Northwest Colorado Health Dental Clinic - Craig — Craig, CO
Northwest Colorado Health Dental Clinic - Craig is a community health center clinic at 485 Yampa Ave, Craig, CO 81625, open 45 hours a week. That matches the 45-hour week of a typical Colorado clinic. It is run by Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, Inc., which serves 6,471 patients across 3 clinic locations.
- Address: 485 Yampa Ave, Craig, CO 81625 · Directions
- Phone: (970) 824-8000
- Website: www.northwestcoloradohealth.org
- Weekly hours: 45 (Colorado clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. (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 Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, Inc.
Patients came to Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,762 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 1,681 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 40 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 340 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 561 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 214 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 598 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 716 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 459 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 809 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 254 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 286 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 234 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 17 | children tested |
Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. serves
6,471 patients used Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. in 2025. 42% live at or below the poverty line and 72% are at or below twice the poverty line. 23 patients were experiencing homelessness and 117 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | CO median | U.S. median | vs CO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 42% | 55% | 65% | −13 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 72% | 85% | 92% | −13 pts |
| Measure | This center | CO median | U.S. median | vs CO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 30% | 28% | 14% | +3 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 29% | 44% | 42% | −16 pts |
| Medicare patients | 10% | 10% | 11% | In line |
| Privately insured patients | 30% | 20% | 24% | +10 pts |
Quality of care at Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, Inc.
Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. is at or above the Colorado median on 5 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | CO median | U.S. median | vs CO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 81% | 74% | 68% | +7 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 62% | 52% | 54% | +10 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 66% | 57% | 54% | +9 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 49% | 42% | 44% | +7 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 94% | 85% | 77% | +9 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 83% | 91% | 86% | −7 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 73% | 76% | 79% | −3 pts |
Staffing at Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, Inc.
The health center employs 72 full-time-equivalent staff, including 6 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 13 dental staff and 6 mental health staff. That is 1,082 patients per clinical provider against the Colorado median of 1,027 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 27,042 visits, about 4.2 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 81625
2,638 Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. patients live in ZIP 81625, and 22% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Mountain Family Health Center — 16 patients from 81625