Castine Community Health Center in Castine Maine
Family Medicine • Castine, ME
Clinic Type
Family Medicine
Address
Castine Community Health Center, Castine, ME
Phone
1-207-326-5033
info@castinecommunityhealth.org
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Services Offered
Team
Insurance & Payment
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- WebMD for a specific physician at the former practice location: 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings for a specific provider (John Cole) at the former location (2 ratings mentioned on WebMD for a specific physician)
- Vitals for the former Northern Light Primary Care practice location: No ratings available (0 ratings)
Patients praise
- active community efforts to re-establish local primary care via a new clinic model
- nonprofit organization dedicated to maintaining local health access since 1928
- intent to move toward a direct primary care (DPC) model to serve local patients
Common complaints
- facility closure as of February 2026
- inconsistent access reported by health system prior to closure
- staffing challenges and high operating costs experienced by previous operator
- patient concern regarding the loss of local primary care access
"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. While it is, indeed, a disappointing day, it is far from the end of this story."
— Official statement from Castine Community Health / Castine Community Hospital Corporation regarding the closure of the clinic formerly operated by Northern Light.Synthesized 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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