Bedford Community Dental Center — Bedford, VA
Bedford Community Dental Center is a community health center clinic at 600 Bedford Ave, Bedford, VA 24523, open 49.5 hours a week. That is 4.5 more hours than the typical Virginia clinic (45 a week). It is run by Johnson Health Center, which serves 29,540 patients across 7 clinic locations.
- Address: 600 Bedford Ave, Bedford, VA 24523 · Directions
- Phone: (434) 455-2480
- Website: www.jhcvirginia.org
- Weekly hours: 49.5 (Virginia clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Johnson Health Center (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 Johnson Health Center
Patients came to Johnson Health Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 8,366 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 6,505 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 49 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 7,219 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 3,690 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,313 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 870 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,225 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,461 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 5,166 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,768 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,407 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,363 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 1,776 | children tested |
Johnson Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Johnson Health Center serves
29,540 patients used Johnson Health Center in 2025. 83% live at or below the poverty line and 95% are at or below twice the poverty line.
| Measure | This center | VA median | U.S. median | vs VA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 83% | 53% | 65% | +30 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 95% | 96% | 92% | −1 pts |
| Measure | This center | VA median | U.S. median | vs VA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 11% | 16% | 14% | −5 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 58% | 28% | 42% | +30 pts |
| Medicare patients | 13% | 17% | 11% | −4 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 19% | 26% | 24% | −7 pts |
Quality of care at Johnson Health Center
Johnson Health Center is at or above the Virginia median on 0 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 | 58% | 71% | 68% | −12 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 46% | 56% | 54% | −10 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 39% | 49% | 54% | −10 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 41% | 50% | 44% | −9 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 33% | 79% | 77% | −47 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 71% | 90% | 86% | −19 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 72% | 80% | 79% | −8 pts |
Staffing at Johnson Health Center
The health center employs 232 full-time-equivalent staff, including 22 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 28 dental staff and 9 mental health staff. That is 1,322 patients per clinical provider against the Virginia median of 841 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 99,410 visits, about 3.4 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 24523
2,292 Johnson Health Center patients live in ZIP 24523, and 8% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Community Access Network Inc. — 73 patients from 24523
- Kuumba Comm. Hlth & Wellness Center — 23 patients from 24523
Community health centers near Bedford Community Dental Center
Old Forest Road Dental
Park View
5th Street Community Health Center
New Horizons Dental Care, Williamson
Kuumba Community Health and Wellness Center, Inc. d/b/a New Horizons Healthcare
More Johnson Health Center locations
Bedford Community Health Center
Johnson Health Center - Lynchburg Women's and Pediatric Health Services
Amherst County Community Health Center
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