Kennebunk Walk-In Care Reopening

Media Contact:
Allison Kenty
207-283-7233
akenty@smhc.org

KENNEBUNK, ME, May 13, 2022 – Southern Maine Health Care is pleased to announce that Kennebunk Walk-In Care at 2 Livewell Drive in Kennebunk will reopen on Monday, May 16.

The clinic’s initial hours will be Monday - Friday, 8 am – 4:30 pm with the ultimate goal of returning to 7 days a week by the fall. The clinic has been closed since March 2020 when staff were redeployed to the Saco and Sanford Walk-In Centers to assist with the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We are very excited to return these key services to Kennebunk”, says Nate Howell, SMHC President, “The team looks forward caring for the community’s urgent needs again. We are also so grateful to our walk-in staff who stepped up to help where they were needed during the pandemic - a true display of our values of excellence, ownership and patient-centeredness.”

The Kennebunk Walk-In Clinic - as the SMHC Saco, Sanford and Waterboro Walk-In locations - provides the following services:

• Broken bones
• Dental pain
• Minor burns
• Urinary discomfort
• Cold/sore throat
• Eye infections
• Muscular back pain
• Sprains/strains
• Cough/congestion
• Ear aches
• Punctures/cuts
• Fever & flu
• Mild asthma
• Rash/skin irritation

For directions and other information, please visit www.smhc.org/walkin. As always, SMHC Emergency departments in Biddeford and Sanford are open 24/7.

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About Southern Maine Health Care
Southern Maine Health Care (SMHC) is a national award-winning non-profit healthcare organization in York County Maine. SMHC includes Biddeford Medical Center, a full service, acute care medical center and Sanford Medical Center with York County’s only inpatient behavioral health unit. Emergency care, surgical services and diagnostic and therapy services are also available at both Medical Centers. SMHC offers primary care and multi-specialty physician services, diagnostic and therapy services and Walk-In Care centers. SMHC is Joint Commission accredited and has been recognized for quality excellence by numerous outside organizations. SMHC is part of the MaineHealth system, a growing family of health care services in northern New England with the vision of ‘Working together to make our communities the healthiest in America’. To learn more, visit www.smhc.org.