North Fork Valley Community Health Center — Hazard, KY
North Fork Valley Community Health Center is a community health center clinic at 750 Morton Blvd, Hazard, KY 41701, open 40 hours a week. The typical Kentucky clinic is open 44 hours a week. It is run by University of Kentucky, which serves 6,259 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 750 Morton Blvd, Hazard, KY 41701 · Directions
- Phone: (606) 439-1559
- Website: ukhealthcare.uky.edu/hospitals-clinics/north-fork-valley-community-health-center
- Weekly hours: 40 (Kentucky clinic median: 44)
- Operated by: University of Kentucky (federally qualified health center)
- 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 University of Kentucky
Patients came to University of Kentucky for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,777 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,385 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 73 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 194 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 387 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 151 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 499 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 45 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 785 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,656 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 254 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 574 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 648 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 16 | children tested |
University of Kentucky also provides care by telehealth.
Who University of Kentucky serves
6,259 patients used University of Kentucky in 2025. 48% live at or below the poverty line and 81% are at or below twice the poverty line. 174 patients were experiencing homelessness and 87 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | KY median | U.S. median | vs KY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 48% | 50% | 65% | −2 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 81% | 81% | 92% | In line |
| Measure | This center | KY median | U.S. median | vs KY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 2% | 10% | 14% | −7 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 52% | 43% | 42% | +9 pts |
| Medicare patients | 22% | 15% | 11% | +7 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 24% | 29% | 24% | −5 pts |
Quality of care at University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky is at or above the Kentucky median on 6 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | KY median | U.S. median | vs KY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 88% | 73% | 68% | +15 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 60% | 56% | 54% | +4 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 46% | 48% | 54% | −2 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 60% | 44% | 44% | +17 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 99% | 80% | 77% | +19 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 99% | 86% | 86% | +12 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 98% | 80% | 79% | +18 pts |
Staffing at University of Kentucky
The health center employs 58 full-time-equivalent staff, including 9 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 6 dental staff and 2 mental health staff. That is 669 patients per clinical provider against the Kentucky median of 725 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 25,815 visits, about 4.1 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 41701
1,521 University of Kentucky patients live in ZIP 41701, and 2% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Kentucky Mountain Health Alliance, Inc. — 5,161 patients from 41701
- Mountain Comprehensive Health Corp. — 696 patients from 41701
- Mountain Comprehensive Care Center, Inc. — 123 patients from 41701
- Grace Community Health Center, Inc. D/B/A Grace Health — 68 patients from 41701
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