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Mt. Desert Island Hospital Facts

Founded:
On September 3rd 1897, during a meeting at the Marlborough Hotel in Bar Harbor, members of the Village Improvement Society conclude, “some form of hospital is both expedient and even now necessary.” A committee composed of local citizens and “rusticators” undertakes to raise $10,000 for construction of a “Bar Harbor Medical and Surgical Hospital.” Thus begins more than a century of convenient access to quality care for residents and visitors in the MDI region.

Mission:

To provide compassionate care and strengthen the health of our community by embracing tomorrow's methods and respecting time-honored values.