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Description
In 1929, a new pavilion was opened at Maine General Hospital. Known as the "Private Pavilion," the new building offered private rooms for paying patients, in keeping with their importance to the hospital's financial well-being. All of the private rooms had a sink and toilet and some had baths. Private patients were also given headsets to listen to their choice of two radio stations, while ward patients listened over loudspeakers.
Maine General Hospital is the predecessor of Maine Medical Center.
About This Item
- Title: Maine General Hospital private room, Portland, ca. 1929
- Creation Date: circa 1929
- Subject Date: circa 1929
- Location: West End, Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: photographic print
- Dimensions: 19.7 cm x 24.8 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 4221, Box 112, Folder 7
- Collection: Maine Medical Center collection
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Hospital care
- Hospital patients
- Hospitals--Maine--Portland
- Maine General Hospital (Portland, Me.)
- Maine Medical Center (Portland, Me.)
- Patient rooms
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