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The local board overseeing AOAÌåÓýƽ̨ Waldo Hospital has given its approval to restructuring the hospital’s obstetrics department, ending inpatient labor and delivery services there as of April 1. The decision was ratified by the AOAÌåÓýƽ̨ Board of Trustees today.

Memorial Hospital pediatricians note that families are expressing more vaccine hesitancy than they have seen in their careers.

Four care team members from AOAÌåÓýƽ̨ Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals were recently honored with employee awards during ceremonies held on the hospital campuses.

AOAÌåÓýƽ̨ Pen Bay Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospital Accreditation. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care.

The five-year study, funded by a $20.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and led by Tufts University School of Medicine, aims to identify the root cause of persistent Lyme disease symptoms.

In the fight against the disease, AOAÌåÓýƽ̨ Pen Bay Hospital (MHPBH) recently installed a new, state-of-the-art mammography machine in its Radiology department in September and, with it, became the first hospital in Maine to begin using new Genius AI Detection (GAID) 2.0 software in scans.

As part of Lung Cancer Awareness Month, AOAÌåÓýƽ̨ Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals will be open for CT lung cancer screens as part of National Lung Cancer Screening Day on Saturday, Nov. 9.

Later this month, Pen Bay Medical Center will open the doors of its new Rockland Health Center, located within the Rockland Plaza at 75 Maverick St., when it opens its relocated Walk-in Care practice Saturday, October 19.

Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital have expanded their cardiac rehab class offerings, making it easier for patients to take care of their heart health.

Steinbarger earned his bachelor’s degree in medicine from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Mich., in 1999. Before that, he spent six years in the United States Navy from 1988 to 1994.