Tim Talk Tim Dentry - Northern Light Health CEO

In this episode of Tim Talk, Northern Light Health President and CEO Tim Dentry, and Dr. Olamide Sobowale, discuss how to find and address racial inequality in healthcare

In this episode of Tim Talk, Tim Dentry, President and CEO of Northern Light Health discusses white fragility and microaggressions with Doctor Seleipiri Akobo.

In his third Tim Talk podcast, Tim Dentry, president and CEO, Northern Light Health, chats with Darmita Wilson, the acting director and vice president of physician practices at Northern Light Mercy Hospital, to discuss her cultural impressions of Maine as a new resident. Darmita also talks about the social justice advocates who inspire her, and she questions Tim about how we include diverse voices in our decision-making process concerning medical and social justice.

In this Tim Talk podcast, Tim Dentry, president and CEO, Northern Light Health, chats with Andrew Dees, director of provider network management for Beacon Health.  Andrew shares his perspective on what he would say to community members who may not feel they need to change how they interact with those they perceive as different as well as his thoughts on medical justice. Tim also shares his thoughts on the Ben Franklin quote, “Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are” and the actionable change those of us within Northern Light Health can take.

“Take a Stand—It’s so easy to walk away.” That is one takeaway from the latest Tim Talk. In this podcast episode, Tim Dentry, president and CEO, Northern Light Health, invites Robert Schlager, MD, senior physician executive at Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital, to discuss how to be an ally. Dr. Schlager and Tim share their views on what to do when a colleague or patient make insensitive statements. In addition, Tim emphasizes the importance of showing cultural humility, adopting a natural curiosity for others, and taking a stand on what we won’t tolerate as a community. Listen to this discussion and much more during this Tim Talk podcast on how to be an ally.

As one of his final acts as outgoing medical staff president for Northern Light Maine Coast, Douglas MacGregor, MD, pediatrician, wrote a profound statement to the hospital medical staff that questioned what should and can be done about racism.

In this podcast, Tim Dentry, president and CEO, Northern Light Health, welcomes Dr. MacGregor to share what motivated him to write the letter, the response he received, and the changes he hoped to see as a result. Tim also invites Dr. MacGregor to share his stories about racial, social, and medical injustices from his own experience as a pediatrician that have changed the way he looks at things and conducts himself.