Two central Maine primary care facilities announced they will close their doors later this year, further thinning the list of health care options for residents.
The Manchester Care Center, owned by Central Maine Healthcare, provided specialty and family health services. The facility, including its therapy and lab services, will close permanently Oct. 31, according to an update on the center’s website.
Aurora Healthcare, an independent healthcare practice in Fairfield, will close Dec. 1, according to the practice’s website.
Residents still reeling from the closure of Northern Light Inland Hospital in Waterville will have two fewer facilities where they can access primary care.
According to the update on the Manchester facility’s website, “while this change may be unexpected,” they are “deeply grateful” for the trust residents placed in their services.
Aurora Healthcare had a mission of “expanding with the everchanging future of healthcare by offering telehealth,” according to its website.
The decision to close Aurora Healthcare was a result of changing times, said Dawn LeVasseur, the facility’s owner and primary care provider, in an update to the practice’s website.
“So, we have had to make a very difficult decision with these changing times, it is with a heavy heart that we must make the following announcement: We have decided to close our practice Effective December 1, 2025,” she wrote. “We want to thank our dedicated patients over the last 5 years, who have allowed us to take care of their medical needs.”
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