Yakutat Community Health Center — Yakutat, AK
Yakutat Community Health Center is a community health center clinic at 115 Airport Rd, Yakutat, AK 99689, open 40 hours a week. That matches the 40-hour week of a typical Alaska clinic. It is run by Yakutat Tlingit Tribe, which serves 631 patients.
- Address: 115 Airport Rd, Yakutat, AK 99689 · Directions
- Phone: (907) 784-3275
- Website: www.yakutathealth.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (Alaska clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Yakutat Tlingit Tribe (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 Yakutat Tlingit Tribe
Patients came to Yakutat Tlingit Tribe for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 322 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 124 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 78 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 36 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 96 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 26 | patients tested |
| Family planning | 25 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 50 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 139 | patients with hypertension |
Yakutat Tlingit Tribe also provides care by telehealth.
Who Yakutat Tlingit Tribe serves
631 patients used Yakutat Tlingit Tribe in 2025. 32% live at or below the poverty line and 62% are at or below twice the poverty line.
| Measure | This center | AK median | U.S. median | vs AK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 32% | 47% | 65% | −15 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 62% | 80% | 92% | −18 pts |
| Measure | This center | AK median | U.S. median | vs AK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 11% | 16% | 14% | −6 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 19% | 28% | 42% | −8 pts |
| Medicare patients | 16% | 16% | 11% | In line |
| Privately insured patients | 54% | 33% | 24% | +21 pts |
Quality of care at Yakutat Tlingit Tribe
Yakutat Tlingit Tribe is at or above the Alaska median on 6 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | AK median | U.S. median | vs AK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 57% | 58% | 68% | −1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 68% | 53% | 54% | +15 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 65% | 44% | 54% | +21 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 50% | 44% | 44% | +6 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 92% | 67% | 77% | +25 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 95% | 73% | 86% | +22 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 89% | 64% | 79% | +25 pts |
Staffing at Yakutat Tlingit Tribe
The health center employs 55 full-time-equivalent staff, including 4 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 4 dental staff and 4 mental health staff. That is 173 patients per clinical provider against the Alaska median of 715 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 4,073 visits, about 6.5 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 99689
509 Yakutat Tlingit Tribe patients live in ZIP 99689, and 10% of them are uninsured.