Maine Memory Network

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing Class Photos

"In 1965, all of the nursing school facilities were consolidated into their St. John Street location, creating one space for classrooms, a library…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing Candid Photography

"Mercy continually received praise for the quality of its nursing program. A grateful patient writing in 1967 singled out “Miss Cyr Junior Student”…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"Maine nurses participated in this process, and in 1914 the Maine State Nurses Association was incorporated."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"… Hospital School of Nursing Mercy School of Nursing students, Portland, 1977Northern Light Mercy Hospital Like all schools, Queen’s Hospital…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"Mercy Hospital nursing students, Portland, 1961Northern Light Mercy Hospital The nursing school became a hub of activity for both lay students and…"

Life on a Tidal River - Doughty Students

"… how to correctly shoot three dimensional objects. X A student prepares to shoot a photo of a nurse's uniform from the '40's. X"

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"… for both hospital nursing service and nursing education, she assumed chairmanship at Saint Joseph’s College to establish their nursing department…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"… 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 - Mercy & the Community

"Nurse Corps with recruitment. In 1947, an emergency struck closer to home. Known as the Great Fires of 1947, a series of blazes from York County to…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"By the mid-1960s, cardiac training for nurses included work with defibrillators. By 1965, Mercy had expanded from 25 beds to 285."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Carolyn Stone

"She retired from the position of school nurse in 1928, when a professional nursing graduate was hired at her insistence."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Historical Society

"nurse, school nurse, editor, sales administrator, event planner and regulatory affairs specialist. Other interests are just as varied: conservation…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"Her branch of nursing in the program was surgical nursing. When she earned her nursing cap she took on a few nursing jobs over a four-year period."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"A filing by the nurse in the 1932 Town Report listed 64 of the 65 students defective, a description that could signify anything from dirty…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… to open a hospital in 1932 while working as a nurse in a nursing home. She witnessed women giving birth in their homes or in “maternity hospitals.”…"

Lincoln, Maine - Workman's Hospital

"Workman was a nurse and the first owner of the Workman’s Hospital that was built in 1932. The first Workman’s hospital was actually in the upstairs…"

Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"… terms, she was simultaneously a midwife, nurse, physician, mortician, pharmacist, and attentive wife."

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

"… realized how much of a help the doctors and nurses at the hospital could be to them and their community."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"But then when the war came along she was a nurse. She became a first maid inspector- do you want to hear a story about that? I was in the service and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T

"My mom is a nursing student, works, and takes care of my littler sister. At the moment my sister is having very bad medical issues, so she is always…"

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

"Nurse with child patient at St. Joseph Hospital, Bangor, ca. 1960St. Joseph Healthcare The first major project St."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… school system begged the town to hire a School Nurse and Doctor to help keep the school population healthy."