TriCounty Health System - Sparta — Sparta, GA
TriCounty Health System - Sparta is a community health center clinic at 675 Hamilton St, Sparta, GA 31087, open 41 hours a week. The typical Georgia clinic is open 42 hours a week. It is run by Community Health Care Systems, Inc., which serves 20,188 patients across 16 clinic locations.
- Address: 675 Hamilton St, Sparta, GA 31087 · Directions
- Phone: (706) 444-5241
- Website: www.chcsga.org
- Weekly hours: 41 (Georgia clinic median: 42)
- Operated by: Community Health Care Systems, 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 Community Health Care Systems, Inc.
Patients came to Community Health Care Systems, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 308 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 5,823 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 98 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 63 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 65 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,906 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,250 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 2,295 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 2,801 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 4,783 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 10,273 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,012 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,224 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 118 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 21 | children tested |
Community Health Care Systems, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Community Health Care Systems, Inc. serves
20,188 patients used Community Health Care Systems, Inc. in 2025. 82% live at or below the poverty line and 95% are at or below twice the poverty line. 79 patients were experiencing homelessness and 174 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | GA median | U.S. median | vs GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 82% | 71% | 65% | +11 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 95% | 94% | 92% | +1 pts |
| Measure | This center | GA median | U.S. median | vs GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 21% | 24% | 14% | −3 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 16% | 21% | 42% | −5 pts |
| Medicare patients | 26% | 11% | 11% | +15 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 37% | 28% | 24% | +8 pts |
Quality of care at Community Health Care Systems, Inc.
Community Health Care Systems, Inc. is at or above the Georgia median on 4 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | GA median | U.S. median | vs GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 73% | 63% | 68% | +11 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 50% | 46% | 54% | +4 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 44% | 46% | 54% | −3 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 36% | 37% | 44% | −1 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 90% | 84% | 77% | +6 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 89% | 89% | 86% | In line |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 80% | 80% | 79% | In line |
Staffing at Community Health Care Systems, Inc.
The health center employs 178 full-time-equivalent staff, including 46 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 2 dental staff and 5 mental health staff. That is 434 patients per clinical provider against the Georgia median of 968 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 98,751 visits, about 4.9 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 31087
1,174 Community Health Care Systems, Inc. patients live in ZIP 31087, and 14% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Oconee Valley Healthcare, Inc. — 642 patients from 31087
- Neighborhood Improvement Project, Inc. — 185 patients from 31087