Keystone Rural Health Consortia, Inc.
Keystone Rural Health Consortia, Inc. is a federally qualified community health center based in Emporium, PA, with 5 clinic locations in 5 cities. It served 8,708 patients in 2025. Fees are on a sliding scale by income and insurance, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay.
- 8,708patients in 2025
- 11%uninsured patients
- 46%at or below the poverty line
- 76full-time-equivalent staff
Care offered: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth.
Who Keystone Rural Health Consortia, Inc. serves
46% of patients live at or below the poverty line and 74% are at or below twice that level. 11% have no insurance, 38% have Medicaid or CHIP, 13% have Medicare and 35% have private insurance. 34 patients were experiencing homelessness. 228 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 46% | 69% | 65% | −22 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 74% | 91% | 92% | −17 pts |
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 11% | 13% | 14% | −3 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 38% | 41% | 42% | −3 pts |
| Medicare patients | 13% | 12% | 11% | +2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 35% | 23% | 24% | +13 pts |
Care and screenings
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 3,450 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 1,947 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 249 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 1,701 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,004 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 73 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 106 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 70 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 530 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 908 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 283 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 30 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 327 | children tested |
Quality of care
Keystone Rural Health Consortia, Inc. is at or above the Pennsylvania median on 7 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 95% | 69% | 68% | +26 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 69% | 52% | 54% | +16 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 64% | 49% | 54% | +16 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 62% | 43% | 44% | +18 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 97% | 77% | 77% | +19 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 99% | 82% | 86% | +17 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 86% | 80% | 79% | +6 pts |
Staffing
76 full-time-equivalent staff work at Keystone Rural Health Consortia, Inc., including 7 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives. That is 1,340 patients per clinical provider, against the Pennsylvania median of 998 and the U.S. median of 930.
Where Keystone Rural Health Consortia, Inc. patients live
| ZIP code | Patients | Uninsured |
|---|---|---|
| 15853 | 1,697 | 10% |
| 15857 | 1,287 | 8% |
| 15834 | 1,091 | 10% |
| 16701 | 987 | 11% |
| 16735 | 932 | 14% |
| 15845 | 502 | 13% |
| 15846 | 360 | 8% |
| 16365 | 283 | – |
Keystone Rural Health Consortia, Inc. locations
Bradford Primary Care and Dental Center
Other health centers in Pennsylvania
- Lch Health and Community Services
- Squirrel Hill Health Center
- Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley
- Philadelphia Fight
- B-K Health Center, Inc., D/B/A Nepa Community Health Care
- Primary Care Health Services, Inc.
How fees work: the sliding-fee guide.