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DonateBethel — This August, staff at the Bethel Family Health Center are happy to welcome Physician’s Associate, Michael Matassa, to their professional healthcare team.
Michael Matassa, PA
Matassa earned his Master of Science Physician’s Assistant degree from the University of New England. Additionally, he completed an Advanced Practice Provider Hospital Medicine Fellowship at MaineGeneral Medical Center. Matassa’s experience is primarily in internal medicine, where he managed complex and multisystem disorders across a wide spectrum of conditions. He is also experienced in family medicine, managing medical emergencies, and performing small procedures. Matassa’s range of experience and familiarity with Maine’s patient population will make him a great addition to the Bethel team.
Of his new position with HealthReach, Matassa said, “I am excited to provide high-quality, compassionate, patient-centered care to the community I love and am proud to call home.”
Matassa joins the existing Bethel clinical team — Doctor Kevin Finley; Family Nurse Practitioners, Brittany Bennett, Carly Hanson, and Valerie Hart; Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Amanda Adamen; Licensed Master Social Worker, Cindy Black; and Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Leslie Lufkin and Denise Thorn.
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 2 school-based health centers, 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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