BELFAST — Waldo County Medical Partners Palliative Care, currently located within the Oncology practice at Waldo County General Hospital, will begin seeing patients at 125 Northport Ave., suite 106, beginning the week of Monday, Feb. 20.

The new office is located across the street from WCGH and shares a space with WCGH’s Urology and Nephrology practices.

Palliative Care is specialized care that focuses on providing relief from the pain, symptoms, and stress of a serious illness. It also provides emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients and their families as they plan for the future.

“It is appropriate at any age and at any stage in a serious illness and can be provided along with curative treatment,” said Waldo County General Hospital, in a news release.

To learn more about Palliative care at WCGH, call 301-3090 or visit wcgh.org.

Waldo County General Hospital

Waldo County General Hospital is part of MaineHealth, a not-for-profit integrated health system consisting of eight local hospital systems, a comprehensive behavioral healthcare network, diagnostic services, home health agencies, and more than 1,600 employed and independent physicians working together through an Accountable Care Organization. With more than 19,000 employees, MaineHealth is the largest health system in northern New England and provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire. For more information, please visit wcgh.org.