News | MaineHealth Waldo Hospital

MaineHealth Waldo Hospital has been recognized by the Lown Institute for outstanding performance, earning the #1 ranking in Maine for social responsibility as well as #1 in the state for Health Equity and Avoiding Overuse.

MaineHealth Waldo Hospital is excited to welcome its newest volunteer team: Ellie, a certified pet therapy dog, and her handler, Anna Phillips.

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, an opportunity to emphasize the importance of early detection. In recognition, MaineHealth’s coastal region is spotlighting efforts to improve access to screening and encourage conversations between patients and care teams about available options.

As part of its ongoing commitment to addressing food insecurity, MaineHealth Waldo Hospital has added a “Help Yourself” food pantry shelf inside MaineHealth Primary Care Family Medicine Brooks, located at 55 Reynolds Road. This new shelf marks the 12th shelf serving Knox and Waldo counties.

MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital and Midcoast Maine Community Action (MMCA) are excited to announce a new partnership that brought a Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program office to Rockport last month.

MaineHealth Waldo Hospital is pleased to announce that longtime care team member Megan Harvey, RN, has been named the new Belfast Public Health Nurse.

MaineHealth Waldo Hospital is pleased to welcome Zethariah Zielinski, DO, to MaineHealth Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Belfast. Dr. Zielinski specializes in anterior hip replacement, a minimally invasive procedure that is done without cutting into the muscles and tendons surrounding the hip.

MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals have received a $10,000 grant from Free ME from Lung Cancer to help uninsured and underinsured patients access follow-up lung cancer screenings, which are frequently not completed due to cost barriers.

MaineHealth Waldo Hospital is now offering parathyroid surgery, expanding access to advanced endocrine surgical care for patients in midcoast Maine.

MaineHealth Cardiology Rockport is expanding access to specialized cardiovascular care with the launch of an in-person advanced heart failure program. The program will make it easier for patients in the midcoast region to receive advanced heart failure care close to home.