Rural Health Group at Whitakers — Whitakers, NC
Rural Health Group at Whitakers is a community health center clinic at 105 SE Railroad St, Whitakers, NC 27891, open 49 hours a week. That is 9 more hours than the typical North Carolina clinic (40 a week). It is run by Rural Health Group, Inc., which serves 36,001 patients across 17 clinic locations.
- Address: 105 SE Railroad St, Whitakers, NC 27891 · Directions
- Phone: (252) 437-2171
- Website: www.rhgnc.org
- Weekly hours: 49 (North Carolina clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Rural Health Group, 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 Rural Health Group, Inc.
Patients came to Rural Health Group, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 5,006 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 11,672 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 322 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 2,817 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 4,649 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,636 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 4,663 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,348 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 8,591 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 18,203 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 2,728 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,377 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,133 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 467 | children tested |
Rural Health Group, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Rural Health Group, Inc. serves
36,001 patients used Rural Health Group, Inc. in 2025. 60% live at or below the poverty line and 83% are at or below twice the poverty line. 312 patients were experiencing homelessness and 1,054 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NC median | U.S. median | vs NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 60% | 59% | 65% | +1 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 83% | 92% | 92% | −9 pts |
| Measure | This center | NC median | U.S. median | vs NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 11% | 24% | 14% | −13 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 29% | 28% | 42% | +1 pts |
| Medicare patients | 22% | 15% | 11% | +6 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 39% | 25% | 24% | +14 pts |
Quality of care at Rural Health Group, Inc.
Rural Health Group, Inc. is at or above the North Carolina median on 7 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | NC median | U.S. median | vs NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 78% | 70% | 68% | +8 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 78% | 59% | 54% | +19 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 65% | 54% | 54% | +11 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 63% | 49% | 44% | +14 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 95% | 76% | 77% | +19 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 89% | 87% | 86% | +2 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 88% | 80% | 79% | +8 pts |
Staffing at Rural Health Group, Inc.
The health center employs 390 full-time-equivalent staff, including 46 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 19 dental staff and 11 mental health staff. That is 775 patients per clinical provider against the North Carolina median of 807 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 144,916 visits, about 4.0 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 27891
719 Rural Health Group, Inc. patients live in ZIP 27891, and 9% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Carolina Family Health Centers, Inc. — 372 patients from 27891
- Opportunities Industrialization Center, Inc. — 201 patients from 27891
- State of North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services — 133 patients from 27891
- Greene County Health Care, Incorporated DBA Contentnea Health — 131 patients from 27891
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OIC Specialty Care Center
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Rural Health Group Pediatrics and Dental
Rural Health Group at Roanoke Rapids
Rural Health Group Women's Health
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