Eastern Maine Medical Center

1915 is a banner year for nursing: graduation exercises are held for the first time with 21 graduates receiving diplomas.

Maine enacts the registration of nurses, a move first debated in the legislature a decade ago.

Public health nursing is added to the curriculum.

The state appropriation increases from $6,500 to $8,000.

?The constant work of the resident painter keeps the walls and floors in good condition and with the many minor repairs needed constantly in the upkeep of a hospital as large as this, the year has passed without any very large outlay.?