Castine Community Health Center

Family Medicine • Castine, ME

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Castine Community Health Center in Castine, Maine provides medical care to residents of Castine, Penobscot, Orland, Brooksville, and surrounding areas. Established in 1928 by the Castine Community Hospital Corporation, the center offers family medicine and primary care services with a mission to ensure physician-directed care and public health education programming for the region.

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Clinic Type

Family Medicine

Address

Castine Community Health Center, Castine, ME

Phone

1-207-326-5033

Email

info@castinecommunityhealth.org

Opening Hours

Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.

Website

https://www.castinecommunityhealth.org/

Services Offered

Family Medicine
Primary Care
Medical care for Castine and surrounding areas

Team

Castine Community Hospital Corporation, established 1928 — Owner/Parent Organization

Insurance & Payment

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Languages Spoken

English

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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].

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