Western Lee County Health Clinic — Ewing, VA
Western Lee County Health Clinic is a community health center clinic at 1446 Dr Thomas Walker Rd, Ewing, VA 24248, open 45 hours a week. That matches the 45-hour week of a typical Virginia clinic. It is run by St. Charles Health Council, Inc., which serves 14,725 patients across 13 clinic locations.
- Address: 1446 Dr Thomas Walker Rd, Ewing, VA 24248 · Directions
- Phone: (276) 445-4826
- Website: N/A
- Weekly hours: 45 (Virginia clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: St. Charles Health Council, 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 St. Charles Health Council, Inc.
Patients came to St. Charles Health Council, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 818 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 7,932 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 209 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 182 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 3,013 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 204 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 977 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 196 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 3,020 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 6,344 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 383 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 170 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 134 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 16 | children tested |
St. Charles Health Council, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who St. Charles Health Council, Inc. serves
14,725 patients used St. Charles Health Council, Inc. in 2025. 44% live at or below the poverty line and 97% are at or below twice the poverty line.
| Measure | This center | VA median | U.S. median | vs VA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 44% | 53% | 65% | −9 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 97% | 96% | 92% | +1 pts |
| Measure | This center | VA median | U.S. median | vs VA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 10% | 16% | 14% | −6 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 26% | 28% | 42% | −2 pts |
| Medicare patients | 41% | 17% | 11% | +24 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 23% | 26% | 24% | −3 pts |
Quality of care at St. Charles Health Council, Inc.
St. Charles Health Council, Inc. is at or above the Virginia median on 4 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | VA median | U.S. median | vs VA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 67% | 71% | 68% | −4 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 61% | 56% | 54% | +5 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 49% | 49% | 54% | In line |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 47% | 50% | 44% | −3 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 91% | 79% | 77% | +11 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 93% | 90% | 86% | +3 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 78% | 80% | 79% | −2 pts |
Staffing at St. Charles Health Council, Inc.
The health center employs 178 full-time-equivalent staff, including 18 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 5 dental staff and 9 mental health staff. That is 826 patients per clinical provider against the Virginia median of 841 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 62,419 visits, about 4.2 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 24248
998 St. Charles Health Council, Inc. patients live in ZIP 24248, and 8% of them are uninsured.