Highlands Medical Plaza — Cumming, GA
Highlands Medical Plaza is a community health center clinic at 475 Tribble Gap Rd, Cumming, GA 30040, open 62 hours a week. That is 20 more hours than the typical Georgia clinic (42 a week). It is run by Georgia Highlands Medical Services, Inc., which serves 23,467 patients across 7 clinic locations.
- Address: 475 Tribble Gap Rd, Cumming, GA 30040 · Directions
- Phone: (770) 887-1668
- Website: www.ghms-inc.org
- Weekly hours: 62 (Georgia clinic median: 42)
- Operated by: Georgia Highlands Medical Services, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Georgia Highlands Medical Services, Inc.
Patients came to Georgia Highlands Medical Services, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 4,194 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 100 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 3,842 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,716 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,912 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,432 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 8,921 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 3,340 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 5,460 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 672 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 3,443 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,610 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 430 | children tested |
Georgia Highlands Medical Services, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Georgia Highlands Medical Services, Inc. serves
23,467 patients used Georgia Highlands Medical Services, Inc. in 2025. 54% live at or below the poverty line and 83% 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 | 54% | 71% | 65% | −17 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 83% | 94% | 92% | −11 pts |
| Measure | This center | GA median | U.S. median | vs GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 40% | 24% | 14% | +16 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 21% | 21% | 42% | In line |
| Medicare patients | 7% | 11% | 11% | −4 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 32% | 28% | 24% | +4 pts |
Quality of care at Georgia Highlands Medical Services, Inc.
Georgia Highlands Medical Services, Inc. is at or above the Georgia median on 4 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 | 69% | 63% | 68% | +6 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 44% | 46% | 54% | −1 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 60% | 46% | 54% | +13 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 39% | 37% | 44% | +3 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 80% | 84% | 77% | −4 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 86% | 89% | 86% | −2 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 81% | 80% | 79% | +2 pts |
Staffing at Georgia Highlands Medical Services, Inc.
The health center employs 153 full-time-equivalent staff, including 20 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 5 mental health staff. That is 1,151 patients per clinical provider against the Georgia median of 968 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 71,065 visits, about 3.0 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 30040
4,235 Georgia Highlands Medical Services, Inc. patients live in ZIP 30040, and 36% of them are uninsured.
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