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A patient at Maine Medical Center was killed after falling from the sixth-floor window at the hospital Tuesday evening.Police identified the patient as Paul Cady, 43, of Hollis, Maine.Police said Cady fell or jumped from a sixth floor window of the Richards Tower at 5:10 p.m.The circumstances around the death are still under investigation but are not considered suspicious, police said."Our thoughts go out first and foremost to the individual's family during this very difficult time, as well as our shocked and deeply saddened staff. While the investigation is ongoing, all of our thoughts are focused on the individual, their family, and others impacted by this tragic event," Maine Medical Center officials said in a written statement.The state medical examiner's office is involved in the investigation.Cady was at Maine Medical Center for treatment of injuries he suffered in a March 9 motorcycle crash, according to his daughter, Miranda Cady. She said her father suffered serious head trauma and was in a medically induced coma for a period of time.She has set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for funeral expenses."He wanted nothing more in the world to come home with the family, but with the extent of his brain injuries he needed more hospital time and rehab before that could happen," she said. "He was able to open his hospital window enough to get out. His room was on the sixth floor and he died immediately. I would just like to put that this was not an act of suicide, but a desperate attempt to be home with the family."According to Maine state law effective January 2009, new hospital buildings and renovations must adhere to health care guidelines from 2006. The guidelines say, "Operable windows are not required in patient rooms. If operable windows are provided in patient rooms or suites, operation of such windows shall be restricted to inhibit possible escape or suicide."