Central Maine Healthcare

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Circle of Gratitude

Jim Martin, LCSW

Board Director, Central Maine Healthcare

CEO, Community Concepts, Inc., (CCI) Lewiston

Jim Martin is a well-versed social services leader in Maine, having executive leadership experience in both nonprofit and state government sectors. Jim has a broad professional background providing clinical services to children and families and has dedicated his career to helping marginalized individuals become stable and independent.

Jim is a licensed clinical social worker and received his Master of Social Work from the University of New England. Prior to assuming his role at CCI, Jim served as chief program officer at Sweetser and as director of the Office of Child and Family Services at the Maine DHHS where he was responsible for ensuring the safety, permanency and well-being of children and families. He also worked as director of the Office of Aging and Disability Services at DHHS, overseeing a suite of Medicaid home and community-based programs for individuals with disabilities

Jim and his family reside in Raymond and enjoy spending time outside boating and skiing as much as possible.

Steven G. Littleson, DBA

President and CEO, Central Maine Healthcare, President, Central Maine Medical Center

Dr. Littleson joined CMH in 2020 after serving as regional president of Jefferson Health in Philadelphia.  Prior to that position, he served as president, hospitals division for Hackensack Meridian Health in New Jersey. He has held senior roles at Meridian Health and Southern Ocean County Hospital, both in New Jersey, as well as at Sentara Healthcare in Virginia.

Dr. Littleson served as an officer and chairman of the boards of the New Jersey Hospital Association and the New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals. He has served on the boards of numerous community service organizations including Boy Scouts of America, United Way, Rotary International, the American Red Cross, and Big Brothers Big Sisters.

He currently serves as an adjunct faculty member of New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and he has been a regular guest lecturer for the Peking University Executive MBA program in Beijing, China.  Locally, he serves on the board of the LA Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Maine Hospital Association.

Dr. Littleson earned his Bachelor of Arts in business administration from Gettysburg College, his Master of Health Administration from Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington University and his Doctor of Business Administration from Walden University.

Devore S. Culver

Board Chair, Central Maine Healthcare

Health IT Independent Consultant – Healthcare Management – Informatics – Non-Profits – Community Service

Dev Culver is an innovative leader and mentor that is quality focused, who is a very highly regarded and influential community leader that is frequently called upon for his knowledge to develop comprehensive patient care coordination and enable enhanced patient safety through improvement of patient clinical data.  While easygoing by nature, no one doubts his authority and direction of the Board.

A graduate from Northwestern University, Dev is respected across the Healthcare IT Industry and brings over 30 years of executive leadership experience.  He has published six peer reviewed publications.  Dev has received numerous honors from New England Health Information and Management Systems Society, IT Innovator Award, MaineBiz, Modern Healthcare and PowerChart Award.  Community service is important to Dev and he has sat on the Governor’s Task Force on Y2K Readiness, State of Maine (1999-2000), the State of Maine Information Systems Advisory Board (2000-2002), Co-Chairman of the Governor’s Task Force on Telemedicine (2002-2003) and the Central Maine Healthcare Board of Directors (2018 – present).  Dev retired from full-time employment in 2018.  This change enabled Dev to indulge other passions that include being the volunteer coordinator for the Thomas Settlemire Community Garden Common Good Garden (CGG).  Dev and the CGG volunteer teams grow vegetables for distribution to Brunswick area residents in need through the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program.  During the 2020 growing season, the CGG produced over 4,000 pounds of fresh produce despite the challenges of bringing groups together to work during a pandemic.

As the Central Maine Healthcare Board Chair, Dev has strong essential competencies including: “C-Suite” corporate leadership experience, experience governing or leading an organization through financially challenging environment/industry in transition, knowledge of consumerism and customer service, leadership experience in larger not-for-profit or public sector entity, legal or corporate compliance expertise, marketing and branding expertise with a strategic thinking/business development track record.

Austin Albert, CPFA

Board Vice Chair, Central Maine Healthcare

LPL Financial Advisor, Twin City Financial Group – 401k – Investments—Wealth Management

Austin Albert is a very highly regarded and influential leader in the Lewiston business community, who is frequently called upon for his knowledge to make informed decisions and build sound investment strategies.  Austin takes a personal approach to financial services beginning with educating his clients about the many aspects of wealth management and preservation, and building long lasting relationships.

A graduate from Union College, Austin is respected across the Finance Industry and brings over 15 years of financial and economic leadership experience.  Austin resides in Lewiston with his family and in his spare time he enjoys skiing, fishing, biking, snowmobiling and traveling.  Austin has served on the Central Maine Healthcare Board since 2018 and is the Chair of the Finance Committee and the Investment and Retirement Sub-Committee.  He also serves on the Board of Directors for Community Credit Union.  Fun Fact:  Austin has never broken a bone!

As the Central Maine Healthcare Board Vice Chair, Austin has strong essential competencies including: financial/accounting expertise, knowledge of consumerism and customer service, with a strategic thinking/business development track record.

Advanced Care Planning

Informed Consent and Advance Directives: Your Right to Determine Your Own Care

What is an Advance Directive?

An Advance Directive is a legal document that allows you to spell out your decisions regarding your end of life care ahead of time. The document provides important information for you to be able to express your wishes to family, friends and healthcare professionals if you should become medically unable to speak for yourself.

Can We Help You?

For more information about advance health care directives, or to obtain a copy, please contact:

  • Care Management Department at Central Maine Medical Center, 207-795-8284
  • Social Work Department at Central Maine Medical Center, 207-795-2721

Advance Care Planning Resources(*Please note: Some of the resources below may have a cost attached.)

Living Your Last Years – Toolkits to help Mainers talk about end of life care. This online site provides helpful information, resources and important advanced care planning documents for Maine residents.

The Conversation Project – Features The Conversation Starter Kit, aimed at helping people overcome barriers to planning and to start talking to family and loved ones. Available in English, Spanish, French, and Mandarin.

Aging with Dignity and Five Wishes – Provides practical information, advice and legal tools for Advance Care Planning, including the “Five Wishes” Advance Directive. Also offers “Voicing My Choices: A Planning Guide for Adolescents & Young Adults” (in English and Spanish), a tool that helps young people living with a serious illness communicate their preferences to friends, family and caregivers.

American Bar Association Advance Planning Toolkit – This online toolkit answers basic questions about advance care directives, legal issues surrounding serious illness and decision making, and elder care ethics.

The American Bar Association has also developed the My Healthcare Wishes app, which offers unlimited storage and management of personal and family profiles and documents, including advance directives, living wills, health care powers of attorney, DNR orders, POLST documents (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment), and related information (available for a small fee.)

The Center for Practical Bioethics – Offers downloadable resources, including the workbook “Caring Conversations,” as well as case studies and audio interviews about the importance of advance care planning.

Go Wish Game – Developed by The Coda Alliance helps stimulate discussion that would focus in a positive way on values and wishes about end-of-life care. The card game can be an effective tool for elderly people with limited cognition, and for people with limited literacy and limited skills in the English language, without seeming too simplistic for those with higher education.

Hospice Foundation of America – The website has extensive resources for clinicians and consumers on advance care planning, end-of-life care decision making, hospice care, and grief. Find state-specific Advance Directive resources for clinicians and consumers on advance care planning, end-of-life care decision making, hospice care, and grief.

MyDirectives.com – A service of ADVault, Inc., is a free online platform that allows consumers to digitize their voices and treatment priorities in a comprehensive legal advance care plan that is secure in the cloud and available 24/7 anywhere in the world. MyDirectives also features a Discussion Guide and Conversation Starters to help people have discussions with providers, family and healthcare agents and also offers a new mobile app.

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization – The National Alliance for Care at Home is the largest nonprofit membership organization representing hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in the United States.

Caring Connections is a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization that provides free resources to help people make decisions about end-of-life care before a crisis.

National Institute on Aging Advance Care – Planning Tip Sheet that offers advice on advance care planning including helpful descriptions and definitions of medical situations that may occur and tips for considering decisions around treatment

Online Living Will Registries:

Prepare for Your Care – This website, developed by geriatricians and other medical professionals, walks people through basic steps in Advance Care Planning and provides prompts and videos to help them get started. Information is available in English and Spanish.

Helpful Videos:

Download Advance Directive Form

Advance Directives Talk to Your Doctor

Maine’s Advance Directive Form

What Matters Most? Advance Care Planning Checklist

Your Conversation Starter Kit

Corporate Partnerships

There are many meaningful opportunities for businesses of all sizes to support the non-profit hospitals that care for the communities of central and western Maine. Your support is vital to ensure that Bridgton Hospital, Central Maine Medical Center and Rumford Hospital continue to improve the health of our families, friends and neighbors.

We offer a range of partnerships for you to choose from. Whether you’re interested in supporting the Cancer Care Center, Central Maine Heart & Vascular Institute, Women & Children’s programs or the annual golf tournament benefitting Bridgton Hospital, we have options that will allow you to make a significant impact close to home.

We will work with you to determine the most appropriate ways to promote your partnership.
Some of the ways we may recognize your business include:

  • Mention of your corporate partnership in CMH promotional materials including press releases, social posts, marketing pieces and weekly CMH newsletters
  • Feature article, photo, and logo in one monthly e-newsletter
  • Top listing in 2024 Annual Report and donor recognition panels in each hospital lobby
  • Listing and linking to your business on the Corporate Partnership page on www.cmhc.org
  • All corporate partners are recognized throughout the year.

Join us as a Corporate Partner at CMH today!

CMMC Corporate Partners:

Rumford Hospital Giving Tree Sponsors:

Thank you to the Rumford Hospital Auxiliary for managing the GIving Tree and our corporate sponsors. Proceeds from the 2024 Giving Tree will support Rumford Hospital’s Equipment Fund.

Silver SponsorsBlue SponsorsRed Sponsors
Carlisle’s Apparel
& Footwear		The Fitch CompanyTowle’s Corner Store
Mountain View Eyecare
Naples Packing Co.
Rumford Power
Rumford Rotary Club

For more information, please contact Lisa LaVallee in the Office of Philanthropy at giving@cmhc.org or 207-795-2685.

Cheryl’s story

Years ago, when Cheryl was sick with cold symptoms that wouldn’t go away, she wasn’t sure where to turn, so she called CMMC primary care. She was quickly seen by a local practice and received care from Dr. Michael Stadnicki.

“My husband and I are both patients of Dr. Stadnicki now, and we truly feel at home in this practice,” says Cheryl. “Our appointments never feel rushed, and our input is always valued. We are comforted by the fact that he has taken time over the years to get to know us. He treats each of us like a whole person. Dr. Stadnicki and the practice is well-connected to the specialists at Central Maine Medical Center, which gives us peace of mind for any medical issues we may face in the future.”

Kyle’s story

“I have two little girls at home, don’t let me die.” Those are the words Kyle Secor remembers saying to doctors at Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) just before he lost consciousness and began a long journey he never imagined taking.

Kyle was injured in October 2023, the victim of a shooting rampage that killed 18 people. His severe injuries would require multiple surgeries and months of rehabilitation. Kyle spent six weeks in the hospital and endured 13 surgeries, during which time he and the hospital staff became close. When Kyle left to go home, CMMC staff lined the halls to wish him well. Kyle’s sister called it a “most glorious farewell.”

“It was emotional. Very, very emotional. Like, I mean, those people have been there for the six weeks I’ve been. And, I mean, I made a family,” Kyle said. “The nursing staff and the doctors have been absolutely amazing. I couldn’t be more thankful for what they’ve done.”“What a sight it was to see this brave patient leaving our hospital,” said Steve Littleson, Central Maine Healthcare president and chief executive officer. “He has been with us for six weeks, and in that time our doctors, nurses and other team members have formed a powerful bond with him. We wish him and his wonderful family all the best as he continues his recovery at home.”

Baby Lena’s Story

Within minutes of their daughter arriving, it was clear that the baby was in distress. She was quickly whisked away to the NICU at CMMC due to complications from fluid in her lungs. Ben and Kim stayed with their little one while she received care in the NICU for a week. Family members watched their older son. The baby recovered and the family was able to head home together.

Ben and Kim are grateful for all of the doctors and nurses who cared for their daughter with compassion and provided them comfort during a stressful time. Today, their baby girl is thriving, and she and her older brother are seen regularly at Central Maine Pediatrics.

Ralph’s story

Ralph and his wife were driving home on a January day when he began sweating profusely and felt sick to his stomach. Ralph sped up and crossed into the opposite lane. “Debbie started to holler for me to slow down and that was the last thing I heard before passing out,” Ralph says. “When I came to, the car had gone off the road and slammed into a ditch.” Ralph had suffered a massive heart attack.

While Debbie wasn’t badly hurt, Ralph was rushed to CMMC where he received the diagnosis and began treatment. Ralph now spends three days a week at the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute (CMHVI) for rehabilitation. It’s a lot of time and effort, but he feels he’s lucky to be there. His provider said if he hadn’t been in the accident, it’s likely he would have died in his sleep that night.

“So here I am, and I’m doing really well,” Ralph says. “I work with the Cardiovascular Rehabilitation team three times a week and they’ve been great. Debbie and I are eating a lot healthier and exercising. I’m doing seven or eight miles between the treadmill and the stationary bike, which is great, considering that three months ago I couldn’t even take two steps.”