Ridge Spring Family Practice — Ridge Spring, SC
Ridge Spring Family Practice is a community health center clinic at 201 Aiken Rd, Ridge Spring, SC 29129, open 40 hours a week. The typical South Carolina clinic is open 42.5 hours a week. It is run by Carolina Health Centers, Inc., which serves 25,720 patients across 16 clinic locations.
- Address: 201 Aiken Rd, Ridge Spring, SC 29129 · Directions
- Phone: (803) 685-3100
- Website: www.carolinahealthcenters.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (South Carolina clinic median: 42.5)
- Operated by: Carolina Health Centers, 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 Carolina Health Centers, Inc.
Patients came to Carolina Health Centers, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 529 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 6,717 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 98 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 5,232 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 4,500 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 811 | patients tested |
| Family planning | 909 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 3,947 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 7,867 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,951 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,570 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,530 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 1,039 | children tested |
Carolina Health Centers, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Carolina Health Centers, Inc. serves
25,720 patients used Carolina Health Centers, Inc. in 2025. 75% live at or below the poverty line and 91% are at or below twice the poverty line. 37 patients were experiencing homelessness and 325 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | SC median | U.S. median | vs SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 75% | 66% | 65% | +9 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 91% | 93% | 92% | −2 pts |
| Measure | This center | SC median | U.S. median | vs SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 20% | 27% | 14% | −7 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 34% | 27% | 42% | +8 pts |
| Medicare patients | 18% | 18% | 11% | In line |
| Privately insured patients | 28% | 26% | 24% | +2 pts |
Quality of care at Carolina Health Centers, Inc.
Carolina Health Centers, Inc. is at or above the South Carolina median on 6 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | SC median | U.S. median | vs SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 76% | 68% | 68% | +8 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 71% | 59% | 54% | +11 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 63% | 59% | 54% | +4 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 57% | 48% | 44% | +10 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 85% | 82% | 77% | +3 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 91% | 88% | 86% | +3 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 84% | 85% | 79% | −1 pts |
Staffing at Carolina Health Centers, Inc.
The health center employs 331 full-time-equivalent staff, including 34 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 10 mental health staff. That is 756 patients per clinical provider against the South Carolina median of 764 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 99,394 visits, about 3.9 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 29129
358 Carolina Health Centers, Inc. patients live in ZIP 29129, and 49% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Rural Health Services, Inc. — 324 patients from 29129
- Eau Claire Cooperative Health Center, Inc. — 157 patients from 29129
Community health centers near Ridge Spring Family Practice
Pediatrics of Batesburg - Leesville (DBA Cooperative Health Batesburg-Leesville)
Wellness and Preventive Medicine Center
Clyburn Center for Primary Care
Women and Children's Health Center
Aiken Family Medicine
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