Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC), in Rockport, and Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH), in Belfast, have adjusted their lab services schedules to better meet the needs of patients during the late summer season.

Beginning on Wednesday, August 11, PBMC will temporarily close its lab in the new Health Center and bring all of its lab technicians together in the lab in the main hospital building. The hospital lab is open 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday thought Friday; 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays; and closed on Sundays.

For more information about PBMC lab services, please visit https://www.mainehealth.org/Pen-Bay-Medical-Center/Services/Outpatient-Lab-Services.

At WCGH, the lab will now be open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information about lab services at WCGH, please visit https://www.mainehealth.org/Waldo-County-General-hospital/Services/Outpatient-Lab-Services.

The changes are temporary and both hospitals expect to resume their regular hours of operation as soon as possible.

About Pen Bay Medical Center

Pen Bay Medical Center 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 pbmc.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.