Associated Health Resources, Inc.

Associated Health Resources, Inc. (AHR), a for-profit entity that is wholly-owned by MHA, was created in 1992 to provide MHA member hospitals, their affiliates and their employees statewide with access to a wide range of high quality products and services at reduced costs.

For more information about AHR, contact  Tammy Butts

AHR Board of Directors


 

Emergency Telephone Back Up

Telecom Recovery's Never Down Hospital Service is a flexible and resilient system to protect a hospital's critical operations and ensure communications continuity.

An easy-to-use Web Call Controller manages how calls are handled to fit changing needs during outages and disasters of any size. The included VoiceShield features are invaluable during emergencies and also cost-effective to use every day to support normal operations. Examples include call distribution groups, conferencing, find me/follow me, forwarding, polling, voice mail, and VoiceCast mass notification via phone, SMS/text, and email.

Contact:  Mark Spiers Phone: (801) 419-8299

Contact: Tim Brunson Phone: (866) 479-8379

Retirement Programs

This program allows employees of MHA member organizations to choose from a wide range of investment options through Lincoln Financial Group.

Contact: Roberta Tielinen Phone: 207-926-5321

Temporary Physician Staffing

This program is offered through VISTA Staffing Solutions, which recruits, credentials, and places physicians from a broad range of specialties in temporary assignments for a few weeks or several months.

Contact: Mary Bowers Phone: 1-800-366-1884 ext. 6404

Medical Liability

Offered through Medical Mutual Insurance Company of Maine, the program offers competitively priced medical liability products emphasizing risk management.

Contact: John Doyle Phone: 1-800-942-2791

Temporary Staffing Services

On Assignment Staffing Services, Inc., provides skilled contract professionals in the life sciences, health care, engineering and IT industries.  Offers contract, contract-to-hire and direct-hire placements for local and travel assignments.

Contact: Gene Brown (Nurse Travel)
866-748-4923
Jackie Stritenberger, 877-763-8335

Contact: Nathaniel Haros (HIM) Phone: 888-858-9861 x11871

Biomedical Waste Treatment

Offers hospitals and other generators of biomedical waste a clean, cost effective option for treating and disposing of waste.  The facility is owned by AHR and in Pittsfield, Maine. 

Contact: sales@oxusenviro.com Phone: 207-487-5300

Automated Accounts Payable

Commerce Bank offers an automated accoutns payble solution that allows hospitals to pay invoices electronically and receive a revenue share. 

Contact: Michael Johnson Phone: 207-428-3661

Hospitals First Program

Offers MHA member organizations, their employees and medical staffs an opportunity to take advantage of substantial discounts and preferred service on local and interstate facility and household moves. The program is offered through Bisson Moving & Storage Company.

Contact: Brian Hughes Phone: 1-800-370-8469

Interim Management Services

Offers hospitals a discount on securing individuals to fill management vacancies and other short-term needs on a temporary basis. The case study involving Redington-Fairview General Hospital illustrates the value of using Nielsen Healthcare Group to meet a staffing challenge. Mid Coast Hospital benefited from their expertise in finding an interim lab manager. Birch Bay retirement community used NHG to find an interim Nursing Director. Another case study shows how the group helped Penobscot Bay Medical Center. Mercy Hospital used NHG to improve their accounts receivable. The program is offered through the Nielsen Healthcare Group of St. Louis, Missouri.

Contact: Bruce Nielsen Phone: 1-800-581-8901

Web Services

This program through Lighthouse Web Solutions, offers hospital and health care related Web development, Web software development and Web marketing services.

Contact: Garth Cormier Phone: 207-973-5118

Long Term Disability and Life Benefits

Offers participating hospitals and other organizations group discounts on the cost of insurance premiums for life and long term disability. The program is offered by UNUM and brokered by Acadia Benefits, Inc. of Portand.

Contact: John Condon Phone: 866-761-2426

IT Consulting Services

Oxford Global Resources, Inc. provides for the placement of IT consulting services in a variety of health care and other areas.
Anthony Cea  (877) 916-5420 x21156

Contact: Stuart Stauber Phone: 817-900-5400

IT Placement Services

This program, which is offered by Centerpoint, a division of Oxford Global Resources, Inc., provides services relating to the recruitment and placement of permanent direct-hire IT employees.

Contact: Christina Hooper Phone: 817-900-5353

Liability Claim Billing & Collection

An outsourcing specialty company, Innovative Business Technology, offers billing and recovery solutions for the hospital liability line of business, specifically workers' compensation, motor vehicle accident and general liability claims.

Contact: Vaughn Clark Phone: 1-800-639-2408

Executive Compensation Consulting

Olney/HRadvantage is a Boston-based management consulting firm  specializing in staff, management and executive compensation programs, particularly in health care. Olney is also a leading designer and publisher of health care compensation surveys in New England, the Northeast and beyond and conducts the annual MHA Executive Compensation Survey.

Contact: Mary Cogan Phone: 617-227-1642

Cooperative Recycling Program

Offered through the Institution Recycling Network this program offers hospitals a tool to help meet waste reduction and recycling goals.

Contact: Mark Lennon Phone: 603-229-1962

Leadership Development, Interpersonal Communication Improvement and Conflict Resolution

These services offered through Healthcare Management Consulting Group are provided by organizational psychologist Maggie Palmer, Ph.D.

Contact: Margaret J. Palmer Phone: 207-926-4117

Emergency Telephone Back Up

Telecom Recovery's Never Down Hospital Service is a flexible and resilient system to protect a hospital's critical operations and ensure communications continuity.

An easy-to-use Web Call Controller manages how calls are handled to fit changing needs during outages and disasters of any size. The included VoiceShield features are invaluable during emergencies and also cost-effective to use every day to support normal operations. Examples include call distribution groups, conferencing, find me/follow me, forwarding, polling, voice mail, and VoiceCast mass notification via phone, SMS/text, and email.

Contact:  Mark Spiers Phone: (801) 419-8299

Contact: Tim Brunson Phone: (866) 479-8379

Retirement Programs

This program allows employees of MHA member organizations to choose from a wide range of investment options through Lincoln Financial Group.

Contact: Roberta Tielinen Phone: 207-926-5321

Temporary Physician Staffing

This program is offered through VISTA Staffing Solutions, which recruits, credentials, and places physicians from a broad range of specialties in temporary assignments for a few weeks or several months.

Contact: Mary Bowers Phone: 1-800-366-1884 ext. 6404

Medical Liability

Offered through Medical Mutual Insurance Company of Maine, the program offers competitively priced medical liability products emphasizing risk management.

Contact: John Doyle Phone: 1-800-942-2791

Temporary Staffing Services

On Assignment Staffing Services, Inc., provides skilled contract professionals in the life sciences, health care, engineering and IT industries.  Offers contract, contract-to-hire and direct-hire placements for local and travel assignments.

Contact: Gene Brown (Nurse Travel)
866-748-4923
Jackie Stritenberger, 877-763-8335

Contact: Nathaniel Haros (HIM) Phone: 888-858-9861 x11871

Biomedical Waste Treatment

Offers hospitals and other generators of biomedical waste a clean, cost effective option for treating and disposing of waste.  The facility is owned by AHR and in Pittsfield, Maine. 

Contact: sales@oxusenviro.com Phone: 207-487-5300

Automated Accounts Payable

Commerce Bank offers an automated accoutns payble solution that allows hospitals to pay invoices electronically and receive a revenue share. 

Contact: Michael Johnson Phone: 207-428-3661

Hospitals First Program

Offers MHA member organizations, their employees and medical staffs an opportunity to take advantage of substantial discounts and preferred service on local and interstate facility and household moves. The program is offered through Bisson Moving & Storage Company.

Contact: Brian Hughes Phone: 1-800-370-8469

Interim Management Services

Offers hospitals a discount on securing individuals to fill management vacancies and other short-term needs on a temporary basis. The case study involving Redington-Fairview General Hospital illustrates the value of using Nielsen Healthcare Group to meet a staffing challenge. Mid Coast Hospital benefited from their expertise in finding an interim lab manager. Birch Bay retirement community used NHG to find an interim Nursing Director. Another case study shows how the group helped Penobscot Bay Medical Center. Mercy Hospital used NHG to improve their accounts receivable. The program is offered through the Nielsen Healthcare Group of St. Louis, Missouri.

Contact: Bruce Nielsen Phone: 1-800-581-8901

Web Services

This program through Lighthouse Web Solutions, offers hospital and health care related Web development, Web software development and Web marketing services.

Contact: Garth Cormier Phone: 207-973-5118

Long Term Disability and Life Benefits

Offers participating hospitals and other organizations group discounts on the cost of insurance premiums for life and long term disability. The program is offered by UNUM and brokered by Acadia Benefits, Inc. of Portand.

Contact: John Condon Phone: 866-761-2426

IT Consulting Services

Oxford Global Resources, Inc. provides for the placement of IT consulting services in a variety of health care and other areas.
Anthony Cea  (877) 916-5420 x21156

Contact: Stuart Stauber Phone: 817-900-5400

IT Placement Services

This program, which is offered by Centerpoint, a division of Oxford Global Resources, Inc., provides services relating to the recruitment and placement of permanent direct-hire IT employees.

Contact: Christina Hooper Phone: 817-900-5353

Liability Claim Billing & Collection

An outsourcing specialty company, Innovative Business Technology, offers billing and recovery solutions for the hospital liability line of business, specifically workers' compensation, motor vehicle accident and general liability claims.

Contact: Vaughn Clark Phone: 1-800-639-2408

Executive Compensation Consulting

Olney/HRadvantage is a Boston-based management consulting firm  specializing in staff, management and executive compensation programs, particularly in health care. Olney is also a leading designer and publisher of health care compensation surveys in New England, the Northeast and beyond and conducts the annual MHA Executive Compensation Survey.

Contact: Mary Cogan Phone: 617-227-1642

Cooperative Recycling Program

Offered through the Institution Recycling Network this program offers hospitals a tool to help meet waste reduction and recycling goals.

Contact: Mark Lennon Phone: 603-229-1962

Leadership Development, Interpersonal Communication Improvement and Conflict Resolution

These services offered through Healthcare Management Consulting Group are provided by organizational psychologist Maggie Palmer, Ph.D.

Contact: Margaret J. Palmer Phone: 207-926-4117