Castine group will try to open direct primary care clinic after Northern Light departure

Castine group will try to open direct primary care clinic after Northern Light departure

A Castine nonprofit tasked with providing health care to area residents is trying to establish a direct primary care center after Northern Light Health unexpectedly announced it would move its practice out of town. The Castine Community Hospital Corp., which owns the health center building and had leased it to Northern Light for years, last year started a study to see if it could establish a free, independent direct primary care practice. That e…