Mercy Hospital (Portland, 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
Mercy Hospital
Northern Light Health
Geography
LocationPortland, Maine, United States
Coordinates43.65143°N 70.26505°W / 43.65143; -70.26505
Organization
Religious affiliationformerly Catholic Church
History
Former name(s)Queen Anne's Hospital
Opened1818
Links
ListsHospitals in Maine

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 Eastern Maine Health Systems (EMS) of Brewer, Maine.[2]

EMS became known as Northern Light Health in 2018

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