Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers.

North Carolina · Health Center Program awardee · UDS 2025

Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers. is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in North Carolina and a Health Center Program awardee, funded in part by Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. Its service delivery sites include Asheville, Murphy, Robbinsville, and Sylva. In 2025 it served 17,017 patients, up 12.9% from 15,071 in 2024. 14.0% of its patients were uninsured, compared with 29.5% across North Carolina health centers and 17.2% nationally.

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Medium by patient volume (small: under 10,000 patients; medium: 10,000–29,999; large: 30,000 or more) · rural setting · Section 330 funding: Community Health Center and Health Care for the Homeless

17,017Patients served, 2025

14.0%of patients uninsured

33.1%of patients on Medicaid/CHIP

$2,450Total accrued cost per patient

$609Cost per visit

Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers. compared with North Carolina and the nation, 2025

State and national columns are HRSA's published figures for Section 330-funded health centers. A dash means HRSA publishes no figure.
Measure	Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers.	North Carolina health centers	National
Patients
Children under 18	14.5%	21.5%	28.6%
Adults 65 and older	21.3%	16.9%	12.8%
At or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline	83.6%	90.1%	90.0%
Insurance status
Uninsured	14.0%	29.5%	17.2%
Medicaid / CHIP	33.1%	30.6%	47.9%
Medicare	23.1%	16.1%	11.6%
Private insurance	29.8%	23.8%	23.0%
Cost
Total accrued cost per patient	$2,450	$1,446	$1,672
Cost per visit	$609	$440	$438
Clinical quality
Cervical cancer screening	58.5%	55.1%	57.0%
Colorectal cancer screening	58.2%	49.9%	44.9%
Breast cancer screening	54.7%	59.4%	56.0%
Controlling high blood pressure	71.5%	70.9%	69.1%
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (lower is better)	16.0%	23.1%	26.3%
Depression screening and follow-up	77.7%	71.7%	75.3%
Tobacco screening and cessation	86.8%	85.5%	84.8%
Statin therapy for cardiovascular disease	91.0%	80.6%	79.0%

Patients by service

Service	2025
Medical	14,650
Dental	2,827
Mental health	2,426
Total clinic visits	68,421

Trends, 2016–2025

Year	Patients	Cost per patient	Uninsured	Medicaid/CHIP
2025	17,017	$2,450	14.0%	33.1%
2024	15,071	$2,105	14.7%	30.5%
2023	12,849	$1,829	14.4%	23.8%
2022	12,467	$1,502	18.3%	20.4%
2021	13,365	$1,011	23.7%	17.5%
2020	13,600	–	33.4%	16.3%
2019	11,526	–	18.0%	18.0%
2018	12,746	–	17.5%	16.7%
2017	12,949	–	18.6%	15.8%
2016	8,188	–	21.2%	14.6%

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