BELFAST — Due to the high level of community interest in Waldo County General Hospital’s upcoming community forum regarding labor and delivery services, the hospital has moved the event to a larger venue. The forum will be held Wednesday, Aug. 7, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., inside the Belfast Area High School Gym, located at 25 Lions Way in Belfast.

WCGH is reviewing its labor and delivery services in the face of declining births and staffing challenges, making it important to gather feedback from the community. It stressed that it continues to approach this conversation thoughtfully with the goal of ensuring expectant mothers in Waldo County have access to the highest quality of care.

Community members who are unable to attend can send comments to a dedicated email at waldofeedback@mainehealth.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.

Initial press release:

BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital will hold a community forum next month as it continues a discussion regarding its labor and delivery services and how to meet the needs of expectant mothers in the communities it serves.

The forum will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 7, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., in the Waldo County Shrine Club, at 85 Northport Ave., Belfast.

WCGH said, in a news release, that it is reviewing its labor and delivery services in the face of declining births and staffing challenges, making it important to gather feedback from the community. It stressed that it continues to approach this conversation thoughtfully with the goal of ensuring expectant mothers in Waldo County have access to the highest quality of care.

Space is limited – the Shrine Club has a capacity of 100 people – and community members may want to consider sending comments to a dedicated email at waldofeedback@mainehealth.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.