Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - In Sickness and in Health

"… there are numerous prominent figures providing health care for the residents of Hallowell, there are five of special note: four doctors; Benjamin…"

Mt. Desert Island Hospital

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

"… of the Village of Atlantic on the Committee for Health and Sanitation for many years starting in the early 1950s."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… professionals who provide a broad array of home health care and hospice services designed to support Maine families’ health and wellness at home."

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… of Anesthesia, and in 1979 established a Special Care Unit (Intensive Care in today’s terms). Mercy expanded again in 1982, and the hospital added…"

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"In the autumn of 1918, the greatest health crisis in the city’s history struck Portland. Known at the time as the Spanish Influenza, the pandemic of…"

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"… Sisters of Mercy, reached an agreement with Mercy Health System of Maine to take over the hospital’s now-vacated 91 State Street building."

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… Mercy in Portland, Maine to respond to the severe health crisis of 1918. Asked about what qualifications there should be for a Sister of Mercy…"

St. Joseph Healthcare

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Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"… reputation as a skilled administrator across the health care industry. She was a Fellow of the American College of Hospital Administrators (ACHA)…"

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 2 of 2

"… which emphasized more diverse Pastoral Care teams that would “promote the spiritual care of patients—Catholic and non-Catholic.” Sister Mary…"

Mercy Hospital - Portland Hospitals Before Mercy

"Modern hospital care as its understood in the 21st century, is a recent development in medical history."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"… 1900, nursing was primarily devoted to home care. As a graduate from Eastern Maine General put it, “graduate nurses were capable of going into a…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy Stories

"of nursing and patient care at Mercy Hospital A Story by Bette Neville My work as chief of surgery at Mercy Hospital A Story by Doctor Robert…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"… at Mercy they “feel that they get more personal care.” Indeed, patient feedback often mentioned this feeling in letters to the hospital’s…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"Its members cared for the sick and ransomed prisoners of war. Mother McAuley modeled the Sisters of Mercy coat of arms on the original Order insignia."

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

"… Health, Neurosciences, Orthopedics, Palliative Care, Patient and Family Centered Care, Patient Blood Management, Pediatric Services, Pelvic Floor…"

Historic Hallowell - Poor Farm

"There have been no deaths, and the general health of the inmates has been good. Next steps in the stroll through Hallowell ~ Thomas Bond House."

Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"… One woman who made her mark in the community as a health care provider was Martha Moore Ballard (1735-1812)."

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

"… for an "Increase in Widow's Pension" X His health continued to decline and he died of diarrhea on January 6, 1865 in Belle Isle Prison."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"… of the Central Maine Medical Center’s Regional Health Care System and referrals are made to that facility for diagnostic and treatment programs not…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"It was located on Taylor Street, and health care was free. They only charged for prescribed medicines."