5th Street Community Health Center — Lynchburg, VA
5th Street Community Health Center is a community health center clinic at 800 5th St, Lynchburg, VA 24504, open 76 hours a week. That is 31 more hours than the typical Virginia clinic (45 a week). It is run by Community Access Network Inc., which serves 7,149 patients across 3 clinic locations.
- Address: 800 5th St, Lynchburg, VA 24504 · Directions
- Phone: (434) 200-3366
- Website: www.communityaccessnetwork.org
- Weekly hours: 76 (Virginia clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Community Access Network Inc. (FQHC look-alike)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Community Access Network Inc.
Patients came to Community Access Network Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 57 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 3,037 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 44 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 117 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 502 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 124 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 389 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 111 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,100 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,611 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 493 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,543 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,098 | patients tested |
Community Access Network Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Community Access Network Inc. serves
7,149 patients used Community Access Network Inc. in 2025. 49% live at or below the poverty line and 94% are at or below twice the poverty line. 154 patients were experiencing homelessness and 124 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | VA median | U.S. median | vs VA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 49% | 53% | 65% | −5 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 94% | 96% | 92% | −1 pts |
| Measure | This center | VA median | U.S. median | vs VA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 20% | 16% | 14% | +4 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 47% | 28% | 42% | +19 pts |
| Medicare patients | 17% | 17% | 11% | In line |
| Privately insured patients | 16% | 26% | 24% | −10 pts |
Quality of care at Community Access Network Inc.
Community Access Network Inc. is at or above the Virginia median on 1 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | VA median | U.S. median | vs VA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 49% | 71% | 68% | −22 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 34% | 56% | 54% | −22 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 17% | 49% | 54% | −32 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 27% | 50% | 44% | −23 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 83% | 79% | 77% | +4 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 73% | 90% | 86% | −17 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 78% | 80% | 79% | −1 pts |
Staffing at Community Access Network Inc.
The health center employs 52 full-time-equivalent staff, including 8 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 8 mental health staff. That is 863 patients per clinical provider against the Virginia median of 841 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 25,567 visits, about 3.6 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 24504
1,070 Community Access Network Inc. patients live in ZIP 24504, and 21% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Johnson Health Center — 2,056 patients from 24504
- Blue Ridge Medical Center, Inc. — 76 patients from 24504
Community health centers near 5th Street Community Health Center
Johnson Health Center
Johnson Health Center - Lynchburg Women's and Pediatric Health Services
James River Dental Clinic
Amherst County Community Health Center
Rustburg Community Health Center
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