St. James-Santee Family Hlth Ctr — Georgetown, SC
St. James-Santee Family Hlth Ctr is a community health center clinic at 8189 Choppee Rd, Georgetown, SC 29440, open 38 hours a week. The typical South Carolina clinic is open 42.5 hours a week. It is run by St. James Health and Wellness Inc., which serves 7,079 patients across 6 clinic locations.
- Address: 8189 Choppee Rd, Georgetown, SC 29440 · Directions
- Phone: (843) 545-8723
- Website: www.stjamessanteefhc.com
- Weekly hours: 38 (South Carolina clinic median: 42.5)
- Operated by: St. James Health and Wellness Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at St. James Health and Wellness Inc.
Patients came to St. James Health and Wellness Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 48 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 1,268 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 346 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 18 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 1,114 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,321 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 244 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 760 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 270 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,307 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,800 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 517 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 240 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 38 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 156 | children tested |
St. James Health and Wellness Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who St. James Health and Wellness Inc. serves
7,079 patients used St. James Health and Wellness Inc. in 2025. 76% live at or below the poverty line and 92% are at or below twice the poverty line.
| Measure | This center | SC median | U.S. median | vs SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 76% | 66% | 65% | +10 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 92% | 93% | 92% | −1 pts |
| Measure | This center | SC median | U.S. median | vs SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 20% | 27% | 14% | −7 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 35% | 27% | 42% | +8 pts |
| Medicare patients | 21% | 18% | 11% | +3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 24% | 26% | 24% | −1 pts |
Quality of care at St. James Health and Wellness Inc.
St. James Health and Wellness Inc. is at or above the South Carolina median on 0 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 | 65% | 68% | 68% | −4 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 54% | 59% | 54% | −5 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 39% | 59% | 54% | −20 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 37% | 48% | 44% | −10 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 79% | 82% | 77% | −3 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 82% | 88% | 86% | −7 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 85% | 85% | 79% | In line |
Staffing at St. James Health and Wellness Inc.
The health center employs 64 full-time-equivalent staff, including 10 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 1 mental health staff. That is 716 patients per clinical provider against the South Carolina median of 764 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 29,485 visits, about 4.2 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 29440
3,721 St. James Health and Wellness Inc. patients live in ZIP 29440, and 21% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Careteam Plus Inc. — 126 patients from 29440
- Little River Medical Center, Inc. — 41 patients from 29440
- Health Care Partners of South Carolina, Inc. — 33 patients from 29440
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