MAHEC Health Center at Newbridge — Asheville, NC
MAHEC Health Center at Newbridge is a community health center clinic at 218 Elkwood Avenue, #102, Asheville, NC 28804, open 45 hours a week. That is 5 more hours than the typical North Carolina clinic (40 a week). It is run by Mountain Area Health Education Center, Inc., which serves 48,084 patients across 12 clinic locations.
- Address: 218 Elkwood Avenue, #102, Asheville, NC 28804 · Directions
- Phone: (828) 257-4747
- Website: mahec.net
- Weekly hours: 45 (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 28804
2,925 Mountain Area Health Education Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 28804, and 6% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Western North Carolina Community Health Services, Inc., the — 695 patients from 28804
- Blue Ridge Community Health Services, Inc. — 520 patients from 28804
- Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers — 388 patients from 28804
- Hot Springs Health Program Inc. — 142 patients from 28804
Community health centers near MAHEC Health Center at Newbridge
Minnie Jones Health Center
Appalachian Mountain Health Dental
Appalachian Mountain Health at Leicester
Appalachian Mountain Health at Asheville
WNCCHS Dental on Livingston
More Mountain Area Health Education Center, Inc. locations
MAHEC Health Center at Biltmore (FM/IM/Dental)
MAHEC Center for Psychiatry and Mental Wellness
MAHEC Health Center at Enka/Candler
MAHEC Health Center at Deerfield
MAHEC Family Health Center at Givens
MAHEC Health Center at Cane Creek
See all 12 Mountain Area Health Education Center, Inc. locations
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