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 One of the gardens on the 2012 Waldo County General Hospital Aid’s garden walk on July 13th is the Tucker-Kulik garden featuring a terraced hillside of perennials and stonework. Tickets are available for the 22nd annual Waldo County General Hospital Aid’s Garden Walk which will take place on Friday, July 13h, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., rain or shine. This self-guided tour includes 9 gardens in the Belfast area this year, most on the ocean or in the city. Tickets are $15 each, include a map to the gardens, and can be purchased at the Hospital Gift Shop, 118 Northport Avenue, and at Brambles garden store, 69 Main Street, both in Belfast or by mail. All proceeds benefit the hospital. For more information, call 930-6739 or 338-2785. |
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Recently, Katie Fullam Harris, VP and Senior Director of Employer and Government Relations for MaineHealth, laid out for the Belfast Rotary Club the road map for “How Maine’s Healthcare System Must Learn to Do More with Less.”
 Katie Fullam Harris First, she set the stage. Maine: |
 Dr. Karen Miller Dr. Karen Miller, an Otolaryngologist (ENT), will begin practicing at Waldo County General Hospital on July 2. She currently practices in Machias and is the Chief of Surgery at Down East Community Hospital.
Dr. Miller said she began looking at Waldo County |
 Cheryl Lucas, CNA, left, was awarded the 2012 CNA Excellence Award. Carol Knight, LPN, was selected to receive the 2012 Nurse Excellence Award.
During National Nurses’ Week, Waldo County General Hospital held its first Nurse Excellence Award Ceremony. Read more… |
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The Hospital Aid’s spring raffle, “Maine Summer Playtime,” raised $1,104.
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Imaging Dept. will switch in August
The first software change toward the “One Patient, One Record,” which will be by the Imaging Department at Waldo County General Hospital, will go live on August 27. |
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Three teams and many individuals from Waldo County General Hospital participated in the Y’s triathlon last month. Read more… |
 Sheila Costello of Swanville, well known chef and cooking instructor in the Belfast area, has been hired as the hospital’s new Nutrition Services Manager. Stay tuned for a number of changes in the BEST cafeteria over the upcoming months.
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The hospital’s Green Team has received a grant for $1800 from the WOW Council at MaineHealth to use for a pilot paper project. The pilot project, Read more… |
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Yoga for Seniors will be offered on Fridays starting July 13 through Aug. 17 as a free class sponsored by the hospital’s Journey to Health community wellness program. |
