Pchs - Kenai Medical and Behavioral Health Center — Kenai, AK
Pchs - Kenai Medical and Behavioral Health Center is a community health center clinic at 805 Frontage Rd, Kenai, AK 99611, open 45 hours a week. That is 5 more hours than the typical Alaska clinic (40 a week). It is run by Peninsula Community Health Services of Alaska, Inc., which serves 8,779 patients across 4 clinic locations.
- Address: 805 Frontage Rd, Kenai, AK 99611 · Directions
- Phone: (907) 260-7300
- Website: WWW.PCHSAK.ORG
- Weekly hours: 45 (Alaska clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Peninsula Community Health Services of Alaska, 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 Peninsula Community Health Services of Alaska, Inc.
Patients came to Peninsula Community Health Services of Alaska, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,200 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,668 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 47 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 2,477 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 155 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 351 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 182 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 382 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 128 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 783 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,466 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 289 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 177 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 210 | patients tested |
Peninsula Community Health Services of Alaska, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Peninsula Community Health Services of Alaska, Inc. serves
8,779 patients used Peninsula Community Health Services of Alaska, Inc. in 2025. 36% live at or below the poverty line and 89% are at or below twice the poverty line. 97 patients were experiencing homelessness and 594 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | AK median | U.S. median | vs AK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 36% | 47% | 65% | −10 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 89% | 80% | 92% | +9 pts |
| Measure | This center | AK median | U.S. median | vs AK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 11% | 16% | 14% | −5 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 28% | 28% | 42% | In line |
| Medicare patients | 24% | 16% | 11% | +8 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 38% | 33% | 24% | +5 pts |
Quality of care at Peninsula Community Health Services of Alaska, Inc.
Peninsula Community Health Services of Alaska, Inc. is at or above the Alaska median on 5 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | AK median | U.S. median | vs AK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 64% | 58% | 68% | +7 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 45% | 53% | 54% | −8 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 27% | 44% | 54% | −17 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 47% | 44% | 44% | +3 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 83% | 67% | 77% | +16 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 79% | 73% | 86% | +5 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 73% | 64% | 79% | +10 pts |
Staffing at Peninsula Community Health Services of Alaska, Inc.
The health center employs 105 full-time-equivalent staff, including 9 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 6 dental staff and 12 mental health staff. That is 962 patients per clinical provider against the Alaska median of 715 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 39,010 visits, about 4.4 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 99611
3,113 Peninsula Community Health Services of Alaska, Inc. patients live in ZIP 99611, and 12% of them are uninsured.