Portland Community Health Center

Our mission is to provide high-quality, patient-centered healthcare that is accessible, affordable, and culturally sensitive. The Portland Community Health Center began from a collaboration of local health care leaders who believed that all people deserve access to quality healthcare. They were concerned that too many people in Portland lacked a medical home, often due to barriers of language or lack of insurance coverage. Together, they founded the Portland Community Health Center and opened the doors to the first patients in November 2009.

Portland CHC is one of nineteen Federally Qualified Health Centers in Maine. We provide primary care and a variety of other health services. We welcome individuals with private health insurance, MaineCare, and Medicare, and we offer a sliding fee payment system for those without insurance. We are also a community resource for health reform and health insurance education. Community members can come to the Health Center to ask health insurance questions, determine their eligibility for insurance programs, and get in-person assistance enrolling in plans.