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Sacopee Valley Health Center

Sacopee Valley Health Center is a federally qualified community health center based in Parsonsfield, ME, with 3 clinic locations in 2 cities. It served 6,972 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 Sacopee Valley Health Center serves

29% of patients live at or below the poverty line and 66% are at or below twice that level. 8% have no insurance, 26% have Medicaid or CHIP, 28% have Medicare and 38% have private insurance. 152 patients were experiencing homelessness. 359 were veterans.

MeasureThis centerME medianU.S. medianvs ME
Patients at or below the poverty line29%31%65%−2 pts
Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line66%69%92%−3 pts
MeasureThis centerME medianU.S. medianvs ME
Uninsured patients8%7%14%+1 pts
Medicaid or CHIP patients26%26%42%In line
Medicare patients28%30%11%−1 pts
Privately insured patients38%33%24%+5 pts

Care and screenings

ServicePatientsWhat it counts
Dental care919patients had dental exams
Mental health care2,203patients treated for depression or anxiety
Substance use treatment143patients in treatment
Well-child visits239children had checkups
Flu shots960patients vaccinated
Cervical cancer screening206patients tested
Breast cancer screening391patients screened
Family planning147patients served
Diabetes care617patients with diabetes
Blood pressure care1,401patients with hypertension
Asthma care234patients with asthma
HIV testing104patients tested
Hepatitis C testing216patients tested
Childhood lead tests53children tested

Quality of care

Sacopee Valley Health Center is at or above the Maine median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.

MeasureThis centerME medianU.S. medianvs ME
Adults with high blood pressure under control92%72%68%+20 pts
Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer47%68%54%−21 pts
Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer41%55%54%−13 pts
Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer49%60%44%−10 pts
Patients 12+ screened for depression55%72%77%−16 pts
Adults assessed for tobacco use83%87%86%−4 pts
High-risk adults on statin therapy83%77%79%+6 pts

Staffing

72 full-time-equivalent staff work at Sacopee Valley Health Center, including 10 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives. That is 725 patients per clinical provider, against the Maine median of 812 and the U.S. median of 930.

Where Sacopee Valley Health Center patients live

ZIP codePatientsUninsured
040479817%
040688587%
040207337%
040417159%
040495049%
040483897%
040913597%
0401028211%

Sacopee Valley Health Center locations

Sacopee Valley Health Center

202 Maple St, Cornish, ME 04020
44 hours a week · (207) 625-8126

Sacopee Valley Health Center

70 Main St, Porter, ME 04068
51 hours a week · (207) 625-8126

Sacopee Valley Health Center

49 Summer St, Porter, ME 04068
8 hours a week · (207) 625-8126

Other health centers in Maine

How fees work: the sliding-fee guide.