Pickens County Family Practice Center — Gordo, AL
Pickens County Family Practice Center is a community health center clinic at 27340 Highway 86, Gordo, AL 35466, open 40 hours a week. That matches the 40-hour week of a typical Alabama clinic. It is run by Whatley Health Services, Inc., which serves 15,743 patients across 9 clinic locations.
- Address: 27340 Highway 86, Gordo, AL 35466 · Directions
- Phone: (205) 364-7135
- Website: www.whatleyhealth.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (Alabama clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Whatley Health Services, 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 Whatley Health Services, Inc.
Patients came to Whatley Health Services, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,509 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 3,252 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 67 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 2,305 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,446 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 764 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 553 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 815 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,470 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 5,525 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 855 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 3,127 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,325 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 563 | children tested |
Whatley Health Services, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Whatley Health Services, Inc. serves
15,743 patients used Whatley Health Services, Inc. in 2025. 88% live at or below the poverty line and 98% are at or below twice the poverty line. 249 patients were experiencing homelessness and 261 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | AL median | U.S. median | vs AL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 88% | 83% | 65% | +5 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 98% | 96% | 92% | +2 pts |
| Measure | This center | AL median | U.S. median | vs AL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 28% | 24% | 14% | +4 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 29% | 26% | 42% | +3 pts |
| Medicare patients | 15% | 12% | 11% | +3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 28% | 32% | 24% | −5 pts |
Quality of care at Whatley Health Services, Inc.
Whatley Health Services, Inc. is at or above the Alabama median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | AL median | U.S. median | vs AL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 58% | 63% | 68% | −5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 62% | 46% | 54% | +16 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 43% | 44% | 54% | In line |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 34% | 36% | 44% | −2 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 83% | 85% | 77% | −2 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 94% | 92% | 86% | +2 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 82% | 83% | 79% | −1 pts |
Staffing at Whatley Health Services, Inc.
The health center employs 131 full-time-equivalent staff, including 18 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 6 dental staff and 2 mental health staff. That is 867 patients per clinical provider against the Alabama median of 835 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 51,973 visits, about 3.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 35466
439 Whatley Health Services, Inc. patients live in ZIP 35466, and 22% of them are uninsured.