Wells River — Wells River, VT
Wells River is a community health center clinic at 65 Main St N, Wells River, VT 05081, open 45 hours a week. The typical Vermont clinic is open 47.5 hours a week. It is run by Little Rivers Health Care, Inc., which serves 7,350 patients across 5 clinic locations.
- Address: 65 Main St N, Wells River, VT 05081 · Directions
- Phone: (802) 757-2325
- Website: www.littlerivers.org
- Weekly hours: 45 (Vermont clinic median: 47.5)
- Operated by: Little Rivers Health Care, 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 Little Rivers Health Care, Inc.
Patients came to Little Rivers Health Care, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 110 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 3,319 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 88 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 556 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,656 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 302 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 679 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 258 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 868 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,178 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 567 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 343 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 399 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 112 | children tested |
Little Rivers Health Care, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Little Rivers Health Care, Inc. serves
7,350 patients used Little Rivers Health Care, Inc. in 2025. 32% live at or below the poverty line and 89% are at or below twice the poverty line. 25 patients were experiencing homelessness and 274 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | VT median | U.S. median | vs VT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 32% | 21% | 65% | +11 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 89% | 55% | 92% | +34 pts |
| Measure | This center | VT median | U.S. median | vs VT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 3% | 8% | 14% | −5 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 24% | 23% | 42% | In line |
| Medicare patients | 30% | 26% | 11% | +4 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 44% | 40% | 24% | +4 pts |
Quality of care at Little Rivers Health Care, Inc.
Little Rivers Health Care, Inc. is at or above the Vermont median on 5 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | VT median | U.S. median | vs VT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 70% | 67% | 68% | +2 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 74% | 69% | 54% | +6 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 79% | 69% | 54% | +10 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 63% | 65% | 44% | −2 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 73% | 59% | 77% | +14 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 89% | 78% | 86% | +11 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 73% | 79% | 79% | −6 pts |
Staffing at Little Rivers Health Care, Inc.
The health center employs 84 full-time-equivalent staff, including 13 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 1 dental staff and 15 mental health staff. That is 570 patients per clinical provider against the Vermont median of 862 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 47,390 visits, about 6.4 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 05081
371 Little Rivers Health Care, Inc. patients live in ZIP 05081. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Ammonoosuc Community Health Srvs, Inc. — 96 patients from 05081
- Northern Counties Health Care, Inc. — 50 patients from 05081
- NE Washington Cty Cmty Health, Inc. DBA the Health Center — 28 patients from 05081
Community health centers near Wells River
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