Scott Community Health Center — Burlington, NC
Scott Community Health Center is a community health center clinic at 5270 Union Ridge Rd, Burlington, NC 27217, open 48 hours a week. That is 8 more hours than the typical North Carolina clinic (40 a week). It is run by Piedmont Health Services, Inc., which serves 44,352 patients across 11 clinic locations.
- Address: 5270 Union Ridge Rd, Burlington, NC 27217 · Directions
- Phone: (336) 421-3247
- Website: www.piedmonthealth.org
- Weekly hours: 48 (North Carolina clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Piedmont 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 Piedmont Health Services, Inc.
Patients came to Piedmont 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 | 9,500 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 6,197 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 503 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 5,600 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 6,813 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 2,092 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 271 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 2,449 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 7,613 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 9,495 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,295 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 4,768 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 4,527 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 104 | children tested |
Piedmont Health Services, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Piedmont Health Services, Inc. serves
44,352 patients used Piedmont Health Services, Inc. in 2025. 89% live at or below the poverty line and 99% are at or below twice the poverty line. 351 patients were experiencing homelessness and 376 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NC median | U.S. median | vs NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 89% | 59% | 65% | +30 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 99% | 92% | 92% | +8 pts |
| Measure | This center | NC median | U.S. median | vs NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 47% | 24% | 14% | +23 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 32% | 28% | 42% | +4 pts |
| Medicare patients | 7% | 15% | 11% | −8 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 14% | 25% | 24% | −11 pts |
Quality of care at Piedmont Health Services, Inc.
Piedmont Health Services, Inc. is at or above the North Carolina median on 4 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 | 68% | 70% | 68% | −2 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 60% | 59% | 54% | +1 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 70% | 54% | 54% | +16 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 52% | 49% | 44% | +3 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 68% | 76% | 77% | −8 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 89% | 87% | 86% | +3 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 78% | 80% | 79% | −1 pts |
Staffing at Piedmont Health Services, Inc.
The health center employs 610 full-time-equivalent staff, including 53 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 48 dental staff and 19 mental health staff. That is 842 patients per clinical provider against the North Carolina median of 807 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 153,005 visits, about 3.4 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 27217
6,798 Piedmont Health Services, Inc. patients live in ZIP 27217, and 39% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Lincoln Community Health Center, Inc. — 201 patients from 27217
- Compassion Health Care, Inc. — 135 patients from 27217
- Person Family Medical Center, Inc. — 32 patients from 27217
- Triad Adult and Pediatric Medicine, Inc. — 20 patients from 27217
Community health centers near Scott Community Health Center
Piedmont Health Services
Person Family Dental Center Caswell Site
CFMC Urgent Care
CFMC at North Village Pharmacy
TAPM Pediatrics at Wendover
More Piedmont Health Services, Inc. locations
Piedmont Health SeniorCare Burlington Community Health Center
Charles Drew Community Health Center
Prospect Hill Community Health Center
Chapel Hill Community Health Center
Chapel Hill Community Health Center
Siler City Community Health Center
Piedmont Health SeniorCare Pittsboro
See all 11 Piedmont Health Services, Inc. locations
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