Maine Memory Network

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

"… record payment of care for those that boarded the sick and infirmed, transported to the mainland those who needed medical care, purchased…"

Historic Hallowell - In Sickness and in Health

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

St. Joseph Healthcare

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mercy Hospital - Portland Hospitals Before Mercy

"Before the late 19th century, most sick people received care in their homes. With few exceptions, hospital facilities were places where people went…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"Brackett’s to take care of a sick child–diptheria. Little Carrie very sick indeed. Dr. Bartlett glad I came. Very sick and growing worse. Mrs."

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… and girls, visit the poor and care for the sick in their homes, as well as to train low income women as domestic servants and find local employment…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"… the farms, manage family business, care for the sick and elderly, raise children, and bear the awful news that too often came in the form of long…"

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"Queen's Hospital entrance, Portland, ca. 1930 Queen's Hospital EntranceNorthern Light Mercy Hospital The demand for a hospital was so great that…"

Historic Hallowell - Child Labor

"Two million school-age children each worked fifty to seventy hours a week. Some of the children’s parents could not take care of them, so they were…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"Gary saw how hard this process had been on his family, and came up with the idea for Gary’s House, an affordable place for families to stay when a…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… if they don’t die they could have to be home sick for the rest of their life, and life would just be a lot harder."

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

"… for treating physical problems and less for sicknesses and illnesses. The hospital’s popularity grew as people began to recognize more and more its…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"Women cared for the sick and dying. Even when a doctor was eventually nearby, they continued in this role."

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."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… child rearing, cooking, and caring for the sick, elderly, and dead. She took on these roles in an era where there were no modern services as we…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"She became a physician and practiced caring for the women and children. Charlotte had a major impact on women and many other people before and after…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Southern islanders rowed to Lincolnville, borrowed a team and drove to Camden for a doctor. Northern islanders rowed to Castine for medical help."