Western North Carolina Community Health Services

WNCCHS integrates behavioral health services into primary care to support patients facing stress, emotional concerns, or habit-related challenges.

WNCCHS provides affordable dental services for children and adults, using advanced tools for routine and specialized care.

WNCCHS–Hominy Valley Health Center is located next to ABCCM Hominy Valley Crisis Ministry in Candler, NC. This new center provides comprehensive medical and behavioral health services for children and adults. This locations also offers a nearby low-cost Pharmacy, exclusive to WNCCHS patients.

WNCCHS–McDowell Health Center, the only center in McDowell County, provides medical and behavioral health services near Marion, NC, including a low-cost in-house pharmacy.

WNCCHS has received a multiyear grant of $667,673 from The Leon Levine Foundation to expand access to urgent dental care for people in Buncombe County.

Celebrating the patients, staff and partners at the heart of community health.

Including medical, dental, vision, and telehealth for employees and dependents.

We are happy to evaluate your clinical rotation request — please fill out the form below.

WNCCHS hosts hiring events for community health care roles, offering interviews and same-day offers for select positions.

We are currently accepting payment in the form of a personal check or credit card.

Western North Carolina Community Health Services offers a program that can reduce the cost of care for patients. Uninsured patients can benefit from lower total costs, and insured patients can have their deductibles reduced.

Dr. Carmen Robinson serves as Chief Medical Officer at WNCCHS, bringing experience from academic, corporate, and community health care settings and a focus on underserved populations.

Chief Medical Officer & Family Medicine Physician

Jamie Ferguson oversees quality and population health at WNCCHS, with over 20 years of experience improving access and outcomes in community health care.

Jessica Parsil leads behavioral health at WNCCHS, having joined in 2022 as Director of Integrated Behavioral Health and promoting whole-person care integration.

FQHCs must maintain a patient-majority Board of Directors that reflects the people we serve — ensuring that our organization and the care we provide are directly impacted by real patients and members of our community.

WNCCHS McDowell Health Center won the McDowell Chamber of Commerce’s Community Impact Award in 2024.

Providing more than 13,000 insured and uninsured patients in Buncombe and McDowell counties with primary care, behavioral health, dental & pharmacy services.

Patients can call (828) 285-0622 between 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday–Friday, to schedule appointments, with responses within 1–3 business days.

WNCCHS is a Community Health Center providing high-quality primary care, behavioral health & dental services to more than 13,000 patients in Western North Carolina.

WNCCHS is a Community Health Center providing high-quality primary care, behavioral health & dental services to more than 13,000 patients in Western North Carolina.