Castine Community Health Center in Castine Maine
Primary Care • Castine, ME
Clinic Type
Primary Care
Address
Castine, Maine area (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
Insurance & Payment
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- WebMD (John Cole, Castine physician listing): 5.0 (2 ratings (additional rating counts also shown on page))
- Yelp (Castine Community Health Services): Not provided in the search snippet (Not provided in the search snippet)
- Vitals (Northern Light Primary Care Castine practice listing): Be first to leave a review (no rating shown) (None shown in snippet)
Patients praise
- Ongoing effort to maintain or restore access to primary care services in Castine (including exploring a Direct Primary Care model)
- Community leadership working to support patients despite Northern Light’s move of the practice
- Examples in available physician listing content indicate high patient-perceived quality for at least one clinician (John Cole)
Common complaints
- Inconsistent access and staffing/operational challenges cited as reasons Northern Light is moving its Castine primary care practice to Blue Hill
- Patients expressed surprise/concern about the sudden change and logistics of getting care
- Uncertainty around future direction/availability of healthcare services in the area
- Potential shift away from existing practice model could affect coverage/continuity
"“Northern Light Health will end primary care at the Castine Community Health Center in February, shifting its patients to the Sussman Health Center.”"
— Penobscot Bay Press (Northern Light moving Castine medical practice to Blue Hill)"“Patients who have called since the Northern Light announcement say they’ve been surprised by the sudden change and concerned about how they’ll get to Blue Hill.”"
— Penobscot Bay Press (Castine group will try to open direct primary care clinic after Northern Light departure)"“5.0 (2 Ratings)” for John Cole (WebMD)"
— WebMD doctor listing for John ColeSynthesized 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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