Kaniksu Community Health, Priest River — Priest River, ID
Kaniksu Community Health, Priest River is a community health center clinic at 6509 Highway 2, Priest River, ID 83856, open 40 hours a week. The typical Idaho clinic is open 48 hours a week. It is run by Boundary Regional Community Health Center, which serves 14,128 patients across 5 clinic locations.
- Address: 6509 Highway 2, Priest River, ID 83856 · Directions
- Phone: (208) 448-2321
- Weekly hours: 40 (Idaho clinic median: 48)
- Operated by: Boundary Regional Community Health Center (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Boundary Regional Community Health Center
Patients came to Boundary Regional Community Health Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,869 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 3,638 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 66 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 2,649 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,009 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 358 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 688 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 308 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,043 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,331 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 639 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 233 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 180 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 427 | children tested |
Boundary Regional Community Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Boundary Regional Community Health Center serves
14,128 patients used Boundary Regional Community Health Center in 2025. 36% live at or below the poverty line and 68% are at or below twice the poverty line. 944 patients were experiencing homelessness and 643 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | ID median | U.S. median | vs ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 36% | 46% | 65% | −9 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 68% | 84% | 92% | −15 pts |
| Measure | This center | ID median | U.S. median | vs ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 22% | 22% | 14% | In line |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 25% | 29% | 42% | −3 pts |
| Medicare patients | 19% | 17% | 11% | +2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 33% | 35% | 24% | −1 pts |
Quality of care at Boundary Regional Community Health Center
Boundary Regional Community Health Center is at or above the Idaho median on 6 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | ID median | U.S. median | vs ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 81% | 69% | 68% | +13 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 64% | 53% | 54% | +11 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 60% | 49% | 54% | +11 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 61% | 47% | 44% | +15 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 97% | 76% | 77% | +21 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 98% | 89% | 86% | +9 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 74% | 75% | 79% | −1 pts |
Patients from ZIP 83856
1,647 Boundary Regional Community Health Center patients live in ZIP 83856, and 20% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- New Health Programs Association — 308 patients from 83856
- Dirne Health Centers, Inc. — 102 patients from 83856
Community health centers near Kaniksu Community Health, Priest River
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Heritage Health Rathdrum
Heritage Health-Pediatrics Hayden
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