Nehalem Bay Health Center & Pharmacy — Wheeler, OR
Nehalem Bay Health Center & Pharmacy is a community health center clinic at 885 Nehalem Blvd, Wheeler, OR 97147, open 50 hours a week. That is 3 more hours than the typical Oregon clinic (47 a week). It is run by Nehalem Bay Health Center and Pharmacy, which serves 1,396 patients.
- Address: 885 Nehalem Blvd, Wheeler, OR 97147 · Directions
- Phone: (800) 368-5182
- Weekly hours: 50 (Oregon clinic median: 47)
- Operated by: Nehalem Bay Health Center and Pharmacy (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Nehalem Bay Health Center and Pharmacy
Patients came to Nehalem Bay Health Center and Pharmacy for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 20 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 254 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 51 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 85 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 21 | patients tested |
| Family planning | 27 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 137 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 370 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 53 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 32 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 45 | patients tested |
Nehalem Bay Health Center and Pharmacy also provides care by telehealth.
Who Nehalem Bay Health Center and Pharmacy serves
1,396 patients used Nehalem Bay Health Center and Pharmacy in 2025. 19% live at or below the poverty line and 40% are at or below twice the poverty line. 17 patients were experiencing homelessness and 71 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | OR median | U.S. median | vs OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 19% | 62% | 65% | −42 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 40% | 85% | 92% | −45 pts |
| Measure | This center | OR median | U.S. median | vs OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 5% | 7% | 14% | −2 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 31% | 52% | 42% | −21 pts |
| Medicare patients | 39% | 16% | 11% | +23 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 25% | 18% | 24% | +7 pts |
Quality of care at Nehalem Bay Health Center and Pharmacy
Nehalem Bay Health Center and Pharmacy is at or above the Oregon median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | OR median | U.S. median | vs OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 50% | 65% | 68% | −15 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 52% | 59% | 54% | −7 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 52% | 56% | 54% | −4 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 60% | 44% | 44% | +16 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 64% | 73% | 77% | −9 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 83% | 84% | 86% | −1 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 78% | 76% | 79% | +2 pts |
Staffing at Nehalem Bay Health Center and Pharmacy
The health center employs 37 full-time-equivalent staff, including 2 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 0 dental staff and 1 mental health staff. That is 671 patients per clinical provider against the Oregon median of 767 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 6,243 visits, about 4.5 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 97147
118 Nehalem Bay Health Center and Pharmacy patients live in ZIP 97147. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Tillamook County Health Department — 42 patients from 97147