Sterling Area Health Center

Sterling Area Health Center

Sterling Clinic: (989) 654-2491 Behavioral Health: (989) 654-3501 Dental Clinic: (989) 873-5152 Hale Clinic: (989) 728-2800 Ogemaw Clinic: (989) 873-6200 West Branch Clinic : (989) 343-9466

The Center’s medical home approach to providing primary care is:

The Sterling Area Health Center – Combining Leadership and Integration to Provide Caring, High Quality, Efficient, and Affordable Primary Health Care for All Segments of the Community

Sterling Area Health Center is a Joint Commission accredited, Federally Qualified Health Center.  The center has five locations in Arenac, Iosco, and Ogemaw Counties.  The center offers a wide variety of services including family medicine, internal medicine, geriatrics, pediatrics, gynecology, psychiatry, dentistry, clinical social work, medical nutrition, substance abuse treatment, and health education.  In addition, we offer assistance with medications and laboratory.

Most insurances are accepted. No one will be denied access to services due to inability to pay.  There is a discounted/sliding fee schedule available.

Sterling Area Health Center is a Joint Commission accredited and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan designated Primary Care Medical Home.

We are also a FTCA (Federal Tort Claims Act) Deemed facility.

Sterling Area Health Center is celebrating over 35 years of exceptional health care!

This health center is a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b, and a deemed Public Health Service employee.

Announcing our new Patient Portal!   This new tool offers many features to better serve you such as a way to request refills on prescriptions, viewing and requesting your medical records, checking on your scheduled upcoming appointments, and other resources.  Patients need to be registered to access the portal site.  Forms are available at the front desk at each site. Once registered click on the following link: Sterling Area Health Center Patient Portal

We are Your Patient Centered Medical Home! The Sterling Area Health Center is a BCBS recognized Patient Centered Medical Home and is accredited as a PCMH by The Joint Commission. The Patient … [Find out more]

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL AMY @ 989-654-2491 EXT. 3020 Sterling Area Health Center is serving as a Certified Application Counselor organization to help patients and local residents apply for … [Find out more]

Primary Focus of the Provider

• Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

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Type of Care

• Substance abuse treatment
• Accepts clients on opioid medication

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Facility Type

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Treatment Approaches

• Cognitive/behavioral therapy
• Dialectical behavioral therapy
• Substance abuse counseling approach
• Trauma-related counseling

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Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

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Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

• Outpatient
• Regular outpatient treatment

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Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

• Private organization
• State substance abuse agency
• The Joint Commission

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Payment/Insurance Accepted

• Cash or self-payment
• Medicaid
• State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Private health insurance
• Federal, or any government funding for substance abuse programs

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Emergency Mental Health Services

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Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

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Language Services

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Special Programs/Groups Offered

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Ancillary Services

• Individual counseling offered
• Group counseling offered
• 12-step faciltitation approach
• Brief intervention approach
• Contingency management/motivational incentive
• Motivational interviewing
• Anger management
• Martix Model
• Relapse prevention

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Age Groups Accepted

• Children/adolescents
• Young adults
• Adults

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Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

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Exclusive Services

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