<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today’s guest is Kelly Barton, President of Maine Behavioral Healthcare, part of the MaineHealth System. Maine Behavioral Healthcare offers a full spectrum of behavioral health care, from community-based counseling and rehabilitation to a dedicated behavioral health hospital.   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this podcast we talk about Kelly’s career journey starting as a unit coordinator in the emergency department through leadership roles in a variety of organizations. We discuss some of the challenges facing behavioral health providers currently, and we close on a discussion of leadership.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Links discussed on this podcast:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.mainehealth.org/maine-behavioral-healthcare"&gt;Maine Behavioral Healthcare&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.mainehealth.org/maine-behavioral-healthcare"&gt;https://www.mainehealth.org/maine-behavioral-healthcare&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.mainehealth.org/"&gt;MaineHealth&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.mainehealth.org/"&gt;https://www.mainehealth.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.ecommunity.com/"&gt;Community Health Network&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.ecommunity.com/"&gt;https://www.ecommunity.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.gundersenhealth.org/"&gt;Gundersen Health System&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.gundersenhealth.org/"&gt;https://www.gundersenhealth.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other options to listen to the podcast:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-leader-forge/id981989377"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWAR9LUGZi4mT4d01Lo_VqU4TxJKoW0Fu&amp;#38;si=03c-lCEkAEKvm1Ii"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit &lt;a href="https://healthleaderforge.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1"&gt;healthleaderforge.substack.com&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Health Leader Forge

Mark Bonica

Kelly Barton, President of Maine Behavioral Healthcare

JAN 15, 202465 MIN
Health Leader Forge

Kelly Barton, President of Maine Behavioral Healthcare

JAN 15, 202465 MIN

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<p></p><p>Today’s guest is Kelly Barton, President of Maine Behavioral Healthcare, part of the MaineHealth System. Maine Behavioral Healthcare offers a full spectrum of behavioral health care, from community-based counseling and rehabilitation to a dedicated behavioral health hospital.   </p><p>In this podcast we talk about Kelly’s career journey starting as a unit coordinator in the emergency department through leadership roles in a variety of organizations. We discuss some of the challenges facing behavioral health providers currently, and we close on a discussion of leadership.</p><p><strong>Links discussed on this podcast:</strong></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mainehealth.org/maine-behavioral-healthcare">Maine Behavioral Healthcare</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mainehealth.org/maine-behavioral-healthcare">https://www.mainehealth.org/maine-behavioral-healthcare</a> </p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mainehealth.org/">MaineHealth</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mainehealth.org/">https://www.mainehealth.org/</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ecommunity.com/">Community Health Network</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ecommunity.com/">https://www.ecommunity.com/</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gundersenhealth.org/">Gundersen Health System</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gundersenhealth.org/">https://www.gundersenhealth.org/</a></p><p><strong>Other options to listen to the podcast:</strong></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-leader-forge/id981989377">Apple Podcasts</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWAR9LUGZi4mT4d01Lo_VqU4TxJKoW0Fu&#38;si=03c-lCEkAEKvm1Ii">YouTube</a>:</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://healthleaderforge.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">healthleaderforge.substack.com</a>