Black Creek Health Center — Sugarloaf, PA
Black Creek Health Center is a community health center clinic at Pineapple St, Sugarloaf, PA 18249, open 40 hours a week. The typical Pennsylvania clinic is open 44 hours a week. It is run by Rural Health Corp. of Northeastern PA, which serves 11,163 patients across 9 clinic locations.
- Address: Pineapple St, Sugarloaf, PA 18249 · Directions
- Phone: (570) 704-3454
- Website: N/A
- Weekly hours: 40 (Pennsylvania clinic median: 44)
- Operated by: Rural Health Corp. of Northeastern PA (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 Rural Health Corp. of Northeastern PA
Patients came to Rural Health Corp. of Northeastern PA for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,754 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 1,871 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 1,395 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,197 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 54 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 761 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 75 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,207 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 3,019 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 432 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 101 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 158 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 19 | children tested |
Rural Health Corp. of Northeastern PA also provides care by telehealth.
Who Rural Health Corp. of Northeastern PA serves
11,163 patients used Rural Health Corp. of Northeastern PA in 2025. 36% live at or below the poverty line and 64% are at or below twice the poverty line. 434 patients were experiencing homelessness and 150 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 36% | 69% | 65% | −32 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 64% | 91% | 92% | −28 pts |
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 4% | 13% | 14% | −9 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 26% | 41% | 42% | −15 pts |
| Medicare patients | 22% | 12% | 11% | +10 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 47% | 23% | 24% | +24 pts |
Quality of care at Rural Health Corp. of Northeastern PA
Rural Health Corp. of Northeastern PA is at or above the Pennsylvania median on 4 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 74% | 69% | 68% | +5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 64% | 52% | 54% | +11 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 34% | 49% | 54% | −15 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 64% | 43% | 44% | +21 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 70% | 77% | 77% | −7 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 47% | 82% | 86% | −35 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 82% | 80% | 79% | +1 pts |
Patients from ZIP 18249
287 Rural Health Corp. of Northeastern PA patients live in ZIP 18249. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Caring Community Health Center — 612 patients from 18249
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