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Rural Health Centers • Houlton, ME
Clinic Type
Rural Health Centers
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Phone
988
helpline@namimaine.org
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- U.S. News & World Report: Houlton Regional Hospital includes patient experience ratings in up to 10 categories, with specific services like heart attack care rated at 2/5 (below average). (N/A)
- Birdeye (for Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention): 3.3 stars (45 reviews)
Patients praise
- Importance of local primary care centers in providing essential community health services
- Presence of local dedicated professionals (nurses, practitioners) who assist with emergency care and health advocacy
- Community support systems that help patients navigate complex medical journeys
Common complaints
- Significant shortage of primary care providers and services in the Houlton and Aroostook County area
- Difficulty and long distances required to access specialized care outside of the local community
- Frustration regarding communication delays with healthcare providers
- Loss of specific services such as maternity care and certain types of primary care clinics
"We have a waiting list of more than seven pages, single space lines, and we stopped taking names. People call every day trying to be a patient here because it’s such a dearth of primary care in the area."
— The Maine Monitor"A common frustration from patients... can be a lack of timely communication."
— Ellsworth AmericanSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Aroostook County loses trans-friendly primary care — Nov 17, 2025
- Aroostook — District 8 | Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention
- National abortion politics threatens the survival of popular clinics in Maine : Shots - Health News : NPR — Nov 18, 2025
- Comprehensive Primary Care Services At Houlton Regional Hospital — Feb 20, 2026
- Project Abstract Summary — Nov 26, 2025
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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