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DonateBethel — This April, staff at Bethel Family Health Center are happy to welcome Valerie Hart, FNP, to their professional healthcare team.
Valerie Hart, FNP
Hart earned her Master of Nursing – FNP degree from Husson University. Previously, she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from The University of Maine, Fort Kent. Hart’s wealth of experience includes a background in triage, staff development, and coordinator roles. She is also certified in wound care and infection control. Hart’s expansive knowledge and experience will make her a great addition to Bethel Family Health Center’s clinical team.
Hart shares, “Starting my role at Bethel Family Health Center feels like a natural extension of the life I’ve already built here. This community is my home, and it means a great deal to be able to care for the neighbors, families, and familiar faces I see every day. My hope is that patients feel genuinely supported, listened to, and welcomed each time they walk through our doors. I’m grateful for the opportunity to serve the place I love and to continue growing in the community where I have lived, worked, and raised my family.”
Hart joins the existing Bethel clinical team — Family Nurse Practitioners, Brittany Bennett and Carly Hanson; Doctor Kevin Finley; Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Amanda Adamen; Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Leslie Lufkin and Denise Thorn; and Licensed Master Social Worker, Cindy Black.
Founded in 1977, Bethel Family Health Center is a part of HealthReach Community Health Centers — headquartered in Waterville, Maine. HealthReach is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating 11 community health centers and 1 school-based health center, with the mission of serving the otherwise medically underserved. HealthReach delivers high-quality, accessible healthcare services, including general primary and preventative healthcare, behavioral healthcare, substance use disorder treatment, dental, and podiatric care services. To ensure access for everyone, HealthReach accepts Medicare, MaineCare, and major insurance providers, and there are no eligibility requirements to access care through HealthReach; all are welcome. An Affordable Care Program is available to both uninsured and underinsured people. Assistance is available for applications to programs that help with your healthcare and medication costs, including enrollment support for Maine’s Health Insurance Marketplace.
The above is issued in furtherance of HealthReach Community Health Centers’ federally funded health center project. In 2025, HealthReach received $4,436,654 in federal assistance, which is estimated as constituting 12% of project costs. Of total project costs for 2025, HealthReach estimates 88% financed with non-governmental sources.
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