Eastern Maine Healthcare System Retains B.E. Smith to Recruit New President Foundation/Chief Philanthropy Officer

Integrated Health System Seeks Experienced Executive to Lead System-wide Philanthropic Initiatives

Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems (EMHS) in Brewer, Maine is partnering with B.E. Smith’s Senior Executive Search services to recruit a new President Foundation/Chief Philanthropy Officer. The new President Foundation will oversee a system-wide advancement program that raises approximately $15 million annually. As a senior executive within EMHS and Vice President of the health system, this leader will focus on engaging the foundation team, which includes local philanthropy officers at each of the system’s nine hospitals. Key goals for the new President Foundation include developing an optimistic culture and building rapport with members of the Board and the donor community as a whole.

The complete job posting for Eastern Maine Healthcare System’s Foundation President/Chief Philanthropy Officer position can be found on the B.E. Smith website.

EMHS Foundation operates as a subsidiary company of EMHS. It is part of a larger community of philanthropic entities and initiatives whose shared objective is improvement in the lives of the people of Maine. EMHS is a well-organized regional healthcare system serving the entire state of Maine, with a net operating revenue in excess of $1.3 billion. The system includes hospitals, mental health facilities, nursing homes, home health agencies, physician practices, and other healthcare related subsidiaries and services, which collectively comprise a full care continuum. The American Hospital Association recognized EMHS with “Healthcare’s Most Wired” award in 2015, 2014, and 2013. The Leapfrog Group assigned EMHS an “A” score in National Hospital Safety in 2014.

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