Asher Community Health Center
Asher Community Health Center is a federally qualified community health center based in Fossil, OR, with 2 clinic locations in 2 cities. It served 1,778 patients in 2025. Fees are on a sliding scale by income and insurance, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay.
- 1,778patients in 2025
- 7%uninsured patients
- 27%at or below the poverty line
- 20full-time-equivalent staff
Care offered: primary care, dental care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth.
Who Asher Community Health Center serves
27% of patients live at or below the poverty line and 39% are at or below twice that level. 7% have no insurance, 36% have Medicaid or CHIP, 30% have Medicare and 28% have private insurance. 17 patients were experiencing homelessness. 96 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | OR median | U.S. median | vs OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 27% | 62% | 65% | −35 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 39% | 85% | 92% | −46 pts |
| Measure | This center | OR median | U.S. median | vs OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 7% | 7% | 14% | +1 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 36% | 52% | 42% | −16 pts |
| Medicare patients | 30% | 16% | 11% | +13 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 28% | 18% | 24% | +9 pts |
Care and screenings
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 490 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 360 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 100 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 99 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 26 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 53 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 27 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 192 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 444 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 84 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 117 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 110 | patients tested |
Quality of care
Asher Community Health Center is at or above the Oregon median on 3 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | OR median | U.S. median | vs OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 68% | 65% | 68% | +3 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 49% | 59% | 54% | −10 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 33% | 56% | 54% | −23 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 26% | 44% | 44% | −18 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 80% | 73% | 77% | +7 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 91% | 84% | 86% | +7 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 69% | 76% | 79% | −7 pts |
Staffing
20 full-time-equivalent staff work at Asher Community Health Center, including 3 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives. That is 575 patients per clinical provider, against the Oregon median of 767 and the U.S. median of 930.
Where Asher Community Health Center patients live
| ZIP code | Patients | Uninsured |
|---|---|---|
| 97641 | 519 | 4% |
| 97830 | 411 | 7% |
| 97823 | 208 | 8% |
| 97874 | 189 | 13% |
| 97750 | 158 | 10% |
| 97638 | 102 | – |
| 97735 | 33 | – |
| 97864 | 21 | – |
Asher Community Health Center locations
Other health centers in Oregon
- Nehalem Bay Health Center and Pharmacy
- Columbia River Community Health Services
- Lincoln County Health and Human Services
- Cascade AIDS Project
- White Bird Clinic
- Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest
How fees work: the sliding-fee guide.