Please read this information about our capacity to schedule new patients as of Fall 2023.
- New pediatric patients are being scheduled at both our Portsmouth and Somersworth locations. To see how to register your child as a pediatric patient, scroll down a little bit.
- New adult primary-care patients are being scheduled in Somersworth; first appointments are usually available about 4-6 weeks after the intake paperwork is complete. Our Portsmouth location is not currently scheduling appointments for new patients.
- Adults who would like to become patients in Portsmouth may start by having a New Patient appointment with one of our providers in Somersworth. At the end of that appointment, ask us about availability to be seen in Portsmouth in the future.
- It may take up to a month for your application to be processed
Getting Started as a New Patient
Step 1 Register
You have a choice of 4 ways to obtain a registration packet for new pediatric patients:
- Download the Pediatric New Patient packet here. Then print it out, fill it out, and drop it off at one of our health centers or mail it to the address below. OR …
- Stop by Goodwin Community Health in Somersworth or Families First in Portsmouth during business hours (check our hours). OR …
- Call our New Patient Coordinator at (603) 749-2346 ext. 2752.
- Use this form to ask us to mail paperwork to you.
A single “Release of Medical Information” form is included in the main registration packet. If you need additional copies of this form, see “Need additional ‘Release of Medical Information’ forms” section just below.
After filling in the forms, please mail them to:
New Patient Coordinator
Greater Seacoast Community Health
311 Route 108
Somersworth, NH 03878
As of Fall 2023, new adult primary-care patients are being scheduled in Somersworth only (not in Portsmouth). More information about this is above.
To receive a registration packet for new adult primary care patients, you may:
- Download the New Patient packet here. Then print it out, fill it out, and drop it off at one of our health centers or mail it to the address below.
- Stop by Goodwin Community Health in Somersworth or Families First in Portsmouth during business hours. (To make sure we will be open when you come by, check our hours first.)
- Call our New Patient Coordinator at (603) 749-2346 ext. 2752.
- Use this form to ask us to mail paperwork to you.
A single “Release of Medical Information” form is included in the main registration packet. If you need additional copies of this form, see “Need additional ‘Release of Medical Information’ forms” section just below.
After filling in the forms, please mail them to:
New Patient Coordinator
Greater Seacoast Community Health
311 Route 108
Somersworth, NH 03878
Paperwork in Espanol, Portuguese, Tiếng Việt and Indonesia:
Goodwin Community Health: Español | Portuguese | Tiếng Việt | Indonesia
New Patient Coordinator
Greater Seacoast Community Health
311 Route 108
Somersworth, NH 03878.
A single “Release of Medical Information” form is included in the main registration packet. Download additional Release of Medical Information forms here.
A single “Release of Medical Information” form is included in the main registration packet (page 7). If you need more:
Fill out Release of Information form online (for NEW patients)
Download Release of Information (for NEW patients)
If you are a current patient, please use the Release of Information forms for current pages on this page.
Regardless of which option you choose:
One of the forms asks you to acknowledge that you have been given access to the following documents. Please click the links below to read them.
Step 2 Wait for Us to Contact You to Schedule an Appointment
Due to the large number of people submitting the paperwork to become new patients currently (Fall 2023) it may take us up to a month to process your application. Please be patient, and feel free to call us at (603) 749-2346 ext. 2752 if you have questions.
Step 3 Go to Your Appointment
Please bring to your first appointment:
- A list of the medications you take, or the actual medications
- Your insurance cards, co-payment or sliding-fee-scale payment
If you ever find that you can’t keep an appointment or will be late, please call to let us know.
