Western North Carolina Community Health Services, Inc., the

North Carolina · Health Center Program awardee · UDS 2025

Western North Carolina Community Health Services, Inc., the 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 Marion, Asheville, and Candler. In 2025 it served 13,054 patients, down 9.9% from 14,492 in 2024. 44.4% 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) · urban setting · Section 330 funding: Community Health Center, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care

13,054Patients served, 2025

44.4%of patients uninsured

23.3%of patients on Medicaid/CHIP

$2,429Total accrued cost per patient

Western North Carolina Community Health Services, Inc., the 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	Western North Carolina Community Health Services, Inc., the	North Carolina health centers	National
Patients
Children under 18	14.4%	21.5%	28.6%
Adults 65 and older	14.5%	16.9%	12.8%
At or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline	92.0%	90.1%	90.0%
Insurance status
Uninsured	44.4%	29.5%	17.2%
Medicaid / CHIP	23.3%	30.6%	47.9%
Medicare	14.0%	16.1%	11.6%
Private insurance	18.2%	23.8%	23.0%
Cost
Total accrued cost per patient	$2,429	$1,446	$1,672
Clinical quality
Cervical cancer screening	65.3%	55.1%	57.0%
Colorectal cancer screening	49.2%	49.9%	44.9%
Breast cancer screening	54.2%	59.4%	56.0%
Controlling high blood pressure	69.0%	70.9%	69.1%
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (lower is better)	30.1%	23.1%	26.3%
Depression screening and follow-up	85.8%	71.7%	75.3%
Childhood immunization status	45.0%	27.0%	29.5%
Tobacco screening and cessation	90.6%	85.5%	84.8%
Statin therapy for cardiovascular disease	80.7%	80.6%	79.0%

Patients by service

Service	2025
Medical	10,954
Dental	3,704
Mental health	1,736

Trends, 2016–2025

Year	Patients	Cost per patient	Uninsured	Medicaid/CHIP
2025	13,054	$2,429	44.4%	23.3%
2024	14,492	$2,141	48.6%	20.3%
2023	13,766	$2,259	55.3%	15.2%
2022	13,228	$1,928	54.1%	15.7%
2021	14,889	$1,454	56.2%	13.6%
2020	13,927	–	61.1%	13.1%
2019	14,873	–	60.9%	13.3%
2018	15,835	–	60.2%	14.1%
2017	15,683	–	58.3%	16.1%
2016	15,448	–	56.8%	17.9%

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