Mount Desert Island Hospital & Health Centers Named One of the Best Places to Work in Maine

            Bar Harbor, Maine – Mount Desert Island Hospital, an independent, critical access hospital serving Mount Desert Island, Trenton, and the Downeast region with their main campus in Bar Harbor and network of Health Centers, was named as one of the 2024 Best Places to Work in Maine.
“It is an incredible honor for MDI Hospital and Health Centers to be named to the 2024 Best Places to Work in Maine list,” says Chrissi Maguire, President/CEO, MDI Hospital & Health Centers. “This recognition is a testament to the dedication, compassion, and excellence our team brings to their work every day. As a rural, independent, critical access hospital, this achievement reflects the collaborative and supportive culture we strive to cultivate, ensuring that MDI Hospital remains a place where both our patients and staff can thrive.”
Best Places to Work in Maine is a research-driven program from Best Companies Group that examines a company’s practices, programs and benefits and surveys your employees for their perspective.
Mount Desert Island Hospital & Health Centers serve close-knit island and surrounding communities through a 25-bed critical access facility in Bar Harbor and a network of area health centers—all designed to provide comprehensive healthcare for residents and visitors.

                Since it was established in 1897, the nonprofit hospital has grown into a premier rural healthcare organization with a retirement community and six primary care health centers, as well as a full-service behavioral health center and a dental clinic.

                Today, MDI Hospital employs more than 500 people and is the second-largest employer on Mount Desert Island. Active medical staff includes hospitalists, primary care physicians and practitioners, highly skilled nurses, orthopedic surgeons, general surgeons, psychiatrists, care managers, a board-certified emergency physician, an ophthalmologist, a pathologist, a radiologist, and a urologist.

                MDI Hospital’s groundbreaking teaching partnership with Penn Medicine, established in 2011, has evolved into a model for future urban-rural partnerships across the nation and has established MDI Hospital as a premier rural hospital for emergency medicine and critical care. The hospital’s Emergency Department, a critical link in Downeast Maine’s trauma delivery system, serves the Mount Desert Island community 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.