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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…"

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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."

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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."

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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…"

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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…"

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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."

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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…"

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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)…"

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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…"

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Mercy Hospital - Portland Hospitals Before Mercy

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

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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…"

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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…"

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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…"

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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."

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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…"

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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."

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Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

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

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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."

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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…"

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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."