James Austin Health Center — Eden, NC
James Austin Health Center is a community health center clinic at 250 West Kings Highway, Eden, NC 27288, open 42 hours a week. That is 2 more hours than the typical North Carolina clinic (40 a week). It is run by Compassion Health Care, Inc., which serves 6,498 patients across 3 clinic locations.
- Address: 250 West Kings Highway, Eden, NC 27288 · Directions
- Phone: (336) 864-2795
- Website: compassionhealthcare.org/james-austin-health-center
- Weekly hours: 42 (North Carolina clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Compassion Health Care, 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 Compassion Health Care, Inc.
Patients came to Compassion Health Care, 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 | 2,790 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 44 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 280 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 647 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 221 | patients tested |
| Family planning | 134 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,030 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,101 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 315 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 257 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 150 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 18 | children tested |
Compassion Health Care, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Compassion Health Care, Inc. serves
6,498 patients used Compassion Health Care, Inc. in 2025. 49% live at or below the poverty line and 86% are at or below twice the poverty line. 25 patients were experiencing homelessness and 183 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NC median | U.S. median | vs NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 49% | 59% | 65% | −10 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 86% | 92% | 92% | −5 pts |
| Measure | This center | NC median | U.S. median | vs NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 8% | 24% | 14% | −15 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 35% | 28% | 42% | +7 pts |
| Medicare patients | 25% | 15% | 11% | +10 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 32% | 25% | 24% | +7 pts |
Quality of care at Compassion Health Care, Inc.
Compassion Health Care, Inc. is at or above the North Carolina median on 4 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | NC median | U.S. median | vs NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 77% | 70% | 68% | +7 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 52% | 59% | 54% | −7 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 47% | 54% | 54% | −7 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 44% | 49% | 44% | −5 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 87% | 76% | 77% | +11 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 87% | 87% | 86% | In line |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 83% | 80% | 79% | +3 pts |
Staffing at Compassion Health Care, Inc.
The health center employs 64 full-time-equivalent staff, including 10 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 9 mental health staff. That is 624 patients per clinical provider against the North Carolina median of 807 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 23,864 visits, about 3.7 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 27288
823 Compassion Health Care, Inc. patients live in ZIP 27288, and 9% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Piedmont Access to Health Services, Inc. — 44 patients from 27288
- Martinsville Henry County Coalition for Health and Wellness — 42 patients from 27288
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MHC Dental Clinic
PATHS Community Medical Center - Martinsville
PATHS Community Medical Center - Danville Riverside
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