Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center (Maine)

Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center (Maine)
Covenant Health Systems
Geography
Location Lewiston, Maine, United States
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds 233
History
Founded 1888 (1888)
Links
Website http://www.stmarysmaine.com
Lists Hospitals in Maine
Other links
Saint Mary's General Hospital

St. Mary's Hospital from ca. 1900 postcard
Location 93 Campus Ave., Lewiston, Maine
Coordinates 44°6′3″N 70°12′2″W / 44.10083°N 70.20056°W / 44.10083; -70.20056Coordinates: 44°6′3″N 70°12′2″W / 44.10083°N 70.20056°W / 44.10083; -70.20056
Built 1902
Architect Miller, William R.; Charland, Father Paul
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference #

87002191

[1]
Added to NRHP December 30, 1987

Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center is a hospital at 93 Campus Avenue in Lewiston, Maine adjacent to Bates College. It is part of a complex of care facilities now operated by Covenant Health Systems, a Roman Catholic non-profit organization based in Massachusetts. The hospital has 233 beds. It was founded in 1888 by the Grey Nuns, and has been a major provided of emergency health services in the Lewiston-Auburn area since.

Campus

The medical center is located just south of the Bates College campus, and occupies a triangular lot bounded by Campus Avenue and Golder and Sabattus Streets. Separating the medical center from the campus is St. Mary's d'Youville Pavilion, a senior care facility also operated by Covenant Health. Access to the hospital is via a circular drive on Sabattus Street. The facility's largest buildings are the result of expansion in the 1960s in 1970s.

History

The hospital was founded in June 1888 by the Sisters of Charity of St. Hyacinthe, and was the first Catholic-run hospital in the state. The sisters originally converted the Sarah J. Golder house into a 30-bed hospital and orphanage. Saint Mary's hospital was also known as the Sister's Hospital, the French Hospital, or the Catholic Hospital. The first purpose-built hospital building was constructed in 1902. This Late Gothic Revival building was designed by Lewiston architect William R. Miller, and still forms part of the facility today. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 for its architecture and historical significance.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ St. Mary's Historical Information
  3. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Saint Mary's General Hospital" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
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