Maine Medical Center (MMC) provides community hospital services. The hospital offers services that include open-heart surgery, kidney transplantation, neonatal intensive care services, and bone marrow transplant. It also offers children, elders, and women health services that include emergency, heart, cancer, radiology, rehabilitation, respiratory, and stroke treatment services. MMC provides treatment to more than 27000 patients. It operates community programs that include breast health, childbirth education, family affirmation, fitness programs, heart healthy recipes, and support groups. The hospital also offers medical education such as undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, nursing, and health professional education. MMC was formed through the merger between Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary and the Maine General Hospital. The hospital was founded in 1951 and is based in Portland, Maine.