Emporia Medical Center — Emporia, VA
Emporia Medical Center is a community health center clinic at 510 N Main St, Emporia, VA 23847, open 40 hours a week. The typical Virginia clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Southern Dominion Health Systems, Inc., which serves 12,134 patients across 5 clinic locations.
- Address: 510 N Main St, Emporia, VA 23847 · Directions
- Phone: (434) 634-7723
- Weekly hours: 40 (Virginia clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Southern Dominion Health Systems, Inc. (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 Southern Dominion Health Systems, Inc.
Patients came to Southern Dominion Health Systems, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,605 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,930 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 1,018 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,018 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 61 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 114 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 74 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,046 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 4,623 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 495 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 217 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 192 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 333 | children tested |
Southern Dominion Health Systems, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Southern Dominion Health Systems, Inc. serves
12,134 patients used Southern Dominion Health Systems, Inc. in 2025. 48% live at or below the poverty line and 82% are at or below twice the poverty line. 312 patients were experiencing homelessness and 217 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | VA median | U.S. median | vs VA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 48% | 53% | 65% | −6 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 82% | 96% | 92% | −14 pts |
| Measure | This center | VA median | U.S. median | vs VA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 7% | 16% | 14% | −9 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 17% | 28% | 42% | −11 pts |
| Medicare patients | 16% | 17% | 11% | −1 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 60% | 26% | 24% | +34 pts |
Quality of care at Southern Dominion Health Systems, Inc.
Southern Dominion Health Systems, Inc. is at or above the Virginia median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | VA median | U.S. median | vs VA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 69% | 71% | 68% | −1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 57% | 56% | 54% | In line |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 33% | 49% | 54% | −16 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 56% | 50% | 44% | +5 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 74% | 79% | 77% | −5 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 79% | 90% | 86% | −11 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 76% | 80% | 79% | −4 pts |
Staffing at Southern Dominion Health Systems, Inc.
The health center employs 80 full-time-equivalent staff, including 15 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 5 dental staff and 1 mental health staff. That is 801 patients per clinical provider against the Virginia median of 841 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 38,185 visits, about 3.1 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 23847
779 Southern Dominion Health Systems, Inc. patients live in ZIP 23847, and 10% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Rural Health Group, Inc. — 248 patients from 23847
- Stony Creek Community Health Center — 202 patients from 23847
- Piedmont Access to Health Services, Inc. — 23 patients from 23847
Community health centers near Emporia Medical Center
Rural Health Group at Drugco Express
Stony Creek Community Health Center
Rural Health Group at HRMC
Rural Health Group Women's Health
Rural Health Group at Halifax Medical Specialist
More Southern Dominion Health Systems, Inc. locations
Dinwiddie Medical Center and Counseling Center
Amelia Healthcare Center
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