Greater Seacoast Community Health

Primary Care Services - Our Somersworth and Portsmouth Health Centers are recognized as a level 3 (highest level) Patient-Centered Medical Home by the National Committee on Quality Assurance. We have been recognized since 2011 and work hard to meet their increasingly demanding standards every three years.Primary care services include: Physicals, Well-child check-ups & developmental screening; Sick visits; Chronic disease management, Social support services & referrals, Nutrition counseling & education, Immunizations, Women's Health, Assistance with enrolling in a health insurance plan, Sliding scale fee is available for eligible patients, Wellness Groups, Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening for eligible women, Intensive outpatient programming, Medicated Assisted Therapy and substance use disorder support. We also offer primary care and substance misuse services via our mobile clinics that serve homeless and very low income populations.

Behavioral Health - Somersworth and Portsmouth have behavioral health care services integrated into primary care. We offer psychiatric services including substance misuse programs like medicated assisted recovery (Suboxone and Vivitrol), Intensive outpatient program, acupuncture services, and group and individual counseling.

Dental Program Services - We offer comprehensive dental services to both children and adults at both our Somersworth and Portsmouth locations. The Dental Center accepts private insurance, Medicaid (both NH & ME) and a sliding scale fee is available to those without insurance. You do not have to be a primary care patient to establish care at either of our Dental Centers. Services include oral health exams, cleanings, oral hygiene instructions, fluoride treatments, digital x-ray's, oral cancer screenings, fillings, extractions, dentures and limited crown and root canals. We also operate school based dental program services in Strafford and Rockingham Counties.

We are progressing with integration of service across multiple sites. Our Somersworth location has an onsite pharmacy and lab. Both are open to the public. Family Services and home visiting programs traditionally offered in Portsmouth are increasingly being made available in Somersworth. Programming includes parenting classes, parent groups, playgroups and other family programs. Free childcare is often included. Prenatal services continue to be offered at both the Somersworth and Portsmouth locations. Lilac City Pediatrics, once a separate location in Rochester, consolidated its location with Somersworth in October 2018. Pediatrics services continue to be offered in Somersworth and Portsmouth.