Contributed by Penobscot Marine Museum
Description
The original Bath City Hospital, located on Winship (later Park) Street, was the former home of James and Vesta Jones. A corporation of Bath citizens purchased the house for $4500 on November 25, 1908, and remodeled it as an eight-bed hospital. It quickly became apparent that more beds were needed.
The large brick building, added in 1910, created a 36-bed hospital. In 1922 the unused third floor was adapted for maternity purposes, expanding the hospital to 50 beds.
In September 1927 a “Loyalty Fund Drive” for the hospital began, with a goal of $20,000. An active house-to-house canvass raised $27,145. The hospital was renamed Bath Memorial Hospital in 1934.
Daily rates in 1942 were: General Ward, $3.50; Private Room, $5 to $7; Semi-Private Room, $5. Operating Room charges were $12 for major surgery and $2.50 to $7 for minor surgery. The Delivery Room charge was $10.
A fund drive in 1960 raised $900,000 to expand to a 100-bed hospital. In 1991 the Bath and Brunswick hospitals merged into the Mid-Coast Hospital. In 2001 the hospital moved to a new campus at Cook's Corners, which in 2009 expanded with a new emergency department and additional medical/surgical inpatient beds.
About This Item
- Title: Bath City Hospital, Bath, ca. 1910
- Creator: Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Co.
- Creation Date: circa 1910
- Subject Date: circa 1910
- Location: Bath, Sagadahoc County, ME
- Media: Glass Plate Negative
- Dimensions: 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm
- Local Code: LB2007.1.112930
- Collection: Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Co.
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
People
Other Keywords
For more information about this item, contact:
Penobscot Marine MuseumPO Box 498, 5 Church Street, Searsport, ME 04974
(207) 548-2529
Website
Use of this Item is not restricted by copyright and/or related rights, but the holding organization is contractually obligated to limit use. For more information, please contact the contributing organization. However, watermarked Maine Memory Network images may be used for educational purposes.
Please post your comment below to share with others. If you'd like to privately share a comment or correction with MMN staff, please send us a message with this link.
