Coastline Direct Primary Care to Open in Scarborough, ME in March 2024

BNN Breaking reported on a new DPC practice, Coastline Direct Primary Care, soon to open in Scarborough, ME. Kelsey McDonald, DO has secured a 2,500 square foot space on Route One in Scarborough, ME. The medical office is currently undergoing renovations, morphing into a modern and welcoming environment for patients. With an eye on the future, there are plans to expand the facility and bring in more healthcare providers, further solidifying Coastline Direct Primary Care’s role in the community.

Slated to open in March 2024, Coastline Direct Primary Care is positing itself as a transformative healthcare option for the Scarborough community. This venture reflects Dr. McDonald’s conviction that the patient-centric model is the future of primary care, offering a more accessible, personalized, and coherent healthcare experience.

The idea is really to simplify primary care outside of the insurance world. Currently, the traditional healthcare system is burdened with administrative complexities, resulting in delayed and fragmented care.

Dr McDonald is a board certified family medicine physician with over 8 years of clinical experience. She is the founder and primary provider at Coastline Direct Primary Care. She knew she wanted to be a physician and serve the community she lived in since she was a young child.  Upon graduating from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine she paired her interests and goals and chose a career in family medicine.  Dr McDonald loves the variety of patient care visits she sees. She appreciates challenging clinical cases and enjoys in office hands on procedures.  Her greatest passion, however, is in prevention of chronic disease and promotion of health and wellness. Dr McDonald understands that each patient is unique and therefore their treatment plan should be as well.

While Dr McDonald enjoys full spectrum family medicine (without obstetrics) she has particular interests in adolescent care, women’s health, as well as obesity and lifestyle medicine. She has also had the privilege to develop an interest in caring for older adults and people at end of life.  While in college she provided home health and hospice care in her community and as a physician she understands the importance of patient autonomy, goals of care discussions and the complexity of care needs during this time.

When not working, she loves to spend time with her husband John and their young children Grant and Grace.  As a family, they love to ski, hike, garden & travel.