MaineHealth
| Formation | 1874 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Portland, Maine |
| Services | Health system |
Chief Executive Officer | Andrew T. Mueller, MD |
| Affiliations | Tufts University |
| Website | https://www.mainehealth.org/ |
MaineHealth is a regional nonprofit health care system that comprises a network of hospitals, health care facilities, and clinics in Maine and New Hampshire. The system is affiliated with the Tufts University School of Medicine for both teaching and research.[1][2] It is the largest hospital system in northern New England.[3]
MaineHealth includes a Level I trauma center/teaching hospital; seven community hospitals and two community hospital campuses of Maine Medical Center; three specialty hospitals including Maine's only children's hospital; NorDx, a health sciences laboratory; and the MaineHealth Institute for Research.[4] MaineHealth hospitals have been lauded by regional and national organizations.[5][6][7]
Maine Medical Center received its first National Institutes of Health research grant in 1962.[8] The MaineHealth Institute for Research has researched potential chronic diseases such as Chronic Lyme disease and Long COVID.[9][10] A blood-based biomarker test for cancer, currently in clinical trials, was developed by MaineHealth in conjunction with the University of New England.[11] In 2025, the federal government cut $250,000 in annual funding for the MaineHealth Institute of Research due to its research on vaccine hesitancy.[12]
MaineHealth is the largest private employer in Maine.[3]
History
[edit]Maine Medical Center was founded in 1874 as Maine General Hospital.[13][14] In 1998, the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital, named for first lady Barbara Bush, opened, sharing Maine Medical Center's campus.[15] That same year, Maine Medical Center and Barbara Bush Children's Hospital established MaineHealth.[3]
Facilities
[edit]In Maine unless otherwise noted.
Hospitals
[edit]- Maine Medical Center: Portland, Biddeford, and Sanford
- Franklin Hospital: Farmington
- Lincoln Hospital: Damariscotta
- Mid Coast Hospital: Brunswick
- Memorial Hospital: North Conway, New Hampshire
- Pen Bay Hospital: Rockport
- Stephens Hospital: Norway
- Waldo Hospital: Belfast
Specialty care hospitals
[edit]- Barbara Bush Children's Hospital: Portland
- Behavioral Health at Spring Harbor: Portland
- New England Rehabilitation Hospital: Portland (joint venture with Encompass Health)
References
[edit]- ^ Clancy, Lynda (2025-05-29). "MaineHealth/Tufts research into long-term effects of Lyme Disease begins enrolling participants this month". PenBay Pilot. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ "Maine Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine renew 10-Year partnership | Tufts Now". now.tufts.edu. 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ a b c Cordes, Renee (March 18, 2019). "MaineHealth's dynamic duo chart a new course for the health system and its member hospitals". Mainebiz. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
- ^ Julianna. "MHIR – MaineHealth Institute for Research". MHIR. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ "Two Maine hospitals have been recognized with top competitive awards". newscentermaine.com. 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ "Two MaineHealth Hospitals Earn 2024 Leapfrog Top Hospital Awards". Daily Bulldog. 2024-12-18. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ Bennett, Alan (2016-11-08). "MaineHealth, SMHC recognized for healthy-eating initiatives". Press Herald. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ typhoon. "History & Mission". MHIR. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
- ^ "MaineHealth joins NIH-funded long COVID clinical trials | PenBay Pilot". www.penbaypilot.com. 2025-05-30. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
- ^ Lawlor, Joe (2024-10-17). "MaineHealth to participate in major chronic Lyme study". Press Herald. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
- ^ "UNE professor develops new test for breast cancer". Press Herald. 2025-02-27. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
- ^ Wight, Patty (2025-04-07). "MaineHealth Institute for Research grant funding cut due to previous research on vaccine hesitancy". Maine Public. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
- ^ "MaineHealth Maine Medical Center History | MaineHealth". www.mainehealth.org. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
- ^ Maine Medical Center (2012-01-01). "A Hospital for Maine: Part 1- The Rise of Maine General Hospital". History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Commons.
- ^ "Maine Medical Center, Portland, 1998". Maine Memory Network. Retrieved 2025-05-30.