Maine Hospitals
Since we first started awarding Alfond Grants on a pilot basis at MaineGeneral Hospital in Waterville in 2008, hospitals have been a critical part of all we do.
As a trusted partner for us, and a trusted source of information for families, Maine hospitals help make sure that new parents know that their child has a $500 Alfond Grant for their future education. As one maternity nurse told us, “We tell families the Alfond Grant is the second best thing they bring home from the hospital!”
Our network spans hospitals across the state, and each hospital with a maternity ward identifies a key contact to work with us and with their team to share information with new parents.
Congratulations Cards and Contact Cards that they share with families means that new parents have information about the Alfond Grant right from the moment their child is born – and it helps us get better and more complete contact information so that we can share important information with families about their child’s Alfond Grant.
Some hospitals go above-and-beyond in their efforts to make sure new families know about the Alfond Grant. At Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Portland, nurses on the maternity ward added “completion of My Alfond Grant Contact Card” to their discharge checklist, put up posters in the hallways, and shared posters with affiliated OB-GYN and pediatric offices. Their Contact Card completion rate nearly tripled in the course of a year. Hospitals like Northern Maine Medical Center have been using strategies like this from the beginning — and as a result over 90% of their patients update their contact information with us.
How You Can Help
The team at ASF regularly reaches out to our Hospital Champions throughout the year to see if new materials are needed for distribution, to offer trainings for staff and to answer any questions. Each year in the summer we also deliver Whoopie Pies to hospital staff as a thank-you for their great work on behalf of the program!
Friend
- Share Congratulations Card and Contact Card with new parents
- Request new materials from ASF when supplies are running low
Champion
All Friend activities, AND:
- Invite ASF to provide training and share information about the Alfond Grant program with staff
Gold Medal Champion
All Champion activities, AND:
- Display posters and/or share videos about the Alfond Grant
- Over 75% of families complete Contact Card or added effort leads to significant improvement in Contact Card completion by families
The team at ASF regularly reaches out to our Hospital Champions throughout the year to see if new materials are needed for distribution, to offer trainings for staff and to answer any questions. Each year we also deliver Whoopie Pies to hospital staff as a thank-you for their great work on behalf of the program! Hospital Champions who want to request materials can do so any time by completing this form, and emailing it to someone on our team:
| Hospital | Contact |
|---|---|
| Cary Medical Center Central Maine Medical Center Houlton Regional Hospital Maine Medical Center Northern Light-AR Gould Hospital Northern Light Mercy Hospital Northern Maine Medical Center Stephens Memorial Hospital | Colleen Quint [email protected] |
| Alfond Center for Health/ MaineGeneral Hospital Down East Community Hospital Franklin Memorial Hospital Mayo Regional Hospital Northern Light Inland Hospital Redington-Fairview Hospital Southern Maine Medical Center | Kate Leveille [email protected] |
| LincolnHealth – Miles Campus & Hospital MidCoast Hospital Mount Desert Island Hospital Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Pen Bay Medical Center Waldo County General Hospital | Caroline Palmatier [email protected] |
Many Thanks to These Hospitals
A huge THANK YOU to all of our Hospital Champions across the state, for all you have done and continue to do!
We want to especially thank our “Gold Medal” Hospital Champions for the extra effort they put into making sure new families connect with the MyAlfondGrant program.
Northern Light Mercy Hospital
Southern Maine Medical Center
Pen Bay Medical Center
Cary Medical Center
Lincoln Health – Miles Campus & Hospital
Northern Maine Medical Center
Waldo County General Hospital
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