BELGRADE – Please join the Belgrade Regional Health Center in welcoming their new Connector, Melissa Martin. Melissa looks forward to helping patients access important services, such as affordable healthcare, health insurance, and other social services. She brings over 10 years of experience to HealthReach, having previously worked in healthcare and engaging with patients.

Melissa earned her associate degree in Business Management from Eastern Maine Technical College, and her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Husson College. She has experience in patient case management, community outreach, and connecting patients to energy, housing, health, and other services. Melissa will be an incredible resource for the Belgrade and Albion communities.

Melissa joins our four other Connectors – Tina DeRaps, LSW; Chenoa Jackson, LSW; Jessica Wyman; and Courtney Koczera. Connectors can help you apply for healthcare coverage through the Marketplace and MaineCare. Connectors also provide access to HealthReach’s own Affordable Care “sliding fee” discount program; certain discounts on prescription medications; and a variety of other helpful resources in your local community.

Belgrade Regional Health Center offers a range of services, including family medical care, counseling, and care management. Our patients include residents of Augusta, Waterville, Rome, Oakland, Sidney, Vassalboro, Readfield, Manchester, Mount Vernon, and neighboring towns.

Belgrade Regional Health Center is a part of HealthReach Community Health Centers, a group of twelve Federally Qualified Health Centers located across Central and Western Maine. Our dedicated clinicians deliver high quality medical and behavioral healthcare to residents from 9 of Maine’s 16 counties. To ensure access for everyone, HealthReach accepts Medicare, MaineCare, and major insurance providers. In addition, an Affordable Care Program is available to both under- and uninsured patients. Assistance is available for applications to programs that help with the cost of your healthcare and medications, including the Health Insurance Marketplace.

A private non-profit with a 46-year history, HealthReach is funded by patient fees, grants, and by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $4,815,606 with 82.2% financed by non-governmental sources. The contents above are those of the author, and do not necessarily represent the official views of or an endorsement by, HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.