Sapphire Community Health — Hamilton, MT
Sapphire Community Health is a community health center clinic at 316 N 3rd St, Hamilton, MT 59840, open 50 hours a week. That is 5 more hours than the typical Montana clinic (45 a week). It is run by Sapphire Community Health, Inc., which serves 2,223 patients.
- Address: 316 N 3rd St, Hamilton, MT 59840 · Directions
- Phone: (406) 541-0032
- Website: www.sapphirechc.org
- Weekly hours: 50 (Montana clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Sapphire Community Health, Inc. (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 Sapphire Community Health, Inc.
Patients came to Sapphire Community Health, 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 | 1,381 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 45 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 89 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 51 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 46 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 393 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 59 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 224 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 419 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 64 | patients with asthma |
Sapphire Community Health, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Sapphire Community Health, Inc. serves
2,223 patients used Sapphire Community Health, Inc. in 2025. 31% live at or below the poverty line and 68% are at or below twice the poverty line. 40 patients were experiencing homelessness and 90 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | MT median | U.S. median | vs MT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 31% | 38% | 65% | −6 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 68% | 68% | 92% | In line |
| Measure | This center | MT median | U.S. median | vs MT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 6% | 15% | 14% | −9 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 31% | 29% | 42% | +2 pts |
| Medicare patients | 19% | 19% | 11% | In line |
| Privately insured patients | 44% | 34% | 24% | +10 pts |
Quality of care at Sapphire Community Health, Inc.
Sapphire Community Health, Inc. is at or above the Montana median on 3 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | MT median | U.S. median | vs MT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 63% | 65% | 68% | −2 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 72% | 52% | 54% | +20 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 35% | 43% | 54% | −8 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 63% | 47% | 44% | +15 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 76% | 76% | 77% | In line |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 83% | 80% | 86% | +3 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 63% | 75% | 79% | −12 pts |
Staffing at Sapphire Community Health, Inc.
The health center employs 33 full-time-equivalent staff, including 5 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 6 mental health staff. That is 452 patients per clinical provider against the Montana median of 902 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 10,405 visits, about 4.7 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 59840
1,098 Sapphire Community Health, Inc. patients live in ZIP 59840, and 7% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Montana Migrant Council, Inc. — 18 patients from 59840
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