Mr. Coffin is Founder and President of First Atlantic Healthcare. He has been involved in healthcare services since 1964. A graduate of University of Maine and Boston University School of Law, Mr. Coffin has strong ties with Maine’s long-term care community. From 1968 through 1984 he was the owner and operator of First Allied Corporation, which owned and operated nursing facilities in Maine, Massachusetts, Florida and California. First Allied was sold to Hillhaven corporation in 1984. One year later Mr. Coffin started First Atlantic Corporation the successor to First Allied.
In the intervening years of 1985 through today, Mr. Coffin and First Atlantic HealthCare have acquired and managed all of the facilities that make up the First Atlantic healthcare group and additionally have operated and owned an institutional pharmacy company known as Downeast Pharmacy and First Allied Home Health, a twelve office home health company which operated in Maine.
Mr. Coffin’s operations have a reputation for quality and sound fiscal management. Today, his enterprises employ nearly 2,000 individuals ranking on a combined basis in the top fifteen employers in Maine.
No matter what words are used to describe Ron, the most accurate and best is “Entrepreneur”. Growing up in Presque Isle in Aroostook County, and living the American dream of becoming successful from a humble start, Ron’s business philosphy to create value and quality, reward hard work and enjoy what you do finds its way into our core values. His values drive our all efforts and benefit our customers, emloyees and the communities we serve.