Maine Memory Network

Maine Medical Center parking garage at night, Portland, 1973

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1983 Location: Portland Media: photographic print

Maine Medical Center staff tours, Portland, 1956

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1956 Location: Portland Media: photographic print

New diagnostic facility, Portland, 1972

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1972 Location: Portland Client: Maine Medical Center Architect: The Architects Collaborative

SCU/MGB library and MIS, Portland, 1994-1995

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1994–1995 Location: Portland Client: Maine Medical Center Architect: Winton Scott Architects

Maine Medical Center, Bramhall Campus

Maine Medical Center, founded as Maine General Hospital, has dominated Portland’s West End since its construction in 1871 on Bramhall Hill. As the medical field grew in both technological and social practice, the facility of the hospital also changed. This exhibit tracks the expansion and additions to that original building as the hospital adapted to its patients’ needs.

Doing Good: Medical Stories of Maine

Throughout Maine’s history, individuals have worked to improve and expand medical care, not only for the health of those living in Maine, but for many around the world who need care and help.

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mercy Hospital - Portland Hospitals Before Mercy

"During the 19th century, the medical profession increasingly professionalized, partly due to the advances in scientific knowledge which led to…"

Hooch Mum and my Vietnam service
by Jim Barrows

A poem about being a medic, saving Vietnamese people and babies. Sometimes we trusted too much.

Appreciation sign for essential health care workers
by Henry J Gartley

A neighbor expresses their appreciation for the workers at a local nursing home.

Primary Sources: Healthcare History in Maine

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12 Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students the opportunity to read and analyze letters, literature, and other primary documents and articles of material culture from the MHS collections relating to how people in Maine have given and received healthcare throughout history. Students will discuss the giving and receiving of medicines and treatments from the 18th-21st centuries, the evolving role of hospitals since the 19th century, and how the nursing profession has changed since the Civil War. Students will also look at how people and healthcare facilities in Maine have addressed epidemics in the past, such as influenza and tuberculosis, and what we can learn today from studying the history of healthcare and medicine.