Sunshine Community Health Center — Talkeetna, AK
Sunshine Community Health Center is a community health center clinic at 34300 S Talkeetna Spur, Talkeetna, AK 99676, open 44 hours a week. That is 4 more hours than the typical Alaska clinic (40 a week). It is run by Sunshine Community Health Center, Inc., which serves 3,850 patients.
- Address: 34300 S Talkeetna Spur, Talkeetna, AK 99676 · Directions
- Phone: (907) 733-2273
- Website: www.sunshineclinic.org
- Weekly hours: 44 (Alaska clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Sunshine Community Health Center, 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 Sunshine Community Health Center, Inc.
Patients came to Sunshine Community Health Center, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 375 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 1,117 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 62 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 108 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 78 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 156 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 138 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 236 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 73 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 350 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 918 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 217 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 17 | patients tested |
Sunshine Community Health Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Sunshine Community Health Center, Inc. serves
3,850 patients used Sunshine Community Health Center, Inc. in 2025. 49% live at or below the poverty line and 100% are at or below twice the poverty line. 68 patients were experiencing homelessness and 316 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | AK median | U.S. median | vs AK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 49% | 47% | 65% | +3 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 100% | 80% | 92% | +20 pts |
| Measure | This center | AK median | U.S. median | vs AK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 12% | 16% | 14% | −4 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 25% | 28% | 42% | −2 pts |
| Medicare patients | 33% | 16% | 11% | +17 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 30% | 33% | 24% | −2 pts |
Quality of care at Sunshine Community Health Center, Inc.
Sunshine Community Health Center, Inc. is at or above the Alaska median on 4 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | AK median | U.S. median | vs AK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 60% | 58% | 68% | +3 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 39% | 53% | 54% | −13 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 28% | 44% | 54% | −16 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 45% | 44% | 44% | +1 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 47% | 67% | 77% | −19 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 80% | 73% | 86% | +7 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 65% | 64% | 79% | +1 pts |
Staffing at Sunshine Community Health Center, Inc.
The health center employs 85 full-time-equivalent staff, including 5 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 3 dental staff and 10 mental health staff. That is 819 patients per clinical provider against the Alaska median of 715 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 14,316 visits, about 3.7 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 99676
1,073 Sunshine Community Health Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 99676, and 13% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Mat-Su Health Services, Inc. — 19 patients from 99676
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