Maine Memory Network

Maine General Hospital, Portland, ca. 1892

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1892 Location: Portland Media: photographic print

Maine General Hospital surgical amphitheater, Portland, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Riverton Park, Portland, 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1895 Location: Portland Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens

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.

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"… “We filled all available space in the old unused amphitheater with influenza cases,” but “it was extremely difficult to do work with these…"