North Central Family Medical Center-Chester Site — Chester, SC
North Central Family Medical Center-Chester Site is a community health center clinic at 121 Saluda St, Chester, SC 29706, open 40 hours a week. The typical South Carolina clinic is open 42.5 hours a week. It is run by Community Medicine Foundation, which serves 9,251 patients across 4 clinic locations.
- Address: 121 Saluda St, Chester, SC 29706 · Directions
- Phone: (803) 581-0574
- Website: www.ncfmc.net
- Weekly hours: 40 (South Carolina clinic median: 42.5)
- Operated by: Community Medicine Foundation (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Community Medicine Foundation
Patients came to Community Medicine Foundation for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 1,370 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 753 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,071 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 599 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 544 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 670 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,788 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 3,907 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 328 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 791 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 509 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 27 | children tested |
Community Medicine Foundation also provides care by telehealth.
Who Community Medicine Foundation serves
9,251 patients used Community Medicine Foundation in 2025. 74% live at or below the poverty line and 96% are at or below twice the poverty line. 234 patients were experiencing homelessness and 80 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | SC median | U.S. median | vs SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 74% | 66% | 65% | +8 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 96% | 93% | 92% | +2 pts |
| Measure | This center | SC median | U.S. median | vs SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 33% | 27% | 14% | +6 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 22% | 27% | 42% | −4 pts |
| Medicare patients | 19% | 18% | 11% | +1 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 25% | 26% | 24% | In line |
Quality of care at Community Medicine Foundation
Community Medicine Foundation is at or above the South Carolina median on 0 of 5 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | SC median | U.S. median | vs SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 61% | 68% | 68% | −7 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 44% | 59% | 54% | −15 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 62% | 82% | 77% | −20 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 68% | 88% | 86% | −20 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 73% | 85% | 79% | −12 pts |
Patients from ZIP 29706
1,224 Community Medicine Foundation patients live in ZIP 29706, and 26% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Affinity Health Center — 212 patients from 29706
- Care Net of Lancaster — 37 patients from 29706
- Regenesis Organization Community Health Center — 20 patients from 29706
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