What Daniel Hanley Center for Health Leadership does

The Daniel Hanley Center for Health Leadership is a Maine-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2002 following the death of Dr. Daniel Francis Hanley, dedicated to developing healthcare leaders through a portfolio of specialized cohort-based executive education courses. The organization serves physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and healthcare executives across Maine and New England, with particular emphasis on retaining talent within the state's healthcare workforce. Since January 1, 2023, the Hanley Center has operated as part of the Maine Medical Education Trust (MMET), the nonprofit foundation arm of the Maine Medical Association, following a December 2022 merger announcement.

Core products include the Health Leadership Development (HLD) course, the Physician & Provider Executive Leadership Institute (PELI) Foundational and Advanced courses, the Nursing Leadership Institute, the Advanced Practice Providers (APP) course, the Women in Health Leadership Seminar Series, Rural Health Leadership Development, Dyad Leadership Development (DLD), and the Undergraduate Health Leadership Internship (UHLI). The PELI Advanced program is delivered with Brandeis University Heller School faculty and integrates Harvard Business Publishing online resources, constituting a first-in-the-nation physician executive leadership curriculum across six competency areas. HLD includes a distinctive three-day experiential session at Hurricane Island Outward Bound School. The organization is accredited by the Maine Medical Association to provide continuing medical education (CME) and approved for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) across multiple specialty boards; the Nursing Leadership Institute aligns with American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) nurse manager competencies. Programs are delivered via a mix of in-person residential sessions (Maple Hill Farm, Harraseeket Inn), virtual Zoom sessions, and on-site cohort delivery at partner organizations.

The Hanley Center operates as a tuition-driven nonprofit with revenue streams spanning individual course fees ($900–$9,595), organization-based cohort purchases for hospitals and health systems, executive coaching and facilitation services, CME joint-providership fees, tax-deductible donations, and foundation grants from Maine Health Access Foundation, The Physicians Foundation, and Davis Family Foundation. Distribution combines direct website enrollment for individuals, enterprise sales to healthcare organizations, and a network of 30+ Maine healthcare organization partners for course delivery and internship hosting. The organization maintains a 1,000+ alumni network and has trained nearly 400 HLD leaders since 2007, with independently run ROI studies claiming returns as high as 793%. Core staff consists of fewer than 10 employees, supplemented by contracted faculty and facilitators.

Name

Daniel Hanley Center for Health Leadership

Legal name

Daniel Hanley Center for Health Leadership

Website

https://hanleyleadership.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Daniel Hanley Center for Health Leadership is a Maine-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that develops healthcare leaders through cohort-based executive education courses—including PELI, HLD, and Nursing Leadership Institute—serving physicians, nurses, APPs, and executives across Maine and New England.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Leadership Development

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Executive Leadership & C-Suite Development (EDABAAAA)

Keywords

• Healthcare leadership development
• Physician executive education
• Nursing leadership training
• Continuing medical education
• Executive coaching services

Headquarters

HQ city

South Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Course Tuition and Fees: The organization generates revenue primarily through course tuition fees. Individual courses range from $900 (Women in Health Leadership) to $9,595 (PELI Advanced). Application and enrollment fees are also collected. Additional fees for late applications.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Tax-deductible donations accepted through an integrated donate page. The organization is part of Maine Medical Education Trust, a 501(c)(3). Accepts gifts via check, stock transfers, IRA charitable rollovers, and legacy/planned gifts.
3. Foundation Grants: Funding support from foundations including Davis Family Foundation (for 2019 Forum), Maine Health Access Foundation (for Rural Health Leadership Development course - tuition free), and The Physicians Foundation (for Rural Physician Leadership Seminar).
4. Continuing Medical Education (CME) Accreditation: As an accredited CME provider, the organization approves and jointly provides CME activities for other organizations for a fee. They offer activity approval programs with fee structures for joint providership.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The Daniel Hanley Center for Health Leadership sells tuition-based leadership development courses and programs for healthcare professionals across Maine and New England. Core offerings include multi-session leadership courses (HLD, PELI Foundational and Advanced, Nursing Leadership Institute, APP course, Women in Health Leadership, Rural Health Leadership Development, Rural Physician Leadership & Wellness Seminar Series, Dyad Leadership Development), an Undergraduate Health Leadership Internship program, executive coaching, strategic planning consulting, skilled facilitation services, accredited CME activity approval through joint providership, and medical student financial aid.

Product overview

The Hanley Center is a multi-module healthcare leadership development platform offering a portfolio of specialized courses and programs. The core offerings include the Health Leadership Development (HLD) course, the Physician & Provider Executive Leadership Institute (PELI) with Foundational and Advanced levels, the Nursing Leadership Institute, Women in Health Leadership Seminar Series, Rural Health Leadership Development, Rural Physician & Providers Leadership & Wellness Seminar Series, and Dyad Leadership Development (DLD). Supporting programs include an Undergraduate Health Leadership Internship (UHLI), Executive Coaching, Strategic Planning & Consulting, Skilled Facilitation, Clinical Education/CME Activities, and Medical Student Financial Aid. Programs are CME-accredited through the Maine Medical Association and are designed for healthcare professionals across Maine and New England.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PELI (Physician & Provider Executive Leadership Institute): A first-in-the-nation program that develops physician and provider leaders through intensive, national-caliber professional development coursework. Includes Foundational and Advanced courses.
• HLD (Health Leadership Development)
• Nursing Leadership Institute
• Women in Health Leadership Seminar Series
• Rural Health Leadership Development
• UHLI (Undergraduate Health Leadership Internship)
• DLD (Dyad Leadership Development)

Products and services

• Health Leadership Development (HLD) An intensive 16-day leadership course held over eight months, bringing together diverse healthcare leaders to build collaborative leadership skills and prepare them for improving quality and expanding access to affordable care in Maine. Includes a three-day experiential session at Hurricane Island Outward Bound School. Up to 83.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.
• PELI Advanced Course (Physician & Provider Executive Leadership Institute - Advanced) A competency-based, highly experiential, systems-focused residential course meeting six times over 10 months, designated for McAfee Fellows, preparing physicians to tackle healthcare challenges through intensive national-caliber professional development delivered by Brandeis University Heller School faculty. Provides 80 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits across six competency areas: Systems Awareness, Strategic Focus, Key Management/Business Skills, Self-Awareness, Health Care Trends, and Team Work and Collaboration.
• PELI Foundational Course A 40-hour curriculum course delivered on-site at hospitals, practices, and health centers for physicians and health professionals taking on leadership and management roles. Incorporates Harvard Business Publishing online resources. Provides 40 Category 1 CME credit. Delivered on-site to 12-20 individuals over 6-12 months.
• Advanced Practice Providers: Driving Impact in Practice A leadership course tailored for Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) taking on roles requiring leadership and management skills. Covers systems thinking, emotional intelligence, feedback, team performance, coaching, and business leadership over 7 sessions held via Zoom on Mondays 5:30-8:30 p.m.
• Nursing Leadership Institute A course developed in partnership with senior nursing leaders from Maine, imparting practical leadership skills aligned with American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) nurse manager competencies across 6 interactive three-hour sessions. 18 contact hours approved by Connecticut Nurses' Association. Sessions 1-5 virtual (8:00-11:00 a.m. EST), Session 6 in-person.
• Women in Health Leadership Seminar Series A 3-session virtual seminar series focused on women healthcare leaders, designed to build and strengthen skills, resources, community, and confidence for women leaders across the healthcare landscape. Virtual sessions October-December from 8:00-11:00 a.m.
• Rural Health Leadership Development A tuition-free course (supported by Maine Health Access Foundation grant) providing emerging leaders in mental health, addiction services, assisted living, and safety net organizations with state-of-the-art leadership models and frameworks across 5 sessions.
• Rural Physician & Providers Leadership & Wellness Seminar Series An innovative 5-session seminar series teaching rural physicians and providers leadership skills and supporting their wellness, designed in partnership with rural physicians and providers. Supported by The Physicians Foundation.
• Dyad Leadership Development (DLD) A course providing dyad leader pairs (administrator/clinician) with skills to work effectively, foster collaborative environments, and improve patient care quality and outcomes through communication and trust-building. 6 monthly 4-hour sessions delivered to organizations for their dyad leadership pairs.
• Undergraduate Health Leadership Internship (UHLI) A paid summer internship program connecting Maine undergraduates with experiential opportunities in health and healthcare sites across Maine, addressing Maine's healthcare workforce shortage.
• Executive Coaching One-on-one confidential coaching relationships between coach and client, providing support for professional development, leadership style development, and improved collaboration through personalized guidance.
• Strategic Planning & Consulting Collaborative, workshop-based strategic planning processes for healthcare environments, including team performance improvement using the Drexler-Sibbet Team Performance Model across all 7 stages of team development.
• Skilled Facilitation Expert facilitation services for healthcare organizations working to become more effective, supporting high-level strategic planning, department-level process improvement, and creative planning.
• Clinical Education / CME Activity Approval Accredited continuing medical education (CME) programs through joint providership with organizations in New England, including CME activity approval services and CME events listings. The organization is an accredited CME provider, approving and jointly providing CME activities for other organizations for a fee.
• Medical Student Financial Aid Programs Financial support programs for medical students including the Medical Student Loan Program (established 1959, loans up to $20,000), Hanley Center Scholarship Fund, Aroostook County Medical Society Scholarship, and Androscoggin County Medical Association grants.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 793% ROI demonstrated through independently run Return on Investment studies for PELI Advanced and Health Leadership Development courses.
• +2 more outcomes

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Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Maine Medical Education Trust (MMET)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023As of January 1, 2023, the Daniel Hanley Center merged with the Maine Medical Education Trust (MMET), the non-profit foundation arm of the Maine Medical Association. This merger positioned the Hanley Center to continue meeting evolving leadership development needs with support from MMET and over 1,000 alumni.
• Hurricane Island Outward Bound SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the three-day experiential session included in HLD course to catalyze individual growth and group cohesion through wilderness-based leadership development.
• Brandeis University Heller SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational-caliber faculty from Brandeis University deliver PELI Advanced course. Faculty includes Carole Carlson (MBA Program Director), Sally Ourieff, Michael Doonan, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, and Brad Morrison from Brandeis.
• Harvard Business School PublishingcoreTechnology or IntegrationExtensive online resources developed with Harvard Business School Publishing integrated into the PELI Foundational Course curriculum.
• Maine's Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorked under contract with Maine DHHS under State Innovation Model (SIM) cooperative agreement. Facilitated vision and strategy for statewide health leadership development with $33 million federal funding.
• HealthInfoNetmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Maine's Health Information Exchange to lead planning processes for electronic health record adoption in behavioral health community. Hanley Center's early forum work contributed to one of nation's first statewide exchanges.
• Maine Center for Disease Control and PreventionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Maine CDC in 2011 to design planning process focused on improving public health workforce capacity, resulting in Five-Year Plan Action Plan (2013-2018).
• Maine Hospitals and Healthcare OrganizationscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOver 30 Maine healthcare organizations partner with the Hanley Center for leadership courses including Cary Medical Center, Central Maine Health Care, MaineGeneral, Northern Light Health, Mercy Hospital, and others.
• American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNursing Leadership Institute curriculum developed in alignment with AONL nurse manager competencies. Curricula designed to build skills based on these industry-standard competencies.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL): National membership organization for nurse leaders offering competency-based education and leadership development. Hanley's Nursing Leadership Institute is explicitly aligned to AONL competencies, making AONL a direct peer in nurse leadership training.
• American Association for Physician Leadership: The largest U.S. association dedicated to physician leadership education, offering courses, certifications, and fellowships. Direct competitor to PELI for physician and provider executive leadership development, though at a national scale versus Hanley's Maine focus.
• National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL): Nonprofit focused on advancing healthcare leadership through research, education, and the Leading in Health Systems program. Directly comparable mission of building healthcare leadership capability, with a national footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Center for Creative Leadership (CCL): Major global provider of leadership development programs, research, and coaching. Overlaps with Hanley's HLD, executive coaching, and team performance offerings as a broader, more established leadership development competitor.
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI): Leading healthcare quality and improvement organization offering leadership and improvement programs. Competes with Hanley for the same healthcare leader audience, particularly for programs addressing system-level transformation.
• American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE): National professional society for healthcare executives offering the FACHE credential and extensive continuing education. Competes broadly with Hanley's HLD and executive leadership offerings for healthcare leaders across the U.S.

Regional players

• National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE): Nonprofit association of Black healthcare executives providing education, networking, and leadership development. Operates with a national scope but a niche demographic focus, comparable to Hanley's targeted population-specific programming (e.g., Women in Health Leadership).
• ACHE of Massachusetts: Regional chapter of ACHE serving healthcare executives in Massachusetts and the broader New England region. Operates in an adjacent geography to Hanley and offers overlapping local healthcare leadership programming and events.

Others

• Maine Medical Association: Professional association for Maine physicians and Hanley's parent affiliate post-2023 merger via Maine Medical Education Trust. Comparable as a Maine-based physician association that touches CME, leadership, and physician development.
• B.E. Smith (AMN Healthcare Leadership Solutions): Healthcare leadership consulting, executive search, and interim leadership services. Adjacent to Hanley's strategic planning and consulting offerings but focused on executive placement rather than leadership development training.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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