Historical
Memoirs
Funding for Historical Memoirs: The Osteopathic
Hospital of Maine/Brighton Medical Center, 1935-1998 was provided by the
Osteopathic Heritage Fund.
The Osteopathic Heritage Fund was created by the boards
of trustees of Brighton Medical Center and Maine Medical Center at the time of
their merger. Income is expended annually to:
• recognize and promote the heritage of Brighton
Medical Center and of osteopathic medicine generally,
• provide resources for osteopathic continuing
medical education, and
• promote collegial interactions between
osteopathic and allopathic physicians.
An advisory committee of former Brighton trustees and
physicians, with the support of staff from MaineHealth, commissions
projects, workshops, and conferences, and provides funding for projects and
events developed by other organizations or institutions that further the efforts
to which the Fund is dedicated.
Contributions to the Fund and orders for additional
copies of Historical Memoirs may be directed to:
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The Osteopathic Heritage Fund
c/o MaineHealth
465 Congress St., Suite 600
Portland, ME 04101-3537
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Donations are fully deductible to the
extent allowed by law.
~The following images are just
some of the pictures you will find in the 224 page Memoirs book~
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Osteopathic Hospital of Maine 1937-1940, 166 Pleasant Ave,
Portland |
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Nine of the eleven physicians who on July 10, 1935, formally
incorporated as "proprietors of a social educational and benevolent
association to be known as THE OSTEOPATHIC HOSPITAL OF MAINE, INC." |
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Osteopathic
Hospital of Maine, 335 Brighton Ave, Portland, 1946 |
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Construction
of the first new wing of the hospital, 1948-1952 |
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The
original building and construction of the new wing added in the
early 1950's. |
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In
1958, the front of the original building was razed to make way
for a new entrance to the hospital. |
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In
1961, the remaining section of the original frame building that
housed the Osteopathic Hospital of Maine was replaced with a modern
new wing. To the right of the building is the former carriage
house, used over the years for a variety of purposes from the x-ray
department to housing for interns to administrative offices.
The carriage house was razed in 1976.
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In
1961, the original frame building was demolished to make way
for an additional wing that housed an auditorium and new patient
rooms. |
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A
massive $8.9 million construction project began in 1972, but money
problems and a national freeze on room rates delayed completion
until 1976. |
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After
years of controversy and financial difficulties, the
construction is finally completed |
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The
sign before the change to the new name.. |
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The
new name, made official on October 1, 1990. |
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Reference
Parker, Gail Underwood, Historical
Memoirs, The osteopathic Hospital of Maine, Brighton Medical Center, 1935-1998,
Custom Communications, Saco, Maine.
For information on getting a copy of this book, you may
contact Maine Health at 207-775-7001
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