Rhea County Primary Care Center — Dayton, TN
Rhea County Primary Care Center is a community health center clinic at 8850 Rhea County Hwy, Dayton, TN 37321, open 40 hours a week. The typical Tennessee clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Ocoee Regional Health Corporation, which serves 10,006 patients across 6 clinic locations.
- Address: 8850 Rhea County Hwy, Dayton, TN 37321 · Directions
- Phone: (423) 775-1160
- Weekly hours: 40 (Tennessee clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Ocoee Regional Health Corporation (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Ocoee Regional Health Corporation
Patients came to Ocoee Regional Health Corporation for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 2,744 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 25 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 169 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 754 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 252 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 720 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 121 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,873 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 4,202 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 342 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 400 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 642 | patients tested |
Ocoee Regional Health Corporation also provides care by telehealth.
Who Ocoee Regional Health Corporation serves
10,006 patients used Ocoee Regional Health Corporation in 2025. 72% live at or below the poverty line and 88% are at or below twice the poverty line. 165 patients were experiencing homelessness and 237 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | TN median | U.S. median | vs TN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 72% | 65% | 65% | +6 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 88% | 95% | 92% | −8 pts |
| Measure | This center | TN median | U.S. median | vs TN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 30% | 26% | 14% | +4 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 19% | 23% | 42% | −4 pts |
| Medicare patients | 18% | 13% | 11% | +5 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 33% | 28% | 24% | +5 pts |
Quality of care at Ocoee Regional Health Corporation
Ocoee Regional Health Corporation is at or above the Tennessee median on 4 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | TN median | U.S. median | vs TN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 67% | 66% | 68% | +2 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 44% | 48% | 54% | −3 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 21% | 46% | 54% | −25 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 34% | 34% | 44% | In line |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 94% | 86% | 77% | +8 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 89% | 89% | 86% | +1 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 76% | 78% | 79% | −2 pts |
Staffing at Ocoee Regional Health Corporation
The health center employs 53 full-time-equivalent staff, including 12 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 1 mental health staff. That is 805 patients per clinical provider against the Tennessee median of 813 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 30,736 visits, about 3.1 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 37321
833 Ocoee Regional Health Corporation patients live in ZIP 37321, and 38% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Chattanooga C. A. R. E. S., Inc. — 49 patients from 37321
- Chattanooga Hamilton County Hospital Authority — 42 patients from 37321
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