Mercy Hospital (Portland, Maine)

Mercy Hospital is a Roman Catholic not-for-profit community hospital in Portland, Maine. It was founded in 1918 by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland and the Sisters of Mercy to provide excellent healthcare, especially to the poor and disadvantaged. It has two sites, Mercy State Street (in Portland's West End) and Mercy Fore River.

History

Mercy Hospital opened as "Queen Anne's Hospital" on the corner of State Street and Congress Street in response to the 1918 flu pandemic after city hospitals refused Irish Catholic patients during that pandemic. It had 25 beds. In 1943, the current full hospital, located just down the road at 144 State Street, opened. It expanded in 1952 and was significantly renovated in the 1980s.^[1]

Mercy is the fourth-largest hospital in the state and began construction on its new campus along the Fore River in late 2006. In September 2008, Mercy opened a new campus on 42 acres of land overlooking the Fore River. The expansion is expected to be fully completed by the 100-year anniversary in 2018.

In 2013, Mercy Hospital was acquired by Eastern Maine Health Systems of Brewer, Maine.^[2]

References

↑ Barket, Matthew Jude. "Mercy Hospital". Maine Irish Heritage Trail. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
↑ Richardson, Whit (October 3, 2013). "Merger of Eastern Maine Healthcare, Mercy Health likely to shake up southern Maine market". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 15 September 2014.

Diocese of Portland

Bishops	Ordinaries David William Bacon James Augustine Healy William Henry O'Connell Louis Sebastian Walsh John Gregory Murray Joseph Edward McCarthy Daniel Joseph Feeney Peter Leo Gerety Edward Cornelius O'Leary Joseph John Gerry Richard Joseph Malone Robert Deeley Auxiliary Amédée Wilfrid Proulx

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Basilica Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Lewiston Parish churches Holy Cross Church, Lewiston St. David Church, Madawaska St. Patrick's Church, Newcastle Former churches St. Joseph Church, Lewiston St. Patrick's Church, Lewiston St. Cyril and St. Methodius Church, Lisbon Falls St. Denis Church, North Whitefield

Education	Higher Education St. Joseph's College High Schools Catherine McAuley High School, Portland Cheverus High School, Portland Saint Dominic Academy, Auburn

Priests	Denis Mary Bradley Charles M. Murphy

Miscellany	Mercy Hospital, Portland

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Coordinates: 43°39′05″N 70°15′54″W / 43.65143°N 70.26505°W / 43.65143; -70.26505

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