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Eastport Health Care, Inc.

Eastport Health Care, Inc. is a federally qualified community health center based in Eastport, ME, with 2 clinic locations in 2 cities. It served 5,795 patients in 2025. Fees are on a sliding scale by income and insurance, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay.

Care offered: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth.

Who Eastport Health Care, Inc. serves

41% of patients live at or below the poverty line and 77% are at or below twice that level. 14% have no insurance, 30% have Medicaid or CHIP, 28% have Medicare and 28% have private insurance. 21 patients were experiencing homelessness. 323 were veterans.

MeasureThis centerME medianU.S. medianvs ME
Patients at or below the poverty line41%31%65%+10 pts
Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line77%69%92%+8 pts
MeasureThis centerME medianU.S. medianvs ME
Uninsured patients14%7%14%+7 pts
Medicaid or CHIP patients30%26%42%+4 pts
Medicare patients28%30%11%−2 pts
Privately insured patients28%33%24%−4 pts

Care and screenings

ServicePatientsWhat it counts
Dental care1,463patients had dental exams
Mental health care1,983patients treated for depression or anxiety
Substance use treatment71patients in treatment
Well-child visits1,095children had checkups
Flu shots846patients vaccinated
Cervical cancer screening186patients tested
Breast cancer screening650patients screened
Family planning82patients served
Diabetes care617patients with diabetes
Blood pressure care1,384patients with hypertension
Asthma care240patients with asthma
HIV testing143patients tested
Hepatitis C testing212patients tested
Childhood lead tests33children tested

Quality of care

Eastport Health Care, Inc. is at or above the Maine median on 4 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.

MeasureThis centerME medianU.S. medianvs ME
Adults with high blood pressure under control73%72%68%+1 pts
Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer75%68%54%+7 pts
Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer49%55%54%−6 pts
Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer64%60%44%+4 pts
Patients 12+ screened for depression61%72%77%−10 pts
Adults assessed for tobacco use67%87%86%−20 pts
High-risk adults on statin therapy82%77%79%+5 pts

Staffing

59 full-time-equivalent staff work at Eastport Health Care, Inc., including 6 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives. That is 987 patients per clinical provider, against the Maine median of 812 and the U.S. median of 930.

Where Eastport Health Care, Inc. patients live

ZIP codePatientsUninsured
046319057%
046548726%
0466647716%
0466745715%
0461942130%
0463039810%
0465225723%
0465524012%

Eastport Health Care, Inc. locations

Eastport Health Care, Inc.

30 Boynton St, Eastport, ME 04631
52.5 hours a week · (207) 853-6001

EHC Machias

160 Dublin St, Machias, ME 04654
52.5 hours a week · (207) 255-8290

Other health centers in Maine

How fees work: the sliding-fee guide.