OB/GYN & Maternity Care Updates | MaineHealth Coastal Region

We are pleased to share that two board-certified physicians have signed contracts to join the integrated MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital and MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital OB/GYN and maternity care team. Both physicians have ties to Maine and community-based care experience through the Tufts University School of Medicine MaineHealth Maine Track program. They are excited to join an excellent, community-based care team and support an integrated model that provides:

• Gynecological, surgical and prenatal/postpartum care at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital
• Labor and delivery care at MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital

Our current care team members are also actively preparing to come together as one integrated practice. All MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital physicians who have expressed interest in remaining with our coastal region OB/GYN and maternity care team have been offered opportunities within the integrated model.

Pediatric teams at MaineHealth Lincoln and Mid Coast Hospitals are working together to develop a coordinated plan for newborn and postnatal care, including how pediatricians will support families during the transition and ensure continuity of care after birth.

MaineHealth leaders are continuing individual conversations with nurses and other care team members and supporting them through the transition. We are identifying opportunities that align with patient care needs; each person’s skills and interests; and availability at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital, MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital and elsewhere across MaineHealth.

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital will add a full-time perinatal ambulatory nurse to:

• Strengthen patient education, support and care coordination
• Expand gynecologic services

Our high-quality prenatal care services continue at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital, and patients continue to have access to their OB/GYN or midwifery care team for questions and support.

All MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital OB/GYN patients have received outreach by phone, MyChart and mail. During scheduled visits, providers are discussing individualized care plans, delivery planning and next steps.

Practice managers and care team members will have a helpful information packet to share with patients, including:

• MaineHealth Lincoln and Mid Coast Hospital provider names
• Key contact details
• Free childbirth, infant feeding and newborn care support groups, classes and resources:
  • Browse MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital classes and resources
  • Browse MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital classes and resources 
• A clear overview of what patients can expect as part of their care

The MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital emergency department and our local EMS partners are conducting ongoing education and training for obstetrical and neonatal emergencies. Training includes:

• Emergency delivery
• Maternal emergencies
• Neonatal stabilization and transfer

Equipment, protocols and response pathways are in place to support urgent obstetrical situations.

Upcoming EMS training dates:

• September 23
• October 23
• November 23 

There will be two simulation training sessions on these dates for both local EMS and Lincoln Hospital Emergency Department staff.

In addition, MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital will host local ambulance tours to help nursing staff become familiar with ambulance layouts, onboard equipment and equipment locations, further strengthening coordination and preparedness for emergency patient transfers.