Gray Family Health Center is slated to close March 6, the latest in a statewide trend of health care service shutdowns over the past year.
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Gray Family Health Center, a Central Maine Healthcare facility, said it plans to close on March 6.
It's the latest in a statewide trend of health care service shutdowns over the past year.
“While this change may be unexpected, we are committed to supporting you through the transition,” the center said in a notice on its website.
The center, located at 126 Shaker Road in the Cumberland County town of Gray, is part of Central Maine Healthcare, a health care system serving 400,000 people living in central, western and midcoast Maine.
Two providers, Amy Bergeron and Manju Hilary, will relocate to Topsham Family Medicine at 4 Horton Place in Topsham, the notice said.
Patients were informed that they would need to see Bergeron and Manju Hilary at their new location or establish care with a new provider.
The notice didn’t say what the third provider, Ben Slocum, would do, but said support would be provided to his patients in finding a new provider.
“Our team is confident you will feel comfortable and secure with another provider on our care team, and we are committed to seamlessly transitioning your care,” according to the notice.
A spokesperson for Central Maine Healthcare declined to provide further information.
“We understand that changes like this can be difficult, and our care team remains available to support you through this transition,” the notice said.
In December, Maine regulators granted conditional approval to plans by California-based nonprofit Prime Healthcare Foundation to acquire Central Maine Healthcare, led by CEO Steve Littleson.
Central Maine Healthcare’s Manchester Care Center, including its therapy and lab services, closed at the end of October — part of a string of service and staff cutbacks across Maine’s health care industry.