Little River Medical Center at Carolina Forest — Myrtle Beach, SC
Little River Medical Center at Carolina Forest is a community health center clinic at 4220 Carolina Exchange Dr, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579, open 59 hours a week. That is 16.5 more hours than the typical South Carolina clinic (42.5 a week). It is run by Little River Medical Center, Inc., which serves 34,339 patients across 7 clinic locations.
- Address: 4220 Carolina Exchange Dr, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579 · Directions
- Phone: (800) 663-8000
- Weekly hours: 59 (South Carolina clinic median: 42.5)
- Operated by: Little River Medical Center, 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 Little River Medical Center, Inc.
Patients came to Little River Medical Center, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 5,691 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 9,593 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 492 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 3,331 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 4,232 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 2,389 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 2,613 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,276 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 4,869 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 10,356 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,855 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 3,993 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,648 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 556 | children tested |
Little River Medical Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Little River Medical Center, Inc. serves
34,339 patients used Little River Medical Center, Inc. in 2025. 64% live at or below the poverty line and 86% are at or below twice the poverty line. 1,995 patients were experiencing homelessness and 983 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | SC median | U.S. median | vs SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 64% | 66% | 65% | −2 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 86% | 93% | 92% | −8 pts |
| Measure | This center | SC median | U.S. median | vs SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 38% | 27% | 14% | +11 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 20% | 27% | 42% | −7 pts |
| Medicare patients | 18% | 18% | 11% | In line |
| Privately insured patients | 24% | 26% | 24% | −1 pts |
Quality of care at Little River Medical Center, Inc.
Little River Medical Center, Inc. is at or above the South Carolina median on 3 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 | 66% | 68% | 68% | −2 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 67% | 59% | 54% | +8 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 61% | 59% | 54% | +2 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 47% | 48% | 44% | −1 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 65% | 82% | 77% | −17 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 92% | 88% | 86% | +4 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 77% | 85% | 79% | −8 pts |
Patients from ZIP 29579
4,043 Little River Medical Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 29579, and 40% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Health Care Partners of South Carolina, Inc. — 930 patients from 29579
- Careteam Plus Inc. — 677 patients from 29579
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