean Hospital is rural, the coverage area for the hospital is almost the size of Rhode Island. Gilbert and Stone both speak to the essential need for rural healthcare, especially in this area of the state. Plus, there's a brand-new hospital, some amazing accolades, and Gilbert takes us through his nursing career across the country.

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Taking nursing out of the hospital: Hospice Nursing
Pathways | Season 1 | Episode 4

Taking nursing out of the hospital: Hospice Nursing

We're continuing our stint outside of the traditional hospital, with Northern Light Home Care and Hospice. This week we're catching up with Hospice Nurse Allie Rhorer who went from Marine Biology to helping patients and their families in their time of need. Hear her story and delve deeper into what it's like working in this nursing specialty.

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Taking nursing out of the hospital: Home Care Nursing
Pathways | Season 1 | Episode 3

Taking nursing out of the hospital: Home Care Nursing

We're headed out of the traditional hospital, where we've been for the past two episodes, and we're exploring something a little bit different. Jessica Muzzy is a home care nurse for Northern Light Home Care & Hospice. Instead of hospital hallways, she’s seeing patients in their living rooms. She takes us through a day-to-day and lets us in on why her job is so special.

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A little bit of everything: Medical Surgical Nursing
Pathways | Season 1 | Episode 2

A little bit of everything: Medical Surgical Nursing

Our paths into healthcare can sometime take unexpected turns. For nurse Victoria Sanborn, COVID turned out to be a sharp turn. Hear how she says her experience shaped her. Nurse Emily Bennett also chats about her journey into healthcare and what it’s really like being on a medical surgical floor.

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From the classroom to the hospital: New Graduate Nursing
Pathways | Season 1 | Episode 1

From the classroom to the hospital: New Graduate Nursing

Everyone’s path into nursing looks a little bit different. For Nurse Gillian Corcoran, it was a winding road. We chat with her about her choice to become a nurse and her transition from the classroom into her career with Northern Light Mercy Hospital. Sarah Varney, Director of Clinical Education at Northern Light Mercy Hospital explains how Northern Light Health works to make this transition as smooth as possible for our newest nurses.

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Why climate change is so unfair to our most vulnerable
Sustainable Healthcare | Season 1 | Episode 4

Why climate change is so unfair to our most vulnerable

The elderly and people living in poverty face the greatest threats to their health by the changing climate. Learn what we can do and are doing to address this.

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Healthy Buildings, Healthy People
Sustainable Health | Season 1 | Episode 3

Healthy Buildings, Healthy People

Have you ever thought about how the buildings you live, work, and play in can affect your health? In our latest Sustainable Healthcare podcast, we chat with licensed architect Ellen Belknap about how changes in sustainable building construction can improve our health and the health of our planet.

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What does the Maine Climate Council Do?
Sustainable Healthcare | Season 1 | Episode 2

What does the Maine Climate Council Do?

One group that is working to help the state prepare for any changes in our climate is the Maine Climate Council, of which Hannah Pingree is the co-chair. She sits down with Tim Doak, Northern Light Health Vice President of Sustainability (and also a member of the council) to talk about the role of government, industry, and everyday citizens in mitigating any climate change impacts.

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Healthcare’s role in climate sustainability – Overcoming obstacles and advancing solutions.
Sustainable Healthcare | Season 1 | Episode 1

Healthcare’s role in climate sustainability – Overcoming obstacles and advancing solutions.

In our inaugural episode we explore the connections between our health and our changing climate, and what hospitals can do to be a part of the solution.

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Health disparities in minority populations
Tim Talk | Season 4 | Episode 49

Health disparities in minority populations

April is National Minority Health Month, a subject Tim explores with three woman from two generations of the same family who are well versed in the subject matter.

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Educating the diverse workforce of tomorrow
Tim Talk | Season 4 | Episode 48

Educating the diverse workforce of tomorrow

Tim chats with one of the first PA Students from Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta to complete a clerkship at Northern Light Health. As one of the leads of the program, Darmita Wilson, Northern Light Health Vice President, Medical Education and Research also offers perspective into how this program will help recruit a diverse workforce.

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Meeting People Where They Are
Tim Talk | Season 4 | Episode 47

Meeting People Where They Are

Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick, CEO of Grapevine Health has spent her whole life trying to see the world of healthcare through the eyes of patients. Her insights into how they feel about the way we talk to them is eye-opening and worth a listen. She shares those insights in the latest episode of Tim Talk, which is part of the Healthy Happy and Wise podcast series.

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Health Equity in Action
Tim Talk | Season 4 | Episode 46

Health Equity in Action

What is health equity, why is it important? Emily Tolman, our associate vice president of Health Equity will explain our mission. Melissa Skahan, VP of Mission Integration at Northern Light Mercy Hospital provides a concrete example of health equity at work by detailing an exciting new partnership at Mercy that is providing housing, medical care, and educational opportunities to pregnant, homeless women seeking asylum in Maine’s largest city.

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