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When founded, it was known as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital. Its name was changed in 1913 to Bangor State Hospital, and then to Bangor Mental Health Institute. In 2005 it was renamed the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, in honor of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering 19th-century advocate for the improved treatment of the mentally ill.
There is a child unit with 14 beds, an adolescent unit with 14 beds, and a 12-patient unit for those with developmental disorders. The units are named with respect to direction, 1NE, 1NW, etc. [ 4 ] Spring Harbor Hospital is affiliated with Maine Behavioral Healthcare (MBH), which is a division of MaineHealth, a non-profit healthcare ...
St. Mary’s Health System, a member of Covenant Health, was founded in 1888 by the Sisters of Charity of Saint-Hyacinthe.Today, it is an integrated medical system comprising a 233-bed acute care community hospital, an employed group of primary care and specialty providers, urgent care and emergency department, an extensive complement of behavioral and mental health services and outpatient ...
(The Center Square) — A more than three-decade-old court order keeping watch over Maine's mental health system has been lifted, but state leaders and advocates say more needs to be done to help ...
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is the health department of Maine headquartered in Augusta, Maine, that provides public assistance, child and family welfare services, and oversees health policy and management. [1] It is the largest executive branch department in Maine, employing over 3,000 people. [1]
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Department of Health and Human Services Augusta Kennebec No Active - Behavioral health Rumford Hospital Central Maine Healthcare Rumford: Oxford: Yes Active: Saint Joseph Hospital Covenant Health Systems: Bangor Penobscot Yes Active: Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center: Covenant Health Systems Lewiston Androscoggin Yes 1888–present Active
Sgt. Colleen Adams, left, and mental health clinician Shannon Bentley are two members of the Sanford Police Department's Mental Health Unit, which is committed to helping homeless people in the ...