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Surgeons at MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital started utilizing a new surgical robot system this month, representing a major advancement in surgical care in mid coast Maine.

MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital is excited to welcome its newest volunteers: Mango, a pet therapy dog, and his handler, Cristina Lindsay.

MaineHealth Waldo Hospital recently welcomed two new Community Health Workers, Terri Aldus and Dianna Wilson, to their Community Health department. They join a team of CHWs across Knox and Waldo counties dedicated to helping community members bridge gaps in accessing care.

Due to forecasted inclement weather this Saturday, June 7, the spring Farmers’ Market at MaineHealth Waldo Hospital has been postponed. The Farmers’ Market originally scheduled at MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital for this past Saturday, May 31, was also postponed due to inclement weather. Both events have been moved to this fall, with more information to follow.

To celebrate the opening of its new Cardiac Rehab gym, MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital will hold an open house for patients and community members Wednesday, June 18, from 11 am to 1 pm at the gym’s new home inside the Pen Bay Physicians Building, located at 4 Glen Cove Drive, Suite 109, Rockport.

MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital (MHPBH) is pleased to welcome Ashley Mychak, DPM, FACFAS, to its Podiatry team. Dr. Mychak specializes in the Lapiplasty® 3D Bunion Correction® Procedure, a procedure that MHPBH will now be able to offer for the first time.

MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals are excited to announce the launch of a secure and convenient medication take-back program on their campuses.

To help introduce their expanded team of certified nurse midwives (CNMs) to the community, MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals will hold a “Meet the Midwives” event on Thursday, March 20, from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. The event will be held at MaineHealth Obstetrics and Gynecology Rockport, located on the MHPBH campus in Rockport at 3 Glen Cove Drive, Suite 1.

As part of MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital’s continued effort to help those experiencing food insecurity, the hospital has added a new Help Yourself Shelf inside MaineHealth Behavioral Health Rockland, located at 12 Union Street in Rockland.

MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland is named a Top Teaching Hospital and MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital is named a Top Rural Hospital.