Belgrade — This September, staff at Belgrade Regional Health Center are happy to welcome Julie Tardiff, FNP, to their professional clinical team.

Julie Tardiff

Julie Tardiff

Tardiff earned her Family Nurse Practitioner degree from Saint Joseph’s College in 2026. Previously, she earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of New Hampshire. Tardiff’s experience includes women’s healthcare, pediatric care, surgical work, cancer care, and experience as a Maine-based registered nurse for almost 10 years. Her experience and passion will make her an excellent addition to the Belgrade clinicial team.

Of her new position with HealthReach, Tardiff said, “I am excited to start this journey with HealthReach and to serve the surrounding community. I have a strong interest in preventative health, patient education, and empowering patients to take an active role in their health. Individualized care is paramount in practice, and I look forward to providing this to help patients reach optimal well-being.”

Tardiff joins Belgrade’s existing clinical team – Family Nurse Practitioner, Sharon Lopez; Doctors, Amy Madden and Teresa Farrington; Doctor of Podiatry Daniel Keane; Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Theresa Rush; and Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Rita Alfonso LaBarbera.

Founded in 1977, Belgrade Regional 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 is projected to receive $4,436,654 in federal assistance, which is estimated as constituting 12% of project costs. Of total project costs for 2025, HealthReach estimates 88% to be financed with non-governmental sources.

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