Appalachian Mountain Health at Sylva — Sylva, NC
Appalachian Mountain Health at Sylva is a community health center clinic at 154 Medical Park Loop, Sylva, NC 28779, open 40 hours a week. That matches the 40-hour week of a typical North Carolina clinic. It is run by Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers, which serves 17,017 patients across 7 clinic locations.
- Address: 154 Medical Park Loop, Sylva, NC 28779 · Directions
- Phone: (828) 307-0900
- Website: www.amchc.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (North Carolina clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers (federally qualified health center)
- 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 Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers
Patients came to Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,827 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 8,422 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 730 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 827 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,326 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 927 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,647 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 624 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,116 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 4,811 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 833 | patients with asthma |
| Hepatitis C testing | 31 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 42 | children tested |
Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers also provides care by telehealth.
Who Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers serves
17,017 patients used Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers in 2025. 51% live at or below the poverty line and 84% are at or below twice the poverty line. 893 patients were experiencing homelessness and 683 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NC median | U.S. median | vs NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 51% | 59% | 65% | −8 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 84% | 92% | 92% | −8 pts |
| Measure | This center | NC median | U.S. median | vs NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 14% | 24% | 14% | −10 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 33% | 28% | 42% | +5 pts |
| Medicare patients | 23% | 15% | 11% | +8 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 30% | 25% | 24% | +5 pts |
Quality of care at Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers
Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers is at or above the North Carolina median on 6 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | NC median | U.S. median | vs NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 72% | 70% | 68% | +2 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 55% | 59% | 54% | −4 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 59% | 54% | 54% | +5 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 58% | 49% | 44% | +9 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 78% | 76% | 77% | +1 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 87% | 87% | 86% | In line |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 91% | 80% | 79% | +11 pts |
Staffing at Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers
The health center employs 224 full-time-equivalent staff, including 32 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 31 dental staff and 18 mental health staff. That is 536 patients per clinical provider against the North Carolina median of 807 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 72,862 visits, about 4.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 28779
298 Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers patients live in ZIP 28779, and 13% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Blue Ridge Community Health Services, Inc. — 1,710 patients from 28779
- Mountain Area Health Education Center, Inc. — 227 patients from 28779
- Western North Carolina Community Health Services, Inc., the — 24 patients from 28779
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Appalachian Mountain Health at Leicester
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