Lakelands Family Practice and Pediatrics Center — Waterloo, SC
Lakelands Family Practice and Pediatrics Center is a community health center clinic at 17124 Highway 72 W, Waterloo, SC 29384, open 40 hours a week. The typical South Carolina clinic is open 42.5 hours a week. It is run by Carolina Health Centers, Inc., which serves 25,720 patients across 16 clinic locations.
- Address: 17124 Highway 72 W, Waterloo, SC 29384 · Directions
- Phone: (864) 393-1020
- Website: www.carolinahealthcenters.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (South Carolina clinic median: 42.5)
- Operated by: Carolina Health Centers, Inc. (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 Carolina Health Centers, Inc.
Patients came to Carolina Health Centers, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 529 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 6,717 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 98 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 5,232 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 4,500 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 811 | patients tested |
| Family planning | 909 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 3,947 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 7,867 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,951 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,570 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,530 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 1,039 | children tested |
Carolina Health Centers, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Carolina Health Centers, Inc. serves
25,720 patients used Carolina Health Centers, Inc. in 2025. 75% live at or below the poverty line and 91% are at or below twice the poverty line. 37 patients were experiencing homelessness and 325 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | SC median | U.S. median | vs SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 75% | 66% | 65% | +9 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 91% | 93% | 92% | −2 pts |
| Measure | This center | SC median | U.S. median | vs SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 20% | 27% | 14% | −7 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 34% | 27% | 42% | +8 pts |
| Medicare patients | 18% | 18% | 11% | In line |
| Privately insured patients | 28% | 26% | 24% | +2 pts |
Quality of care at Carolina Health Centers, Inc.
Carolina Health Centers, Inc. is at or above the South Carolina median on 6 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | SC median | U.S. median | vs SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 76% | 68% | 68% | +8 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 71% | 59% | 54% | +11 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 63% | 59% | 54% | +4 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 57% | 48% | 44% | +10 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 85% | 82% | 77% | +3 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 91% | 88% | 86% | +3 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 84% | 85% | 79% | −1 pts |
Staffing at Carolina Health Centers, Inc.
The health center employs 331 full-time-equivalent staff, including 34 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 10 mental health staff. That is 756 patients per clinical provider against the South Carolina median of 764 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 99,394 visits, about 3.9 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 29384
685 Carolina Health Centers, Inc. patients live in ZIP 29384, and 10% of them are uninsured.
Community health centers near Lakelands Family Practice and Pediatrics Center
Pediatrics of Newberry (DBA Cooperative Health Newberry)
More Carolina Health Centers, Inc. locations
Carolina Health Centers at Greenwood MHC
The Pendergrass Family Health Center
Laurens Community Care Medical Home Referral Center
See all 16 Carolina Health Centers, Inc. locations
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