Waldo County’s hospital in Belfast will no longer deliver babies.
According to a Nov. 7 news release from MaineHealth, the Portland-based parent nonprofit that owns MaineHealth Waldo Hospital (fomerly Waldo County Hospital), the last babies born in Belfast at the hospital will be just before the cutoff date of April 1, 2025.
“While not an easy decision, the hospital’s local board believes pregnant patients will have access to better, safer care if babies are delivered at larger, nearby hospitals,” the release said…