Marias Healthcare Services - Dentistry — Shelby, MT
Marias Healthcare Services - Dentistry is a community health center clinic at 865 Oilfield Ave, Shelby, MT 59474, open 40 hours a week. The typical Montana clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Marias Healthcare Services Inc., which serves 6,940 patients across 5 clinic locations.
- Address: 865 Oilfield Ave, Shelby, MT 59474 · Directions
- Phone: (406) 434-3142
- Website: mariashealth.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (Montana clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Marias Healthcare Services Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Marias Healthcare Services Inc.
Patients came to Marias Healthcare Services Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,669 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 1,010 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 21 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 1,919 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 298 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 507 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 156 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 262 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 97 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 485 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 992 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 112 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 70 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 73 | patients tested |
Marias Healthcare Services Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Marias Healthcare Services Inc. serves
6,940 patients used Marias Healthcare Services Inc. in 2025. 38% live at or below the poverty line and 64% are at or below twice the poverty line. 60 patients were experiencing homelessness and 489 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | MT median | U.S. median | vs MT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 38% | 38% | 65% | In line |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 64% | 68% | 92% | −4 pts |
| Measure | This center | MT median | U.S. median | vs MT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 15% | 15% | 14% | In line |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 29% | 29% | 42% | In line |
| Medicare patients | 20% | 19% | 11% | In line |
| Privately insured patients | 37% | 34% | 24% | +3 pts |
Quality of care at Marias Healthcare Services Inc.
Marias Healthcare Services Inc. is at or above the Montana median on 6 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | MT median | U.S. median | vs MT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 76% | 65% | 68% | +10 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 71% | 52% | 54% | +18 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 41% | 43% | 54% | −1 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 49% | 47% | 44% | +1 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 94% | 76% | 77% | +18 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 97% | 80% | 86% | +16 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 78% | 75% | 79% | +3 pts |
Staffing at Marias Healthcare Services Inc.
The health center employs 62 full-time-equivalent staff, including 7 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 4 dental staff and 3 mental health staff. That is 932 patients per clinical provider against the Montana median of 902 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 38,238 visits, about 5.5 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 59474
2,557 Marias Healthcare Services Inc. patients live in ZIP 59474, and 10% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Glacier Community Health Center, Inc. — 80 patients from 59474