Mettowee Valley Family Health Center — West Pawlet, VT
Mettowee Valley Family Health Center is a community health center clinic at 278 VT Route 149, West Pawlet, VT 05775, open 56 hours a week. That is 8.5 more hours than the typical Vermont clinic (47.5 a week). It is run by Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region, Inc., which serves 47,889 patients across 9 clinic locations.
- Address: 278 VT Route 149, West Pawlet, VT 05775 · Directions
- Phone: (802) 645-0580
- Website: NA
- Weekly hours: 56 (Vermont clinic median: 47.5)
- Operated by: Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region, 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 Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region, Inc.
Patients came to Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 7,965 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 12,965 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 462 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 2,114 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 4,543 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 9,606 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 750 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 3,320 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 439 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 4,692 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 11,462 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 2,778 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 804 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,066 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 720 | children tested |
Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region, Inc. serves
47,889 patients used Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region, Inc. in 2025. 17% live at or below the poverty line and 42% are at or below twice the poverty line. 774 patients were experiencing homelessness and 727 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | VT median | U.S. median | vs VT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 17% | 21% | 65% | −5 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 42% | 55% | 92% | −13 pts |
| Measure | This center | VT median | U.S. median | vs VT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 5% | 8% | 14% | −2 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 26% | 23% | 42% | +3 pts |
| Medicare patients | 27% | 26% | 11% | +1 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 42% | 40% | 24% | +2 pts |
Quality of care at Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region, Inc.
Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region, Inc. is at or above the Vermont median on 3 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | VT median | U.S. median | vs VT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 67% | 67% | 68% | In line |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 64% | 69% | 54% | −4 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 49% | 69% | 54% | −20 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 60% | 65% | 44% | −5 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 60% | 59% | 77% | +1 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 87% | 78% | 86% | +10 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 81% | 79% | 79% | +2 pts |
Staffing at Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region, Inc.
The health center employs 343 full-time-equivalent staff, including 52 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 27 dental staff and 26 mental health staff. That is 915 patients per clinical provider against the Vermont median of 862 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 224,543 visits, about 4.7 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 05775
351 Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region, Inc. patients live in ZIP 05775, and 5% of them are uninsured.
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