MISSION: The mission of Low Country Health Care System, Inc. is to provide accessible and quality primary and preventive health care services in a patient-centered manner to the communities of Allendale, Barnwell, Bamberg, Aiken and surrounding counties.
WE AIM to be the healthcare provider of choice, offering superior customer service in a professional environment, while providing compassionate and quality care.
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER: We are a non-profit, 501(c)3, primary health care organization, and have provided health care services for over 40 years. The organization services Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell and Aiken Counties in South Carolina and currently cares for approximately 19,000+ patients. Read more about Community Health Centers here.
With nine locations and 200+ employees, Low Country Health Care System has a wonderful history of providing primary care services to our communities, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay.
WE OFFER cost-effective, high quality, comprehensive medical care in a comforting family environment to patients of all ages. From annual exams to minor emergencies and unforeseen illnesses, our offices are fully equipped to provide the full array of health care services to all individuals.
WE ACCEPT most major insurances, Medicare and SC Medicaid. We offer a sliding fee scale based on family size and income and offer assistance with the Affordable Care Act.
ON-SITE PHARMACIES are available at our Fairfax location, at Bamberg Specialty Services, and at our Barnwell Family Medicine location, with delivery options available to all of our sites. Our pharmacy provides prescriptions through the Federal 340B Program, which enables our patients to receive discounts on many of their prescription needs. Additional discounts are offered on a sliding fee scale, based on family size and income in relation to the federal poverty guidelines.
SPECIALTY SERVICES: In addition to providing primary care services, Low Country Health Care is proud to offer specialty care services such as Behavioral and Psychiatric Mental Health Care, Women's Health Care, HIV/AIDS Care and Support, Infectious Disease Care, Ophthalmology, and more.
OUR PATIENT POPULATION (based on 2019 reports):
Low Country Health Care System, Inc. is a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b, and a deemed Public Health Service employee under 42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n). Low Country Health Care System, Inc. is also a FTCA Deemed Facility, and has Federal PHS deemed status with respect to medical malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals.
WE AIM to be the healthcare provider of choice, offering superior customer service in a professional environment, while providing compassionate and quality care.
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER: We are a non-profit, 501(c)3, primary health care organization, and have provided health care services for over 40 years. The organization services Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell and Aiken Counties in South Carolina and currently cares for approximately 19,000+ patients. Read more about Community Health Centers here.
With nine locations and 200+ employees, Low Country Health Care System has a wonderful history of providing primary care services to our communities, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay.
WE OFFER cost-effective, high quality, comprehensive medical care in a comforting family environment to patients of all ages. From annual exams to minor emergencies and unforeseen illnesses, our offices are fully equipped to provide the full array of health care services to all individuals.
WE ACCEPT most major insurances, Medicare and SC Medicaid. We offer a sliding fee scale based on family size and income and offer assistance with the Affordable Care Act.
ON-SITE PHARMACIES are available at our Fairfax location, at Bamberg Specialty Services, and at our Barnwell Family Medicine location, with delivery options available to all of our sites. Our pharmacy provides prescriptions through the Federal 340B Program, which enables our patients to receive discounts on many of their prescription needs. Additional discounts are offered on a sliding fee scale, based on family size and income in relation to the federal poverty guidelines.
SPECIALTY SERVICES: In addition to providing primary care services, Low Country Health Care is proud to offer specialty care services such as Behavioral and Psychiatric Mental Health Care, Women's Health Care, HIV/AIDS Care and Support, Infectious Disease Care, Ophthalmology, and more.
OUR PATIENT POPULATION (based on 2019 reports):
- 19,280 Patients Served; 62,169 encounters; 57,844 medical encounters
- 42% Male, 58% Female
- 270 Spanish Speaking
- 47% African American, 34% White, 19% Other or Unreported
- 32% age 0-17, 53% age 18-64, 15% age 65 and older
- 35% Medicaid, 12% Medicare, 33% Private Insurance, 13% Uninsured
Low Country Health Care System, Inc. is a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b, and a deemed Public Health Service employee under 42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n). Low Country Health Care System, Inc. is also a FTCA Deemed Facility, and has Federal PHS deemed status with respect to medical malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals.