Key Facts

• The labor and delivery unit at Lincoln Hospital will close on December 18, 2026.
• Maternity services will transfer to MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.
• This closure will leave three counties without hospitals offering childbirth services.
• Since 2015, 12 maternity units have closed in Maine.
• MaineHealth cited low birth rates and trouble hiring staff as reasons for the closure.
• Lincoln Hospital will still provide prenatal and postpartum care, ultrasounds, fertility services, and postpartum counseling.
• The decision faced protests and opposition from local groups, politicians, and the public.
• MaineHealth promised not to close more labor and delivery units in the next two years and called for a collaborative solution to support rural maternity care.