Clay Quality Health Care — Ashland, AL
Clay Quality Health Care is a community health center clinic at 40745 Highway 77, Ashland, AL 36251, open 40 hours a week. That matches the 40-hour week of a typical Alabama clinic. It is run by Quality of Life Health Services, Inc., which serves 19,565 patients across 23 clinic locations.
- Address: 40745 Highway 77, Ashland, AL 36251 · Directions
- Phone: (256) 354-2829
- Website: www.qolhs.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (Alabama clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Quality of Life Health Services, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- 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 Quality of Life Health Services, Inc.
Patients came to Quality of Life 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 | 4,673 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 8,344 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Eye exams | 1,086 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 450 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 660 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 842 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 501 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 195 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 3,310 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 7,501 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 816 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 3,034 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,685 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 85 | children tested |
Quality of Life Health Services, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Quality of Life Health Services, Inc. serves
19,565 patients used Quality of Life Health Services, Inc. in 2025. 84% live at or below the poverty line and 99% are at or below twice the poverty line. 441 patients were experiencing homelessness and 639 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | AL median | U.S. median | vs AL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 84% | 83% | 65% | +2 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 99% | 96% | 92% | +3 pts |
| Measure | This center | AL median | U.S. median | vs AL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 35% | 24% | 14% | +10 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 23% | 26% | 42% | −3 pts |
| Medicare patients | 19% | 12% | 11% | +6 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 24% | 32% | 24% | −9 pts |
Quality of care at Quality of Life Health Services, Inc.
Quality of Life Health Services, Inc. is at or above the Alabama median on 0 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | AL median | U.S. median | vs AL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 58% | 63% | 68% | −5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 34% | 46% | 54% | −13 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 33% | 44% | 54% | −11 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 28% | 36% | 44% | −8 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 77% | 85% | 77% | −7 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 89% | 92% | 86% | −3 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 80% | 83% | 79% | −3 pts |
Staffing at Quality of Life Health Services, Inc.
The health center employs 225 full-time-equivalent staff, including 24 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 14 dental staff and 4 mental health staff. That is 803 patients per clinical provider against the Alabama median of 835 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 61,785 visits, about 3.2 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 36251
107 Quality of Life Health Services, Inc. patients live in ZIP 36251, and 37% of them are uninsured.
More Quality of Life Health Services, Inc. locations
Chambers Quality Health Care
J.W. Stewart Neighborhood Health Center
Quality of Life Health Complex
See all 23 Quality of Life Health Services, Inc. locations
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