History of DFD

Providing exceptional care since 1975.

In the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, only one physician served the rural communities of Leeds, Maine and the six towns surrounding it. His name was Dr. Daniel Davis Russell. When Dr. Russell passed away in 1975, residents were concerned for the health of their community and came together to establish a medical center that could provide affordable, accessible health care to the area’s residents. Named in honor of Dr. Russell, DFD Russell Medical Center was founded as an independent public/private partnership — a non-profit, federally qualified health center and an FTCA deemed facility that has served rural Central Maine communities since 1979.

Today DFD Russell Medical Center is a leader in Maine, standing apart as a nationally recognized Patient-Centered Medical Home and offering pioneering, patient-centered primary care services to the people of Central and Western Maine.