Wewahitchka Medical Center — Wewahitchka, FL
Wewahitchka Medical Center is a community health center clinic at 255 W River Rd, Wewahitchka, FL 32465, open 40 hours a week. The typical Florida clinic is open 44 hours a week. It is run by North Florida Medical Centers, Inc., which serves 19,887 patients across 9 clinic locations.
- Address: 255 W River Rd, Wewahitchka, FL 32465 · Directions
- Phone: (850) 639-5828
- Website: www.nfmc.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (Florida clinic median: 44)
- Operated by: North Florida Medical Centers, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at North Florida Medical Centers, Inc.
Patients came to North Florida Medical Centers, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 5,294 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 4,398 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 957 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,338 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 770 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 2,910 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 373 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 3,127 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 7,002 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 732 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,986 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 56 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 144 | children tested |
North Florida Medical Centers, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who North Florida Medical Centers, Inc. serves
19,887 patients used North Florida Medical Centers, Inc. in 2025. 91% live at or below the poverty line and 100% are at or below twice the poverty line. 87 patients were experiencing homelessness and 438 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | FL median | U.S. median | vs FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 91% | 75% | 65% | +16 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 100% | 95% | 92% | +5 pts |
| Measure | This center | FL median | U.S. median | vs FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 34% | 27% | 14% | +7 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 18% | 33% | 42% | −15 pts |
| Medicare patients | 22% | 5% | 11% | +16 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 25% | 28% | 24% | −3 pts |
Quality of care at North Florida Medical Centers, Inc.
North Florida Medical Centers, Inc. is at or above the Florida median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | FL median | U.S. median | vs FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 53% | 66% | 68% | −13 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 49% | 52% | 54% | −3 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 44% | 56% | 54% | −12 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 52% | 44% | 44% | +8 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 85% | 79% | 77% | +5 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 75% | 90% | 86% | −15 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 77% | 79% | 79% | −1 pts |
Staffing at North Florida Medical Centers, Inc.
The health center employs 140 full-time-equivalent staff, including 17 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 10 dental staff. That is 1,156 patients per clinical provider against the Florida median of 1,067 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 57,727 visits, about 2.9 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 32465
1,449 North Florida Medical Centers, Inc. patients live in ZIP 32465, and 9% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Pancare of Florida, Inc. D.B.A. Chc-Bay County — 930 patients from 32465
Community health centers near Wewahitchka Medical Center
PanCare Health Wewahitchka
PanCare Health - Gulf County
PanCare Youngstown
PanCare - Blountstown
PanCare Panama City
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