Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"Cummings graduated from the Medical School of Maine at Bowdoin College in 1823 and practiced medicine in Portland with his father Stephen Cummings."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"Along with the rest of the medical field, nursing underwent rapid transformation and professionalization at the turn of the twentieth century."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"1980Northern Light Mercy Hospital Medical texts used by some of the early students remind the modern reader how medicine has changed over the years."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"… school diploma, but also “a psychological test, medical and dental charts, and a personality exam.” With growth came further change."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing Class Photos

"… of Nursing Class Photos Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Class Photographs The Mercy Hospital School of Nursing operated from 1920 to 1987…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing Candid Photography

"… Nursing Candid Photography Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Candid Click Image to View Full Slideshow The Mercy Hospital School of Nursing…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"X-Ray technology achieved perhaps the greatest attention after the Second World War. In 1948, a new School of X-Ray Technology accepted its first…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"The medical facility was renovated and a physician’s office added; a new middle school was constructed and the old one sold for a dollar to house a…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"The prenatal clinic offered medical care and personal counseling to pregnant women who lacked a private physician or were unable to afford care…"

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"Medical historians have found that the H1N1 strain of influenza (seen again in 2009) was exceptionally virulent, with death rates among the infected…"

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"… by the establishment of a permanent lay medical staff first headed by Dr. Louis Derry. That same year the Record Room opened."

Lincoln, Maine - Workman's Hospital

"… having something there just in case there was a medical emergency. We also learned we needed a bigger and safer hospital."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… to expand as a well established presence in the medical supply field. In 2002, they were named Maine Exporter of the Year."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"1971 • Regional Medical Center founded 1972 • American Can closes in Lubec • Movie theater burns • Lubec Crafts Council incorporated 1975 • McCurdy…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… library, community playground, the Regional Medical Center and school improvements. In the wake of the sardine industry’s demise those fishermen…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"Medical implements from the Lincoln Historical Society collection X Eventually, Thelma Stratton opened the Stratton Hospital on the corner of…"

Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T

"At the moment my sister is having very bad medical issues, so she is always having appointments in far away places."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Two medical institutions served the Lincoln area at that time: the Workman Hospital and Lincoln Hospital—neither of which received certification to…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"It is part of the Central Maine Medical Center’s Regional Health Care System and referrals are made to that facility for diagnostic and treatment…"

Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"… was a lot of disease, not enough food or adequate medical care. Horton reported regularly suffering from diarrhea and dehydration."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"… Maine General Hospital, BangorEastern Maine Medical Center As time went on, Eastern Maine Medical Center continued to improve and grow."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 3 of 3

"… if someone were to have an emergency and needed medical attention, the injured person had to ride on someone’s back."