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Terri Vieira, president of Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital and Northern Light CA Dean Hospital, will assume the presidency at Inland.
Updated: March 4, 2020
Longtime Inland Hospital president retiring; leadership changes planned
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John Dalton, president of Northern Light Inland Hospital and vice president of Northern Light Health, will retire March 6.
By Staff
John Dalton, president of Northern Light Inland Hospital and vice president of Northern Light Health, is retiring after 14 years leading the 48-bed community hospital and 105-bed continuing care center in Waterville.
Dalton’s last day will be Friday, and Northern Light is planning other leadership changes following his retirement, according to a news release.
During his tenure at Inland, the hospital received national recognition for quality and safety, including straight A’s in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, the LeapFrog Top Rural Hospital award for two years, and Lakewood’s five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the release said.
“It is an understatement to say that it has been my great privilege to work with everyone at Northern Light Health and to serve the greater Waterville area over the past 14 years,” Dalton said in the release.
Although he is retiring, he said he will remain active in the Waterville community, where he has been involved with several community organizations.
“We will miss John’s thoughtful and enthusiastic leadership in our organization, as well as his witty nature and common-sense approach to complex matters,” Michelle Hood, president and CEO of Northern Light Health, said in the release. “But we know he and his wife, Jackie, are eager to spend more time with their grandchildren and travel more across the globe.”
New president
Terri Vieira, president of Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield and Northern Light CA Dean Hospital in Greenville, will become president at Inland. As a result, Vieira will leave her post at CA Dean.
Marie Vienneau, president of Northern Light Mayo Hospital, will replace Vieira as president of CA Dean.
Vieira, who has been at Northern Light Health for more than 19 years, said she is excited about the opportunities that lie ahead for both hospitals she will be leading.
“Rural healthcare delivery is rapidly changing — for the better,” Vieira said in the release. “I am fortunate to be working for a healthcare system that is passionate about ensuring access to critical healthcare services remains close to home for all Maine communities.”
Before coming to Northern Light Health, Vieira worked in several hospitals in New England, including Newton-Wellesley and Somerville hospitals in Massachusetts, and Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. She holds a master's degree in health administration and a bachelor of science degree in radiologic technology from St. Joseph’s College in Standish.
Marie Vienneau is a Maine native who began her career in healthcare as an operating room nurse at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston. She served for 23 years in executive roles at Millinocket Regional Hospital, including 11 years as CEO and chief nursing officer. She has served as president and CEO at Mayo since 2014. She earned a bachelor of science degree at the University of Maine.
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Marie Vienneau, president of Northern Light Mayo Hospital, will replace Vieira as president of CA Dean.
“CA Dean and Mayo have much in common being critical access hospitals serving patients in rural Piscataquis County, and we already work collaboratively together on some shared services including OB/GYN and podiatry,” Vienneau said in the release.
Earlier this week, Mayo, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Dover-Foxcroft, and Northern Light, the state’s second-largest health care system, completed their merger.
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