Inchelium Community Hlth Center — Inchelium, WA
Inchelium Community Hlth Center is a community health center clinic at 39 Shortcut Rd, Inchelium, WA 99138, open 37.5 hours a week. The typical Washington clinic is open 48 hours a week. It is run by Colville Confederated Tribes, which serves 2,600 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 39 Shortcut Rd, Inchelium, WA 99138 · Directions
- Phone: (509) 722-7006
- Website: www.colvilletribes.com
- Weekly hours: 37.5 (Washington clinic median: 48)
- Operated by: Colville Confederated Tribes (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 Colville Confederated Tribes
Patients came to Colville Confederated Tribes for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,697 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 407 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Eye exams | 324 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 53 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 179 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 48 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 49 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 62 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 271 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 495 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 134 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 70 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 75 | patients tested |
Colville Confederated Tribes also provides care by telehealth.
Who Colville Confederated Tribes serves
2,600 patients used Colville Confederated Tribes in 2025. 76% live at or below the poverty line and 91% are at or below twice the poverty line. 32 patients were experiencing homelessness and 145 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | WA median | U.S. median | vs WA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 76% | 56% | 65% | +19 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 91% | 86% | 92% | +4 pts |
| Measure | This center | WA median | U.S. median | vs WA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 12% | 13% | 14% | In line |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 19% | 46% | 42% | −27 pts |
| Medicare patients | 8% | 11% | 11% | −3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 60% | 25% | 24% | +35 pts |
Quality of care at Colville Confederated Tribes
Colville Confederated Tribes is at or above the Washington median on 0 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | WA median | U.S. median | vs WA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 67% | 71% | 68% | −4 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 25% | 51% | 54% | −25 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 22% | 55% | 54% | −33 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 24% | 42% | 44% | −18 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 61% | 70% | 77% | −9 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 66% | 84% | 86% | −18 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 53% | 79% | 79% | −26 pts |
Staffing at Colville Confederated Tribes
The health center employs 66 full-time-equivalent staff, including 4 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 11 dental staff and 3 mental health staff. That is 606 patients per clinical provider against the Washington median of 994 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 14,510 visits, about 5.6 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 99138
991 Colville Confederated Tribes patients live in ZIP 99138, and 8% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- New Health Programs Association — 57 patients from 99138
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