Regional Health Care Affiliates, Inc. dba. Health First Community Health Center- Clay — Clay, KY
Regional Health Care Affiliates, Inc. dba. Health First Community Health Center- Clay is a community health center clinic at 140 Veterans Memorial Ave, Clay, KY 42404, open 40 hours a week. The typical Kentucky clinic is open 44 hours a week. It is run by Regional Health Care Affiliates, Inc., which serves 16,472 patients across 8 clinic locations.
- Address: 140 Veterans Memorial Ave, Clay, KY 42404 · Directions
- Phone: (270) 664-2526
- Weekly hours: 40 (Kentucky clinic median: 44)
- Operated by: Regional Health Care Affiliates, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Regional Health Care Affiliates, Inc.
Patients came to Regional Health Care Affiliates, 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 | 5,505 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Eye exams | 318 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 1,255 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,509 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 436 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,290 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 314 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,740 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 3,593 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 433 | patients with asthma |
Regional Health Care Affiliates, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Regional Health Care Affiliates, Inc. serves
16,472 patients used Regional Health Care Affiliates, Inc. in 2025. 45% live at or below the poverty line and 77% are at or below twice the poverty line. 181 patients were experiencing homelessness and 431 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | KY median | U.S. median | vs KY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 45% | 50% | 65% | −5 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 77% | 81% | 92% | −5 pts |
| Measure | This center | KY median | U.S. median | vs KY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 14% | 10% | 14% | +5 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 35% | 43% | 42% | −7 pts |
| Medicare patients | 16% | 15% | 11% | +1 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 34% | 29% | 24% | +5 pts |
Quality of care at Regional Health Care Affiliates, Inc.
Regional Health Care Affiliates, Inc. is at or above the Kentucky median on 7 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | KY median | U.S. median | vs KY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 77% | 73% | 68% | +4 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 61% | 56% | 54% | +6 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 49% | 48% | 54% | +2 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 56% | 44% | 44% | +12 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 98% | 80% | 77% | +18 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 98% | 86% | 86% | +12 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 80% | 80% | 79% | In line |
Staffing at Regional Health Care Affiliates, Inc.
The health center employs 123 full-time-equivalent staff, including 19 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 7 mental health staff. That is 888 patients per clinical provider against the Kentucky median of 725 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 61,811 visits, about 3.8 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 42404
1,049 Regional Health Care Affiliates, Inc. patients live in ZIP 42404, and 7% of them are uninsured.