Benton Medical Center — Ashland, MS
Benton Medical Center is a community health center clinic at 15921 Boundary Dr, Ashland, MS 38603, open 42.5 hours a week. That matches the 42-hour week of a typical Mississippi clinic. It is run by North Mississippi Primary Health Care, Inc., which serves 19,313 patients across 14 clinic locations.
- Address: 15921 Boundary Dr, Ashland, MS 38603 · Directions
- Phone: (662) 224-8951
- Website: www.nmphc.org
- Weekly hours: 42.5 (Mississippi clinic median: 42)
- Operated by: North Mississippi Primary Health Care, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at North Mississippi Primary Health Care, Inc.
Patients came to North Mississippi Primary Health Care, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,478 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 5,793 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 81 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 252 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 376 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,675 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 178 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 6,637 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 10,016 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,012 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,307 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 442 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 26 | children tested |
North Mississippi Primary Health Care, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who North Mississippi Primary Health Care, Inc. serves
19,313 patients used North Mississippi Primary Health Care, Inc. in 2025. 36% live at or below the poverty line and 85% are at or below twice the poverty line.
| Measure | This center | MS median | U.S. median | vs MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 36% | 67% | 65% | −31 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 85% | 92% | 92% | −7 pts |
| Measure | This center | MS median | U.S. median | vs MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 16% | 25% | 14% | −9 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 7% | 23% | 42% | −16 pts |
| Medicare patients | 51% | 19% | 11% | +33 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 25% | 32% | 24% | −7 pts |
Quality of care at North Mississippi Primary Health Care, Inc.
North Mississippi Primary Health Care, Inc. is at or above the Mississippi median on 6 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | MS median | U.S. median | vs MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 78% | 68% | 68% | +11 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 55% | 53% | 54% | +2 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 31% | 41% | 54% | −9 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 49% | 37% | 44% | +12 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 93% | 90% | 77% | +3 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 99% | 88% | 86% | +10 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 90% | 82% | 79% | +8 pts |
Staffing at North Mississippi Primary Health Care, Inc.
The health center employs 152 full-time-equivalent staff, including 19 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 5 dental staff and 6 mental health staff. That is 1,022 patients per clinical provider against the Mississippi median of 911 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 56,741 visits, about 2.9 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 38603
860 North Mississippi Primary Health Care, Inc. patients live in ZIP 38603, and 16% of them are uninsured.
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