| 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]
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]
In Maine unless otherwise noted.