Scenic Rivers Health Services — Northome, MN
Scenic Rivers Health Services is a community health center clinic at 12052 Main St, Northome, MN 56661, open 40 hours a week. The typical Minnesota clinic is open 44.5 hours a week. It is run by Cook Area Health Services, Inc., which serves 13,759 patients across 9 clinic locations.
- Address: 12052 Main St, Northome, MN 56661 · Directions
- Phone: (218) 897-5222
- Website: www.scenicrivershealthservices.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (Minnesota clinic median: 44.5)
- Operated by: Cook Area Health Services, 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 Cook Area Health Services, Inc.
Patients came to Cook Area Health Services, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 4,448 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,331 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 28 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 476 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,420 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 215 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 614 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 187 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,088 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 3,176 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 369 | patients with asthma |
| Hepatitis C testing | 22 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 25 | children tested |
Cook Area Health Services, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Cook Area Health Services, Inc. serves
13,759 patients used Cook Area Health Services, Inc. in 2025. 45% live at or below the poverty line and 95% are at or below twice the poverty line.
| Measure | This center | MN median | U.S. median | vs MN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 45% | 71% | 65% | −26 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 95% | 96% | 92% | −1 pts |
| Measure | This center | MN median | U.S. median | vs MN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 15% | 24% | 14% | −9 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 23% | 42% | 42% | −19 pts |
| Medicare patients | 30% | 8% | 11% | +22 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 31% | 12% | 24% | +19 pts |
Quality of care at Cook Area Health Services, Inc.
Cook Area Health Services, Inc. is at or above the Minnesota median on 5 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | MN median | U.S. median | vs MN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 73% | 67% | 68% | +7 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 62% | 44% | 54% | +18 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 46% | 51% | 54% | −5 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 52% | 37% | 44% | +15 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 80% | 62% | 77% | +17 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 92% | 86% | 86% | +6 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 72% | 77% | 79% | −5 pts |
Staffing at Cook Area Health Services, Inc.
The health center employs 116 full-time-equivalent staff, including 19 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 17 dental staff and 3 mental health staff. That is 722 patients per clinical provider against the Minnesota median of 939 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 45,395 visits, about 3.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 56661
409 Cook Area Health Services, Inc. patients live in ZIP 56661, and 5% of them are uninsured.
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