Great Lakes Bay Health Centers Thumb Area — Bad Axe, MI
Great Lakes Bay Health Centers Thumb Area is a community health center clinic at 876 N van Dyke Rd, Bad Axe, MI 48413, open 40 hours a week. The typical Michigan clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Great Lakes Bay Health Centers, which serves 62,588 patients across 19 clinic locations.
- Address: 876 N van Dyke Rd, Bad Axe, MI 48413 · Directions
- Phone: (989) 623-0134
- Website: greatlakesbayhealthcenters.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (Michigan clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Great Lakes Bay Health Centers (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Great Lakes Bay Health Centers
Patients came to Great Lakes Bay Health Centers for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 14,502 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 20,282 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 267 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 4,580 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 4,410 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 3,583 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 6,570 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 5,115 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 3,822 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 6,154 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 11,771 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 3,246 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 4,563 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 3,472 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 207 | children tested |
Great Lakes Bay Health Centers also provides care by telehealth.
Who Great Lakes Bay Health Centers serves
62,588 patients used Great Lakes Bay Health Centers in 2025. 57% live at or below the poverty line and 86% are at or below twice the poverty line. 1,200 patients were experiencing homelessness and 1,166 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | MI median | U.S. median | vs MI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 57% | 54% | 65% | +3 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 86% | 87% | 92% | −1 pts |
| Measure | This center | MI median | U.S. median | vs MI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 20% | 10% | 14% | +10 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 41% | 45% | 42% | −4 pts |
| Medicare patients | 17% | 15% | 11% | +2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 22% | 25% | 24% | −2 pts |
Quality of care at Great Lakes Bay Health Centers
Great Lakes Bay Health Centers is at or above the Michigan median on 6 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | MI median | U.S. median | vs MI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 72% | 71% | 68% | +1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 63% | 57% | 54% | +7 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 64% | 60% | 54% | +4 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 52% | 49% | 44% | +2 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 72% | 71% | 77% | +1 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 51% | 80% | 86% | −29 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 86% | 79% | 79% | +7 pts |
Patients from ZIP 48413
634 Great Lakes Bay Health Centers patients live in ZIP 48413, and 40% of them are uninsured.
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