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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… Reports in Town Reports) During this time, health was also an issue. The influenza epidemic of 1919 closed schools for weeks."

Historic Hallowell - In Sickness and in Health

"In Sickness and in Health Hallowell's Contribution To Modern Medicine In the years following the Revolution many trained physicians came to the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"They not only paid for fine education but endorsed fine education, a "superior curriculum" for the "superior" person."

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 - 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…"

Mt. Desert Island Hospital

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Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… Health and Hospice On April 23, 1996, VNA Home Health and Hospice (VNA), aligned with Mercy Health System of Maine, which was part of Catholic…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… of advances in cardiac surgery and preventative health breakthroughs. By the mid-1960s, cardiac training for nurses included work with…"

Mercy Hospital - 100 Years of Mercy Hospital

"… in the fall of 1918, with one of the greatest health crisis in the city's history, the pandemic known as the Spanish Influenza."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing Candid Photography

"… students a consistently high-quality nursing education. Mercy continually received praise for the quality of its nursing program."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing Class Photos

"… School of Nursing operated from 1920 to 1987, and educated over 2,300 nurses. In 1965, all of the nursing school facilities were consolidated into…"

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…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mercy Hospital - Mercy Stories

"… expansion A Story by Sister Ellen Turner My education and work at THE Mercy A Story by Judy Harmon 45 years at Mercy Hospital A Story by…"

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 2 of 2

"She studied Clinical Pastoral Education and returned to Mercy Hospital as chaplain, a position she cherished from 1980 – 2005."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"A Comprehensive Nursing Education As a June 1936 article by Mary Osborne of Portland in the professional journal of the Maine State Nurse’s…"

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"… loved ones, the disease left an impact on public health policy in Maine. For example, the state soon passed a law requiring all public schools to…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"The example of his parents and his educational background helped influence Burr’s later professional affiliation with Mercy Hospital, which began in…"

Mercy Hospital - From Queen's to Mercy

"From Queen's to Mercy A 1941 capital funds campaign pamphlet for the construction of the new Mercy Hospital."

Mercy Hospital - Portland Hospitals Before Mercy

"Portland Hospitals Before Mercy Text contributions from Ian Saxine, MHS Historian. Items courtesy of Maine Memory and Maine Medical Center Archive."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"School of Nursing Text contributions from Ian Saxine, MHS Historian. Items courtesy of Mercy Hospital."

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"Growth & Expansion Text contributions from Ian Saxine, MHS Historian. Items courtesy of Mercy Hospital."

Bangor Public Library

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