In the mid-1990s Central Maine Medical Center began establishing a dedicated trauma program that was later designated as one of three such programs in Maine. This program was bolstered in 1998 with the creation of LifeFlight of Maine, a medical helicopter service jointly administered with Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.In 1999 Northern Cumberland Memorial Hospital and Rumford Community Hospital merged with Central Maine Healthcare, CMMC’s parent company. The facilities soon changed their names to Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital. In addition to the healthcare services that Central Maine Healthcare has helped develop at the two organizations, the holding company has assisted in plant development at the facilities. In December 2001, Bridgton Hospital dedicated an entirely new state-of-the-art facility.