Challis Area Health Center — Challis, ID
Challis Area Health Center is a community health center clinic at 611 Clinic Rd, Challis, ID 83226, open 46.5 hours a week. The typical Idaho clinic is open 48 hours a week. It is run by North Custer Hospital Dis, which serves 1,896 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 611 Clinic Rd, Challis, ID 83226 · Directions
- Phone: (208) 879-4351
- Website: www.cahcinc.com
- Weekly hours: 46.5 (Idaho clinic median: 48)
- Operated by: North Custer Hospital Dis (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at North Custer Hospital Dis
Patients came to North Custer Hospital Dis for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 486 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 93 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 44 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 52 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 145 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 38 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 138 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 442 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 87 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 18 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 52 | patients tested |
North Custer Hospital Dis also provides care by telehealth.
Who North Custer Hospital Dis serves
1,896 patients used North Custer Hospital Dis in 2025. 31% live at or below the poverty line and 76% are at or below twice the poverty line.
| Measure | This center | ID median | U.S. median | vs ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 31% | 46% | 65% | −15 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 76% | 84% | 92% | −7 pts |
| Measure | This center | ID median | U.S. median | vs ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 10% | 22% | 14% | −12 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 18% | 29% | 42% | −11 pts |
| Medicare patients | 32% | 17% | 11% | +15 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 40% | 35% | 24% | +5 pts |
Quality of care at North Custer Hospital Dis
North Custer Hospital Dis is at or above the Idaho median on 2 of 6 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | ID median | U.S. median | vs ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 70% | 69% | 68% | +1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 45% | 53% | 54% | −8 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 39% | 49% | 54% | −10 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 48% | 47% | 44% | +1 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 80% | 89% | 86% | −9 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 75% | 75% | 79% | In line |
Staffing at North Custer Hospital Dis
The health center employs 20 full-time-equivalent staff, including 4 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 2 mental health staff. That is 466 patients per clinical provider against the Idaho median of 863 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 6,349 visits, about 3.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 83226
1,457 North Custer Hospital Dis patients live in ZIP 83226, and 7% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Upper Valley Community Health Services, Inc. — 22 patients from 83226