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Maine Medical Center (commonly abbreviated to ''MMC'' or contracted to ''Maine Med'') is a 637 licensed-bed teaching hospital located at 22 Bramhall Street in Portland, Maine, United States with a staff of over 6,000 people. Founded in 1874, it is the largest hospital in northern New England with 28,000 inpatient visits, about 500,000 outpatient visits, 88,000 emergency visits, and over 27,000 surgeries performed annually. MMC is structured as a non-profit, private corporation governed by volunteer trustees. ==History== Maine Medical Center is the largest tertiary care hospital in Northern New England, serving all of Maine and parts of Vermont and New Hampshire. It is a Level One Trauma Center, most recently named by ''U.S. News & World Report'' as one of the top hospitals in America for heart care, orthopedics and gynecology, and home to the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital, cited as one of the Top 25 children's hospitals in the country.〔(Maine Medical Center Website - 2007 Press Releases )〕〔(Maine Medical Center Website - 2008 Press Releases )〕 Maine Medical Center is a teaching hospital, with an affiliation with the University of Southern Maine, Saint Joseph's College, Tufts University and Dartmouth College. As a part of its mission, MMC is also a leader in biomedical research, through its Maine Medical Center Research Institute, ongoing clinical trials, and translational research. The present-day complex of more than one million square feet (92,000 square meters) was completed in 1984. In 2009, Maine Medical Center completed a major expansion, to include a new or improved emergency department, birthing center, neonatal intensive care unit, helipad, utility plant, and parking garage.〔(Maine Medical Center Website - Construction )〕 In August 2007, it opened a new Ambulatory Surgical Center in Scarborough, Maine, named Scarborough Surgical Center. Maine Medical Center also has the Brighton Medical Center Campus, which is the location of Brighton First Care and New England Rehab. In 2010, Maine Medical Center's 18,000 square foot, $6 million Hannaford Center for Safety, Innovation and Simulation opened at the Brighton campus. In 2014 Maine Medical Center began construction on a $40 million, 40,000 square foot surgical expansion on top of the existing Bean building. Expected to open in 2015, it will feature 5 operating rooms and 20 perioperative care beds, and will allow for the creation of a cardiac hybrid operating room.〔(Maine Medical Center Website - Surgical Expansion )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maine Medical Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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