Sacopee Valley Health Center — Porter, ME
Sacopee Valley Health Center is a community health center clinic at 70 Main St, Porter, ME 04068, open 51 hours a week. That is 1.5 more hours than the typical Maine clinic (49.5 a week). It is run by Sacopee Valley Health Center, which serves 6,972 patients across 3 clinic locations.
- Address: 70 Main St, Porter, ME 04068 · Directions
- Phone: (207) 625-8126
- Website: www.svhc.org
- Weekly hours: 51 (Maine clinic median: 49.5)
- Operated by: Sacopee Valley Health Center (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 Sacopee Valley Health Center
Patients came to Sacopee Valley Health Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 919 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,203 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 143 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 239 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 960 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 206 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 391 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 147 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 617 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,401 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 234 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 104 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 216 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 53 | children tested |
Sacopee Valley Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Sacopee Valley Health Center serves
6,972 patients used Sacopee Valley Health Center in 2025. 29% live at or below the poverty line and 66% are at or below twice the poverty line. 152 patients were experiencing homelessness and 359 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | ME median | U.S. median | vs ME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 29% | 31% | 65% | −2 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 66% | 69% | 92% | −3 pts |
| Measure | This center | ME median | U.S. median | vs ME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 8% | 7% | 14% | +1 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 26% | 26% | 42% | In line |
| Medicare patients | 28% | 30% | 11% | −1 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 38% | 33% | 24% | +5 pts |
Quality of care at Sacopee Valley Health Center
Sacopee Valley Health Center is at or above the Maine median on 2 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 | 92% | 72% | 68% | +20 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 47% | 68% | 54% | −21 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 41% | 55% | 54% | −13 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 49% | 60% | 44% | −10 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 55% | 72% | 77% | −16 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 83% | 87% | 86% | −4 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 83% | 77% | 79% | +6 pts |
Staffing at Sacopee Valley Health Center
The health center employs 72 full-time-equivalent staff, including 10 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 4 dental staff and 4 mental health staff. That is 725 patients per clinical provider against the Maine median of 812 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 28,117 visits, about 4.0 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 04068
858 Sacopee Valley Health Center patients live in ZIP 04068, and 7% of them are uninsured.