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L
ois Skillings, president and CEO of Mid
Coast Health Services in Brunswick, has a
ready answer for anyone curious about what
it's like to be a health care leader at a time when so
many changes are happening. First and foremost is
the Aff ordable Care Act of 2010, the most sweep-
ing overhaul of the U.S. health care system since
the passage of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. But
there's also payment reform, expensive investments
in electronic medical recordkeeping and an accelerat-
ing shift away from treating people who are sick to
making sure they stay healthy by providing care that's
proactive, timely and appropriate to their needs.
" e train is moving down the track and the train
track is being laid just ahead of it," she says.
But as a self-described optimist who relishes tough
challenges, Skillings says the sometimes-overlooked
benefi t of rapid change, whether in health care or any
Collaborative leader
B y J a m e s M c c a r t h y
H E A LT H C A R E
Lois Skillings
President and CEO
Mid Coast Health Services
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We build
relationships,
not just buildings
C O N V E N I E N C E S T O R E S R E S TA U R A N T C O M M E R C I A L / P U B L I C R E TA I L
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CUMBERLAND FARMS, YARMOUTH
Mid Coast Health Services President and CEO
Lois Skilling leads a health care system that
embraces the Triple Aim goals of better health,
better delivery of health care and lower costs.
Mid Coast Hospital, located in Brunswick, is one
of two Maine hospitals named to U.S. News &
World Report's 'Best Regional Hospitals' list.
