Waldo Hospital

History | AOA体育平台 Waldo Hospital

A history of excellence

  • 1900 鈥� Dr. Samuel Johnson advocates need for community hospital. Mr. Charles Frederick agrees to donate David Peirce Estate on High Street to serve as first location.
  • 1901 鈥� Waldo County General hospital incorporates. Hospital Aid forms.
  • 1904 鈥� The hospital opens its doors to patients.
  • 1907 鈥� 1948 鈥� Nursing school run at WCGH, closed in 1948 after graduating 130 nurses.
  • 1955 鈥� Largest county fundraising project inaugurated. 1,500 donors contribute $1 million to fund new hospital facility.
  • 1958 鈥� New facility is officially dedicated and opened thanks to the contributions of many local donors.
  • 1992 鈥� WCGH opens the first inpatient hospice unit in the state.
  • 1996 鈥� Penobscot Shores opens.
  • 1997 鈥� Belfast Public Health Nursing and Arthur Jewell Community Health Center join Waldo County Healthcare.
  • 1999 鈥� Hospital wins Margaret Chase Smith Quality Award.
  • 2001 鈥� 100th Anniversary celebrated with dedication of $12 million renovation and expansion project.
  • 2008 鈥� Searsport Health Center opens. WCGH joins AOA体育平台.
  • 2010 鈥� Hospital recognized by The Leapfrog Group as one of the top three rural hospitals in the country.
  • 2015 鈥� Waldo County General Hospital officially joins the Coastal Healthcare Alliance with Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport, Maine.
  • 2024 - Waldo County General Hospital name is changed to AOA体育平台 Waldo Hospital