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DonateWaterville — This April, HealthReach Community Health Centers President & CEO, Connie Coggins, is pleased to announce that Tarsha Rodrigue will be joining the organization as the new Director of Clinical Quality Improvement.
Tarsha Rodrigue, RN, MHA
Rodrigue earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Saint Joseph’s College of Maine in 2004. She later returned to Saint Joseph’s to complete her Masters of Health Administration in 2023. Rodrigue has over 20 years of exerience, including 15 years of progressive leadership roles. Her experience includes regulatory compliance, policy development, staff education, and quality improvement initiatives. Her wealth of expertise leading interdisciplinary teams has consistently shown a strong focus on resident-centered care. Her background will provide an important depth of knowledge and make her a great addition to HealthReach’s Leadership Team.
President & CEO, Connie Coggins, said of Rodrigue, “I am pleased to welcome Tarsha Rodrigue as our Director of Clinical Quality Improvement. Her proven leadership in quality initiatives aligns seamlessly with our mission to deliver safe, effective, and patient-centered care.”
Of her new position with HealthReach, Rodrigue says, “I am excited to step into this role and contribute to a healthcare network that is deeply rooted in serving the community. I believe exceptional care begins with listening, collaboration, and a commitment to meeting patients where they are, while continuously striving to improve outcomes and access.”
Rodrigue joins the existing HealthReach Executive Team – President & CEO, Connie Coggins; Director of Operations, Randi Bento; Assistant Director of Operations, Diandra Staples; Medical Director, Amy Madden; Assistant Medical Director, Melissa Hackett; Director of Behavioral Health, Leslie Lufkin; Director of Human Resources, Brenda Bowden; Director of Information Technology, Scott Reid; and Director of Finance, Donna Williams.
HealthReach Community Health Centers — founded in 1975 and headquartered in Waterville, Maine — 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 communities of Central and Western Maine. 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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