RAHC - Buena Vista — Buena Vista, VA
RAHC - Buena Vista is a community health center clinic at 2127 Magnolia Ave, Buena Vista, VA 24416, open 43.5 hours a week. The typical Virginia clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Rockbridge Area Free Clinic, which serves 9,304 patients across 3 clinic locations.
- Address: 2127 Magnolia Ave, Buena Vista, VA 24416 · Directions
- Phone: (540) 464-8700
- Weekly hours: 43.5 (Virginia clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Rockbridge Area Free Clinic (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 Rockbridge Area Free Clinic
Patients came to Rockbridge Area Free Clinic for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 4,135 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,670 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 74 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 898 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 641 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 217 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 338 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 537 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 594 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,296 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 290 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 456 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 520 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 192 | children tested |
Rockbridge Area Free Clinic also provides care by telehealth.
Who Rockbridge Area Free Clinic serves
9,304 patients used Rockbridge Area Free Clinic in 2025. 45% live at or below the poverty line and 82% are at or below twice the poverty line. 44 patients were experiencing homelessness and 259 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | VA median | U.S. median | vs VA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 45% | 53% | 65% | −8 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 82% | 96% | 92% | −14 pts |
| Measure | This center | VA median | U.S. median | vs VA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 13% | 16% | 14% | −3 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 39% | 28% | 42% | +11 pts |
| Medicare patients | 15% | 17% | 11% | −2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 33% | 26% | 24% | +7 pts |
Quality of care at Rockbridge Area Free Clinic
Rockbridge Area Free Clinic is at or above the Virginia median on 7 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | VA median | U.S. median | vs VA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 76% | 71% | 68% | +5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 66% | 56% | 54% | +10 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 55% | 49% | 54% | +6 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 56% | 50% | 44% | +6 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 86% | 79% | 77% | +7 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 92% | 90% | 86% | +1 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 87% | 80% | 79% | +7 pts |
Patients from ZIP 24416
2,309 Rockbridge Area Free Clinic patients live in ZIP 24416, and 13% of them are uninsured.
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Blue Ridge Medical Center--Amherst
Amherst County Community Health Center
Blue Ridge Medical Center, Inc.
James River Dental Clinic
Old Forest Road Dental
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