Community health centers in Maine
Maine has 88 community health center clinics in 60 cities, run by 18 health centers that served 212,087 patients in 2025. Fees are on a sliding scale by income and insurance, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay.
- The median clinic in Maine is open 49.5 hours a week.
- Half of Maine health centers have 7% or more uninsured patients (U.S. median: 14%).
- Most clinics in one city: Portland with 9.
How Maine health centers compare
| Median across Maine health centers | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 7% | 14% |
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 31% | 65% |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 26% | 42% |
| Adults with blood pressure under control | 72% | 68% |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 68% | 54% |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 60% | 44% |
Largest health centers in Maine
| Health center | Based in | Patients | Uninsured | Clinics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penobscot Community Health Center, Inc. | Bangor | 45,398 | 7% | 14 |
| Healthreach Community Health Centers | Waterville | 26,740 | 6% | 11 |
| Katahdin Valley Health Center | Patten | 25,626 | 9% | 9 |
| Pines Health Services | Caribou | 17,011 | 4% | 4 |
| Portland Community Health Center | Portland | 13,427 | 19% | 10 |
| Health Access Network, Inc. | Lincoln | 10,148 | 10% | 4 |
| Dfd Russell Medical Center | Leeds | 9,432 | 2% | 3 |
| Fish River Rural Health | Eagle Lake | 8,954 | 6% | 5 |
| Bucksport Regional Health Center | Bucksport | 8,753 | 4% | 2 |
| Community Clinical Services Inc. | Lewiston | 8,167 | 7% | 5 |
| York County Community Action Corporation | Sanford | 7,475 | 8% | 2 |
| Sacopee Valley Health Center | Parsonsfield | 6,972 | 8% | 3 |
Cities with the most clinics
All Maine cities with a community health center
- Albion
- Ashland
- Auburn
- Bangor (8)
- Belfast
- Belgrade
- Bethel
- Biddeford
- Bingham
- Brewer
- Brownville
- Bucksport
- Calais
- Caribou (2)
- Corinth
- Cornish
- Danforth
- Dexter
- Dover Foxcroft
- Eagle Lake (2)
- East Machias
- Eastport
- Ellsworth
- Fort Fairfield
- Fort Kent (2)
- Harrington
- Houlton
- Jackman
- Kingfield
- Lee
- Leeds
- Lewiston (4)
- Lincoln (2)
- Livermore Falls
- Lubec
- Machias
- Madawaska
- Madison
- Medway
- Millinocket
- Monmouth
- North Haven (2)
- Old Town (2)
- Orono
- Palmyra
- Patten (2)
- Porter (2)
- Portland (9)
- Princeton
- Rangeley
- Richmond
- Rockland
- South Portland
- Springvale
- Strong
- Turner
- Van Buren
- Vinalhaven (3)
- West Enfield
- Whitefield
All community health centers based in Maine
- Penobscot Community Health Center, Inc.
- Healthreach Community Health Centers
- Katahdin Valley Health Center
- Pines Health Services
- Portland Community Health Center
- Health Access Network, Inc.
- Dfd Russell Medical Center
- Fish River Rural Health
- Bucksport Regional Health Center
- Community Clinical Services Inc.
- York County Community Action Corporation
- Sacopee Valley Health Center
- St. Croix Regional Family Health Center
- Eastport Health Care, Inc.
- Sebasticook Family Doctors
- Regional Medical Center at Lubec, Inc.
- Harrington Family Health Center
- Islands Community Medical Services, Inc.
- Mid-Coast Health Net, Inc.
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