Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital operate as a unified system under the legal name of Coastal Healthcare Alliance. This collaboration allows us to enhance patient care, control the rising cost of health care and improve the health of people in the communities we serve. We are part of the MaineHealth integrated health system.
Executive Committee
![Denise Needham](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/inline_med/public/imported_images/Denise-Needham.jpg)
Denise Needham, PharmD
President, Coastal Healthcare Alliance
![Matthew Buchanan](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/inline_med/public/imported_images/Matthew-Buchanan.jpg)
Matt Buchanan, MBA
Vice President of Physician Practices, Coastal Healthcare Alliance
![Arthur Durity](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/natural/public/imported_images/Arthur-Durity.jpg)
Arthur Durity
Director of Communications & Public Affairs, Coastal Healthcare Alliance
![Mark Eggena, PhD, MD](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/natural/public/imported_images/meggena-board.jpg)
Mark Eggena, PhD, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Coastal Healthcare Alliance
![JFongemie Board](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/natural/public/imported_images/JFongemie-Board.jpg)
Jacob Fongemie
Senior Director and Regional Chief Information Officer, Coastal Healthcare Alliance and LincolnHealth
![Ellen Leone, RN, MSN](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/natural/public/imported_images/Ellen-Leone.jpg)
Ellen Leone, RN, MSN
Chief Nursing Officer, Coastal Healthcare Alliance
![Stacie Myers, Senior Director of Quality & Safety, Coastal Healthcare Alliance](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/natural/public/2024-05/Stacie-Myers-Board.jpg)
Stacie Myers
Senior Director of Quality & Safety, Coastal Healthcare Alliance
![Bill Paven, Director of Human Resources, Coastal Healthcare Alliance](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/natural/public/2024-05/Bill-Paven-Board.jpg)
Bill Paven
Director of Human Resources, Coastal Healthcare Alliance
![Heather Shanklin, MS, CHFP](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/natural/public/imported_images/Heather-Shanklin-250x250.jpg)
Heather Shanklin, MS, CHFP
Chief Financial Officer, Coastal Healthcare Alliance
![Tyson Thorton, PharmD, Vice President of Operations, Coastal Healthcare Alliance](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/natural/public/imported_images/Tyson-Thornton-250x250.jpg)
Tyson Thornton, PharmD,
Vice President of Operations, Coastal Healthcare Alliance
![Heather Ward, Senior Medical Director, Waldo Hospital](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/inline_med/public/imported_images/HWardBoard.jpg)
Heather Ward, MD
Senior Medical Director, Waldo County General Hospital
![Eleanor Willmann](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/natural/public/imported_images/EWillmann.jpg)
Eleanor Willmann
Vice President of Development, Coastal Healthcare Alliance
![Neil Yetman](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/natural/public/imported_images/NeilYetman.jpg)
Cornelius Yetman, DO
Senior Medical Director, Pen Bay Medical Center