MAHEC Health Center at Cullowhee — Cullowhee, NC
MAHEC Health Center at Cullowhee is a community health center clinic at 3971 Little Savannah Rd, Cullowhee, NC 28723, open 24 hours a week. The typical North Carolina clinic is open 40 hours a week. It is run by Mountain Area Health Education Center, Inc., which serves 48,084 patients across 12 clinic locations.
- Address: 3971 Little Savannah Rd, Cullowhee, NC 28723 · Directions
- Phone: (828) 771-3543
- Weekly hours: 24 (North Carolina clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Mountain Area Health Education Center, Inc. (FQHC look-alike)
- 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 Mountain Area Health Education Center, Inc.
Patients came to Mountain Area Health Education 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 | 3,489 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 18,744 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 1,154 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 3,577 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 4,180 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 4,461 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 2,260 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 3,909 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 4,166 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 9,066 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,984 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,237 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,669 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 361 | children tested |
Mountain Area Health Education Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Mountain Area Health Education Center, Inc. serves
48,084 patients used Mountain Area Health Education Center, Inc. in 2025. 27% live at or below the poverty line and 56% are at or below twice the poverty line. 613 patients were experiencing homelessness and 815 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NC median | U.S. median | vs NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 27% | 59% | 65% | −32 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 56% | 92% | 92% | −35 pts |
| Measure | This center | NC median | U.S. median | vs NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 8% | 24% | 14% | −16 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 33% | 28% | 42% | +5 pts |
| Medicare patients | 19% | 15% | 11% | +4 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 40% | 25% | 24% | +15 pts |
Quality of care at Mountain Area Health Education Center, Inc.
Mountain Area Health Education Center, Inc. is at or above the North Carolina median on 3 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 | 71% | 70% | 68% | +1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 58% | 59% | 54% | −1 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 59% | 54% | 54% | +5 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 59% | 49% | 44% | +10 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 28% | 76% | 77% | −49 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 44% | 87% | 86% | −43 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 78% | 80% | 79% | −2 pts |
Patients from ZIP 28723
94 Mountain Area Health Education Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 28723. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Blue Ridge Community Health Services, Inc. — 675 patients from 28723
- Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers — 141 patients from 28723
- Western North Carolina Community Health Services, Inc., the — 26 patients from 28723
Community health centers near MAHEC Health Center at Cullowhee
Blue Ridge Health - Meridian Bonnie Lane
Sylva Health Center
Appalachian Mountain Health at Sylva
Vecinos Health Hub
Blue Ridge Health-Meridian Macon
More Mountain Area Health Education Center, Inc. locations
MAHEC OB/GYN Specialists Franklin
MAHEC Health Center at Enka/Candler
MAHEC Health Center at Deerfield
MAHEC Center for Psychiatry and Mental Wellness
MAHEC Health Center at Biltmore (FM/IM/Dental)
MAHEC Family Health Center at Givens
See all 12 Mountain Area Health Education Center, Inc. locations
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