Sterling Area Health Center — Sterling, MI
Sterling Area Health Center is a community health center clinic at 725 E State St, Sterling, MI 48659, open 48 hours a week. That is 3 more hours than the typical Michigan clinic (45 a week). It is run by Sterling Area Health Center, which serves 11,049 patients across 6 clinic locations.
- Address: 725 E State St, Sterling, MI 48659 · Directions
- Phone: (989) 654-2491
- Website: sterlinghealth.net
- Weekly hours: 48 (Michigan clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Sterling Area Health Center (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 Sterling Area Health Center
Patients came to Sterling Area Health Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 3,017 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 3,311 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 61 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 935 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,035 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 152 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 380 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 130 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 894 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,113 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 371 | patients with asthma |
Sterling Area Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Sterling Area Health Center serves
11,049 patients used Sterling Area Health Center in 2025. 29% live at or below the poverty line and 67% are at or below twice the poverty line. 101 patients were experiencing homelessness and 444 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | MI median | U.S. median | vs MI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 29% | 54% | 65% | −25 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 67% | 87% | 92% | −20 pts |
| Measure | This center | MI median | U.S. median | vs MI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 9% | 10% | 14% | −1 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 34% | 45% | 42% | −11 pts |
| Medicare patients | 7% | 15% | 11% | −7 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 50% | 25% | 24% | +26 pts |
Quality of care at Sterling Area Health Center
Sterling Area Health Center is at or above the Michigan median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | MI median | U.S. median | vs MI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 76% | 71% | 68% | +5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 54% | 57% | 54% | −3 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 27% | 60% | 54% | −33 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 40% | 49% | 44% | −10 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 50% | 71% | 77% | −20 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 77% | 80% | 86% | −4 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 81% | 79% | 79% | +2 pts |
Staffing at Sterling Area Health Center
The health center employs 110 full-time-equivalent staff, including 15 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 15 dental staff and 8 mental health staff. That is 761 patients per clinical provider against the Michigan median of 987 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 39,337 visits, about 3.6 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 48659
1,158 Sterling Area Health Center patients live in ZIP 48659, and 8% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Great Lakes Bay Health Centers — 122 patients from 48659
Community health centers near Sterling Area Health Center
MidMichigan Medical Offices-West Branch
MidMichigan Medical Offices - Beaverton
Great Lakes Bay Health Centers Bayside Monitor
More Sterling Area Health Center locations
Sterling Area Health Center Walk in Clinic
Sterling Area Health Ctr Dental
Sterling Area Health Center - West Branch Clinic
Hale Clinic- Sterling Area Health Center
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