Mercy Hospital (Portland, Maine)

Mercy Hospital
Mercy Hospital
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Geography
Location	Portland, Maine, United States
Coordinates	43°39′05″N 70°15′54″W / 43.65143°N 70.26505°WCoordinates: 43°39′05″N 70°15′54″W / 43.65143°N 70.26505°W
Organization
Religious affiliation	formerly Catholic Church
History
Former name(s)	Queen Anne's Hospital
Opened	1818
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Maine

Northern Light Mercy Hospital also known simply as 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.

Mercy's Fore River Campus

History[]

Mercy Hospital opened as "Queen'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 (EMS) of Brewer, Maine.^[2]

EMS became known as Northern Light Health in 2018

References[]

^ Barker, Matthew Jude. "Mercy Hospital". Maine Irish Heritage Trail. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
^ 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.

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[Barker-1] Barker, Matthew Jude. "Mercy Hospital". Maine Irish Heritage Trail. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

[Richardson-2] 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.

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