East Georgia Health Care Center - Metter — Metter, GA
East Georgia Health Care Center - Metter is a community health center clinic at 34 NW Broad St, Metter, GA 30439, open 44 hours a week. That is 2 more hours than the typical Georgia clinic (42 a week). It is run by Georgia Dept. of Community Health, which serves 11,766 patients across 11 clinic locations.
- Address: 34 NW Broad St, Metter, GA 30439 · Directions
- Phone: (912) 537-6565
- Website: www.eghc.org/Metter
- Weekly hours: 44 (Georgia clinic median: 42)
- Operated by: Georgia Dept. of Community Health (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, children’s checkups, and women’s health
Care and screenings at Georgia Dept. of Community Health
Patients came to Georgia Dept. of Community Health for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 286 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 306 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 338 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 238 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 190 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 141 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 4,056 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,020 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,341 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 67 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 479 | patients tested |
Who Georgia Dept. of Community Health serves
11,766 patients used Georgia Dept. of Community Health in 2025. 81% live at or below the poverty line and 97% are at or below twice the poverty line.
| Measure | This center | GA median | U.S. median | vs GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 81% | 71% | 65% | +9 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 97% | 94% | 92% | +3 pts |
| Measure | This center | GA median | U.S. median | vs GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 97% | 24% | 14% | +73 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 1% | 21% | 42% | −20 pts |
| Medicare patients | 0% | 11% | 11% | −11 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 2% | 28% | 24% | −27 pts |
Quality of care at Georgia Dept. of Community Health
Georgia Dept. of Community Health is at or above the Georgia median on 3 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | GA median | U.S. median | vs GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 58% | 63% | 68% | −5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 33% | 46% | 54% | −13 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 67% | 46% | 54% | +21 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 23% | 37% | 44% | −14 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 97% | 84% | 77% | +13 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 99% | 89% | 86% | +11 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 72% | 80% | 79% | −8 pts |
Staffing at Georgia Dept. of Community Health
The health center employs 46 full-time-equivalent staff, including 17 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 1 dental staff. That is 692 patients per clinical provider against the Georgia median of 968 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 22,328 visits, about 1.9 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 30439
353 Georgia Dept. of Community Health patients live in ZIP 30439, and 88% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- East Georgia Healthcare Center, Inc. — 1,427 patients from 30439