PINGREE URGES MAINEHEALTH TO PRESERVE LABOR AND DELIVERY SERVICES AT LINCOLN HOSPITAL IN DAMARISCOTTA

Washington, Aug. 3 -- Congresswoman Chellie Pingree issued the following press release:

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is urging MaineHealth to preserve labor and delivery services at Lincoln Hospital in Damariscotta, warning that closing the unit would have far-reaching consequences for families, health care workers, and communities throughout the Midcoast.

In a letter to MaineHealth President and CEO Dr. Andy Mueller and MaineHealth Chair of the Board of Trustees Marie McCarthy, Pingree acknowledged the challenges facing rural hospitals, while encouraging them to do everything in their power to keep the unit open.

"Lincoln Hospital has a long history of providing safe and quality care to maternity patients," Pingree wrote. "I ...