MaineHealth is a voluntary, not-for-profit community and referral system of hospitals, dedicated to providing high quality health care services to all persons who seek care regardless of their sex, race, religion, age, color, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or emotional disability or social or economic status. MaineHealth is also committed to education at the undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate and continuing education levels for physicians, nurses and allied health personnel, and in-service training for support staff all of which are essential to the delivery of quality patient care. Outreach education to other institutions and agencies is also vital to the fulfillment of the MaineHealth's mission. MaineHealth also supports basic and clinical research as essential to the advancement of health care.