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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…"

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 - 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."

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 - People of Mercy - Page 2 of 2

"… of Mercy in 1955, later training at Connecticut School of Pharmacy as a registered hospital pharmacist. She served at Mercy Hospital until 1964."

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"A graduate of the School of Nursing in Lewiston in 1918, she took vows as a Sister of Mercy in 1922, and in 1926 was appointed superintendent of the…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"… for the 140 students then enrolled in the School of Nursing. The new expansion was formally dedicated on March 18 and 19, 1943 by Bishop McCarthy…"

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… arrived in Bangor, Maine where they opened a school that later became Saint John School. In 1873, Bishop David Bacon invited them to Portland to…"

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"… social studies teacher at Catherine McAuley High School. In 1986, Sister Miriam was asked to change her sabbatical plans to undertake a research…"

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…"

Historic Hallowell - Dr. John Hubbard

"After attending medical school he practiced medicine in Virginia but returned to Hallowell in 1830 and set up his practice in a small office off…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"He also provided some rudimentary medical aid to settlers until a physician, Dr. Aaron Stoyell, arrived in 1794."

Historic Hallowell - In Sickness and in Health

"… of these men were members of the Massachusetts Medical Society and many traveled to Boston for medical conferences."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"“ People came in and out of MaineGeneral Medical Center that didn't have power” said former employee Marcia Bell."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… dropped from the line in 1956 as focus shifted to medical supply items. In 1958, a devastating fire wiped out the entire production and warehousing…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… of early and present island life is medical care. In the early days, doctors had to be fetched from the mainland by boat to attend the sick…"

Historic Hallowell - This won't hurt a bit!

"… Warrington, a "dissenting academy." He pursued a medical degree at the University of Ediburgh, but was interested in all areas of human knowledge."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"Ella would frequently relay his medical advice to the caller. If the doctor was available for house calls, Ella would phone to determine who was ill."