Affiliated Healthcare Systems

Originally created in 1982 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eastern Maine Healthcare, AHS has worked diligently both to enhance and support the clinical care delivery systems within what is now Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems and to build one of the largest integrated healthcare support system networks in New England. Today with almost 600 employees and annual operating revenues in excess of $90 million. AHS 14 operating divisions and joint ventures provide both healthcare related and commercial services to over 2,000 customers. Healthcare related services include: Hospital medical supply inventory and logistics Reference laboratory Genetics Testing Retail pharmacies Physician office pharmaceuticals Debt collections Medical transcription Paramedic and interfaculty Ambulance Medical equipment/device repair www.medicalproductsales.com internet medical products shopping EMS dispatch and billing Commercial services include: Workplace drug & alcohol testing Debt collections Employee Assistance programs Same day/next day courier, messenger and freight delivery AHS corporate offices are located in the Douglas H. Brown building on the Mall campus. AHS also maintains several service locations in Bangor as well as in Augusta, Portland, Brookline, Mass. and Rutland, Vt. AHS' corporate goal is to: aggressively and proactively pursue growth opportunities with current and new customers in existing geographic markets, expand existing healthcare service sales outside of our traditional geographic area, and seek additional business opportunities to the benefit of EMHS AHS service goal is to build a "partnership" with each of our customers, one which anticipates and responds to clients' needs...listens effectively...creates innovative solutions...offers products and services at competitive prices...and provides an extraordinarily high level of value added services and support. AHS is also particularly proud that 15 of 16 AHS corporate and division leadership grew up in Maine, including Ken Hews, President, Miles Theeman, Executive VP/COO, Don Sleight, Sr VP/CFO; and Brian Donahue, Sr VP.