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Mt. Desert Island Hospital

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Historic Hallowell - Dr. Benjamin Page

"During the Plague of 1812, his superb knowledge and skill saved many lives. He is credited with being the first physician to inoculate human with the…"

Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"… and raised in a family that included physicians (her uncle was a doctor as were two brothers-in-law)."

Historic Hallowell - In Sickness and in Health

"… the years following the Revolution many trained physicians came to the Kennebec Valley to establish medical practices."

Historic Hallowell - This won't hurt a bit!

"… Jenner and provided them to his colleague, local physician Dr. Benjamin Page, who administered the vaccine in Hallowell."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dr. Charles Snell, Bangor, ca. 1867

"Snell, he wrote, was his family's physician, delivered all six of the Martin children, and treated Clara Martin through several serious illnesses."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"Walker was the earliest educated physician, whose residence occupied the site of the Henry Parks house. Dr."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"He was a prominent Boston physician who eventually exponentially increased his net worth by engaging in the importing of medical supplies."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators on the Rise

"However, for successful academics and physicians, along with other relatively regular folks, nature’s offerings remained paramount."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island

"The first physician came to Mt. Desert Island in 1799. Kendall Kittredge, along with his wife, Sally Whiting, arrived on MDI in 1799."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Cottagers

"Rockefeller’s 100-room “Eyrie” and New York physician Edward Dunham’s sprawling “Keewaydin” with its 35-foot-high stone tower – both in Seal Harbor."

Historic Hallowell - The Hallowell Union Fire Club

"His nickname was “ The Beloved Physician.” He was married to Abigail Odlin who was born May 28, 1748. Abigail’s father was Deacon John Odlin."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends

"… plantation in finding and supporting a nurse or physician” including “removing sick people to mainland hospitals.” (Westbrook, 173) Leila…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"… constructed retirement home of longtime Portland physician James M. Cummings. The doctor built this island farm in 1856."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village

"… Directory Business Card Dated 1860 Samuel Vose Physician & Surgeon Gould & Spooner Dry Goods & Groceries John P. Hodson Postmaster S.S."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"Bisbee in 1895. Dr. Laura F. Noyes, a female physician and her two physician daughters, Dr. Sarah E. Noyes (Brooks) and Dr. H. Louella Noyes, and Dr."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"There was a physician (three in the summer), two dentists, an attorney and an architect. There were also two billiards halls and the Neighborhood…"

Abbe Museum

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… on the town’s list of residents, we offer a very accomplished staff at the Dixfield-Elsemore Clinic, named after one of our beloved physicians."

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"… a Class A rating by the American College of Physicians and Surgeons. This was accompanied by the establishment of a permanent lay medical staff…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 1 of 2

"Oliver Noyes Oliver Noyes (1699-1720) was a physician and merchant by profession. Noyes graduated from Harvard in 1695 and was very active in Boston…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"… iron-worker, boot and shoe maker(2),carpenter, physician and surgeon, fruit grower, dealers in livestock, and a few years later a used car dealer."

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

"… the modernization project, and recruiting 21 new physicians to expand the amount of care they can supply."