Press Release

Release Date: November 30, 2009
HRCHC Contact: Communications Department
Telephone: (207) 861-3466
Email: Communications@HealthReach.org

Belgrade Regional Health Center welcomes new family practice provider

The staff and Providers of Belgrade Regional Health Center are pleased to welcome Matt Colaluca, PA-C to their medical practice this December.

Colaluca’s most recent experience in a medical setting was providing urgent care in a hospital emergency room.

He obtained both Bachelor and Master degrees in Exercise Science from Georgia Southern University in 2001 and 2003, respectively, and worked in Colorado as a cardiovascular technician for several years. He subsequently returned to school to obtain his Master of Physician Assistant degree from Seton Hall University, School of Health and Medical Sciences in 2008.

 "I am looking forward to providing medical care to everyone in the Belgrade region, and working in a small community with a local board invested in a medical practice close to home," said Colaluca.

His areas of clinical interest include sports medicine, orthopedics, pediatrics and urgent care medicine. Colaluca joins Dr. Diane Campbell, Dr. Amy Madden and nurse practitioner, Vickie Chapman, who provide medical care to 2,500 residents and visitors from the Belgrade region and surrounding communities each year.

Belgrade Regional Health Center is one of the medical practices of HealthReach Community Health Centers, a system of eleven federally qualified health centers, and two dental practices, in central and western Maine. Dedicated providers deliver first-class health care to citizens in over 80 rural communities.

To ensure access for everyone, HealthReach accepts all major insurances, Medicare, and MaineCare. In addition, the practices offer an Affordable Care Program to uninsured and underinsured residents, and assist with applications for other programs that help with the cost of health care and medications. A private, non-profit organization with a 30-year history, HealthReach is funded by patient fees, grants and individual donations.

You can learn more on the web: www.belgradechc.org.