Black River Health Center — Atkinson, NC
Black River Health Center is a community health center clinic at 109 W Church St, Atkinson, NC 28421, open 40 hours a week. That matches the 40-hour week of a typical North Carolina clinic. It is run by Black River Health Services Inc., which serves 5,597 patients across 3 clinic locations.
- Address: 109 W Church St, Atkinson, NC 28421 · Directions
- Phone: (910) 283-7783
- Website: www.blackriverhealth.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (North Carolina clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Black River Health Services Inc. (FQHC look-alike)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Black River Health Services Inc.
Patients came to Black River Health Services Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 376 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 812 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Eye exams | 41 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 300 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 69 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 101 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 243 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 79 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,084 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,238 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 140 | patients with asthma |
Black River Health Services Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Black River Health Services Inc. serves
5,597 patients used Black River Health Services Inc. in 2025. 55% live at or below the poverty line and 95% are at or below twice the poverty line.
| Measure | This center | NC median | U.S. median | vs NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 55% | 59% | 65% | −4 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 95% | 92% | 92% | +3 pts |
| Measure | This center | NC median | U.S. median | vs NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 26% | 24% | 14% | +2 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 23% | 28% | 42% | −5 pts |
| Medicare patients | 11% | 15% | 11% | −5 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 41% | 25% | 24% | +16 pts |
Quality of care at Black River Health Services Inc.
Black River Health Services Inc. is at or above the North Carolina median on 0 of 6 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 | 65% | 70% | 68% | −5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 36% | 59% | 54% | −23 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 25% | 54% | 54% | −28 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 16% | 49% | 44% | −32 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 21% | 87% | 86% | −66 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 30% | 80% | 79% | −49 pts |
Staffing at Black River Health Services Inc.
The health center employs 33 full-time-equivalent staff, including 6 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 1 mental health staff. That is 918 patients per clinical provider against the North Carolina median of 807 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 17,436 visits, about 3.1 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 28421
512 Black River Health Services Inc. patients live in ZIP 28421, and 20% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- State of North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services — 114 patients from 28421
- New Hanover CHC — 19 patients from 28421
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