Wilkes Community Health Center (Wilkes County Health Department) — Wilkesboro, NC
Wilkes Community Health Center (Wilkes County Health Department) is a community health center clinic at 306 College Street, Wilkesboro, NC 28697, open 45.5 hours a week. That is 5.5 more hours than the typical North Carolina clinic (40 a week). It is run by Wilkes County of, which serves 3,317 patients.
- Address: 306 College Street, Wilkesboro, NC 28697 · Directions
- Phone: (336) 651-7450
- Website: www.wilkeshealth.com
- Weekly hours: 45.5 (North Carolina clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Wilkes County of (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Wilkes County of
Patients came to Wilkes County of for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 492 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 154 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 416 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 369 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 249 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 48 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 306 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 367 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 685 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 66 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 882 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 670 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 54 | children tested |
Wilkes County of also provides care by telehealth.
Who Wilkes County of serves
3,317 patients used Wilkes County of in 2025. 73% live at or below the poverty line and 94% are at or below twice the poverty line. 16 patients were experiencing homelessness and 17 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NC median | U.S. median | vs NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 73% | 59% | 65% | +14 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 94% | 92% | 92% | +3 pts |
| Measure | This center | NC median | U.S. median | vs NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 46% | 24% | 14% | +22 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 28% | 28% | 42% | In line |
| Medicare patients | 8% | 15% | 11% | −7 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 18% | 25% | 24% | −7 pts |
Quality of care at Wilkes County of
Wilkes County of is at or above the North Carolina median on 3 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | NC median | U.S. median | vs NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 66% | 70% | 68% | −3 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 49% | 59% | 54% | −10 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 58% | 54% | 54% | +4 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 24% | 49% | 44% | −25 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 79% | 76% | 77% | +3 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 90% | 87% | 86% | +3 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 65% | 80% | 79% | −15 pts |
Staffing at Wilkes County of
The health center employs 33 full-time-equivalent staff, including 6 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives. That is 582 patients per clinical provider against the North Carolina median of 807 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 12,074 visits, about 3.6 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 28697
783 Wilkes County of patients live in ZIP 28697, and 48% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- High Country Community Health — 84 patients from 28697
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