Primary Healthcare Center, Mitchell Road — Fort Oglethorpe, GA
Primary Healthcare Center, Mitchell Road is a community health center clinic at 100 Mitchell Rd, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742, open 45 hours a week. That is 3 more hours than the typical Georgia clinic (42 a week). It is run by Primary Health Care Center of Dade, Inc., which serves 13,942 patients across 5 clinic locations.
- Address: 100 Mitchell Rd, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742 · Directions
- Phone: 706-620-4494 x8549
- Website: www.primaryhealthcarecenter.org
- Weekly hours: 45 (Georgia clinic median: 42)
- Operated by: Primary Health Care Center of Dade, Inc. (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 Primary Health Care Center of Dade, Inc.
Patients came to Primary Health Care Center of Dade, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 4,671 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 697 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 650 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 335 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 601 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 304 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,381 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 4,628 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 677 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 172 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 108 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 103 | children tested |
Primary Health Care Center of Dade, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Primary Health Care Center of Dade, Inc. serves
13,942 patients used Primary Health Care Center of Dade, Inc. in 2025. 58% live at or below the poverty line and 95% are at or below twice the poverty line. 85 patients were experiencing homelessness and 278 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | GA median | U.S. median | vs GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 58% | 71% | 65% | −13 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 95% | 94% | 92% | +1 pts |
| Measure | This center | GA median | U.S. median | vs GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 20% | 24% | 14% | −4 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 20% | 21% | 42% | −1 pts |
| Medicare patients | 22% | 11% | 11% | +11 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 38% | 28% | 24% | +9 pts |
Quality of care at Primary Health Care Center of Dade, Inc.
Primary Health Care Center of Dade, Inc. is at or above the Georgia median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | GA median | U.S. median | vs GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 60% | 63% | 68% | −3 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 33% | 46% | 54% | −13 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 23% | 46% | 54% | −23 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 32% | 37% | 44% | −4 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 73% | 84% | 77% | −11 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 89% | 89% | 86% | In line |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 80% | 80% | 79% | In line |
Staffing at Primary Health Care Center of Dade, Inc.
The health center employs 111 full-time-equivalent staff, including 15 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 1 mental health staff. That is 949 patients per clinical provider against the Georgia median of 968 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 44,152 visits, about 3.2 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 30742
471 Primary Health Care Center of Dade, Inc. patients live in ZIP 30742, and 19% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Tri-Med Family Care, Inc. — 54 patients from 30742
- Chattanooga Hamilton County Hospital Authority — 52 patients from 30742
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