Bingham Area Health Center — Bingham, ME
Bingham Area Health Center is a community health center clinic at 237 Main St, Bingham, ME 04920, open 51.5 hours a week. That is 2 more hours than the typical Maine clinic (49.5 a week). It is run by Healthreach Community Health Centers, which serves 26,740 patients across 11 clinic locations.
- Address: 237 Main St, Bingham, ME 04920 · Directions
- Phone: (207) 672-4187
- Website: www.healthreachchc.org
- Weekly hours: 51.5 (Maine clinic median: 49.5)
- Operated by: Healthreach Community Health Centers (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Healthreach Community Health Centers
Patients came to Healthreach Community Health Centers for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 3,021 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 9,568 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 955 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 906 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 4,715 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,302 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 2,566 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 892 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 3,580 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 7,988 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,489 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 390 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,822 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 79 | children tested |
Healthreach Community Health Centers also provides care by telehealth.
Who Healthreach Community Health Centers serves
26,740 patients used Healthreach Community Health Centers in 2025. 30% live at or below the poverty line and 59% are at or below twice the poverty line. 80 patients were experiencing homelessness and 1,174 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | ME median | U.S. median | vs ME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 30% | 31% | 65% | −1 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 59% | 69% | 92% | −10 pts |
| Measure | This center | ME median | U.S. median | vs ME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 6% | 7% | 14% | −1 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 21% | 26% | 42% | −5 pts |
| Medicare patients | 33% | 30% | 11% | +4 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 39% | 33% | 24% | +7 pts |
Quality of care at Healthreach Community Health Centers
Healthreach Community Health Centers is at or above the Maine median on 4 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | ME median | U.S. median | vs ME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 72% | 72% | 68% | In line |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 49% | 68% | 54% | −19 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 67% | 55% | 54% | +13 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 75% | 60% | 44% | +16 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 70% | 72% | 77% | −1 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 91% | 87% | 86% | +4 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 56% | 77% | 79% | −21 pts |
Staffing at Healthreach Community Health Centers
The health center employs 253 full-time-equivalent staff, including 37 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 8 dental staff and 17 mental health staff. That is 733 patients per clinical provider against the Maine median of 812 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 101,252 visits, about 3.8 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 04920
748 Healthreach Community Health Centers patients live in ZIP 04920, and 9% of them are uninsured.