Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Doctors and nurses had a record day at Maine General Hospital on March 11, 1953, when seven boys and six girls were born. They more than filled one of the hospital's three newborn nurseries. Ten births in any one day was the previous birth record at MGH.
Maine General Hospital is the predecessor of Maine Medical Center.
About This Item
- Title: Baker's dozen at Maine General Hospital, Portland, 1953
- Creator: Maine Medical Center
- Creation Date: 1953-03-11
- Subject Date: 1953-03-11
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 24.3 cm x 19.3 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 4221, Box 107, Folder 8
- Collection: Maine Medical Center collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Hospitals--Maine--Portland
- Infants--Maine--Portland
- Maine General Hospital (Portland, Me.)
- Maine Medical Center (Portland, Me.)
- Medicine
- Newborn infants--Maine--Portland
- Nurses--Maine--Portland
People
- Braendle, Student Nurse, Donna
- Ellis, RN, Shirley
- Groves, RN Head Nurse, Margaret
- Marrow, RN, Jennie
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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