Quick answers
- What is Avery County High School?
- Avery County High School is a community health center in Newland, North Carolina, run by High Country Community Health, according to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
- Does Avery County High School offer a sliding fee or serve people without insurance?
- It is listed by HRSA as a site of a health center in the federal Health Center Program. These health centers must offer a sliding fee discount based on income and serve patients regardless of their ability to pay. Call to ask what papers to bring.
- Where is Avery County High School?
- 401 Avery County High School Rd, Newland, NC 28657, in Avery County, North Carolina.
- What is the phone number of Avery County High School?
- (828) 262-3886, as listed by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Call to confirm hours before you go.
Cost and insurance
HRSA lists this place as a site of a health center in the federal Health Center Program. Under the program’s rules, the health center must:
- offer a sliding fee discount: what you pay depends on your income and family size;
- serve patients whether or not they have insurance and regardless of their ability to pay.
Ask the health center which services and fees the discount covers at this site. Sources
What to ask when you call
- Are you taking new patients, and how soon can I be seen?
- Do you accept my insurance, Medicare or Medicaid?
- How does the sliding fee discount work, and what papers should I bring (for example proof of income)?
- What services do you offer here (for example dental, mental health, vaccines, lab tests)?
- What are your hours, and do you have interpreters or staff who speak my language?
A general checklist, not medical advice. For questions about your health or your medicines, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Other community health centers nearby
By straight-line distance (not driving distance).
- Avery County Middle School0.2 mi · Newland, NC · Community health center
- Avery Dental Clinic1.2 mi · Newland, NC · Community health center
- High Country Community Health Avery Medical Site1.6 mi · Newland, NC · Community health center
- Roan Mountain Medical Center12 mi · Roan Mountain, TN · Community health center
- MCHP Dental Center14 mi · Bakersville, NC · Community health center
Clinics and urgent care nearby
- Blue Ridge Medical Management Corporation8.3 mi · Banner Elk, NC · Urgent care center
- MH Blue Ridge Medical Center, LLLP14 mi · Spruce Pine, NC · Rural health clinic
- Appalachian Regional Medical Associates, Inc.18 mi · Boone, NC · Urgent care center
Pharmacies nearby
- Boone Drugs Inc3.3 mi · Crossnore, NC · Pharmacy
- North Carolina CVS Pharmacy LLC3.4 mi · Newland, NC · Pharmacy
- Avery Pharmacy & Healthcare Inc4.1 mi · Linville, NC · Pharmacy
Nearest emergency rooms
Hospitals that list emergency services in Medicare data, by straight-line distance.
- Charles a Cannon Jr Memorial Hospital4.1 mi · Linville, NC
- Blue Ridge Regional Hospital13 mi · Spruce Pine, NC
- Watauga Medical Center17 mi · Boone, NC
More in Newland
All community health centers in Newland (4) · Community health centers in Avery County · Community health centers in North Carolina · Hospitals in Avery County · Find the closest emergency room to where you are →
Details from the official record
| Type | Community health center |
|---|---|
| Program | Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), funded by HRSA |
| Health center organization | High Country Community Health |
| Address | 401 Avery County High School Rd, Newland, NC 28657 |
| County | Avery County |
| State | North Carolina |
| Phone | (828) 262‑3886 |
| Location setting | School |
| Hours open per week | 24 |
| Schedule | Unknown |
| HRSA site number | BPS-H80-039285 |
| Corrections | Report an error or suggest an update → |
Sources
- Health Center Service Delivery and Look-Alike Sites — Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), retrieved 2026-11-13
- What is a health center? — Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- Health Center Program Compliance Manual, Chapter 9: Sliding Fee Discount Program — Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)