Castine Community Health Center in Castine Maine
Ambulance Services • Castine, ME
Clinic Type
Ambulance Services
Address
Castine, Maine (serves Castine, Penobscot, Orland, Brooksville, and surrounding areas)
Phone
1-207-326-5033
info@castinecommunityhealth.org
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Services Offered
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: negative
- Vitals.com (Northern Light Primary Care Castine): No ratings available (0 reviews)
Patients praise
- Efforts by the Castine Community Hospital Corporation to establish a direct primary care model to restore services
- Strong community interest and support for maintaining local medical access
Common complaints
- Facility stopped providing medical care on February 27, 2026
- Concerns from community members regarding access to healthcare and the sudden closure
- Closure due to staffing challenges, shrinking patient panels, and high operating costs
"We regret that tomorrow will be the first day since 1928 that our clinic will not be providing access to medical care for residents of this area."
— Castine Community Health Center official website"The population in Maine is old and our patient panel is no different... even the younger people are saying 'What do I do now?'"
— Bobby Vagt, Castine Community Hospital Corporation presidentSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Castine group will try to open direct primary care clinic after Northern Light departure — Jan 20, 2026
- Northern Light Health to close Castine primary care clinic — Jan 22, 2026
- Northern Light Health to close Castine primary care clinic — Jan 21, 2026
- Maine Maritime Academy updates Castine on pier and ship - Penobscot Bay Press — Feb 26, 2026
- Northern Light Health to close Castine primary care clinic — Jan 22, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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