ROCKPORT and BELFAST — Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) and Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) will adjust their outpatient lab services schedules effective Monday, Dec. 20, 2021.

The PBMC lab will be open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, while the WCGH lab will be open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Staffing shortages have affected laboratories across the state, and NorDX, our lab services provider, has intensified its recruiting efforts to address this challenge, according to the hospitals, in a news release.

“PBMC and WCGH recognize these changes are inconvenient and we appreciate your understanding and patience,” said the release. “We continue to work with NorDx to expand service hours as soon as possible. The changes will not impact inpatient care or urgent outpatient lab needs.”

For more information about PBMC lab services, please visit www.mainehealth.org/Pen-Bay-Medical-Center/Services/Outpatient-Lab-Services.

For more information about WCGH lab services, please visit www.mainehealth.org/Waldo-County-General-Hospital/Services/Outpatient-Lab-Services

To ensure patients receive the best and safest care, Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital have put in place additional safety measures during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

To learn more about how they have created a safe space for patients, go to mainehealth.org/coronavirus-covid-19/safe-appointments.

About Pen Bay Medical Center

Pen Bay Medical Center 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 pbmc.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.