ROCKPORT and BELFAST — More than two dozen National Guard troops arrived at Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, to lend a helping hand as the hospitals face the challenge of the COVID Omicron surge.

“We’re grateful that we can help,” said SFC Daniel Bibeau, in a hospital news release. Bibeau is the leader of the PBMC team. “The National Guard brings together a dynamic group of people from different backgrounds together to serve the community. This is what we signed up for.”

PBMC will host 17 members of the National Guard and WCGH will host 11. They will serve as sitters, environmental services techs and TNAs, a role that is similar to a CNA. They will be deployed at the hospitals through Feb. 25.

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.