Quick answers
- What is Central Alternative School?
- Central Alternative School is a community health center in Park Hills, Missouri, run by Great Mines Health Center, according to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
- Does Central Alternative 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 Central Alternative School?
- 412 W Fite St, Park Hills, MO 63601, in St. Francois County, Missouri.
- What is the phone number of Central Alternative School?
- (573) 438-9355, 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).
- West Elementary School0.0 mi · Park Hills, MO · Community health center
- Central High School1.1 mi · Park Hills, MO · Community health center
- Central Elementary1.6 mi · Park Hills, MO · Community health center
- North St. Francois County R-I NC Parkside Elementary2.4 mi · Desloge, MO · Community health center
- Central Middle School2.5 mi · Park Hills, MO · Community health center
Clinics and urgent care nearby
- Apollo Healthcare, LLC11 mi · Farmington, MO · Rural health clinic
- Parkland Health Center Medical Clinic11 mi · Farmington, MO · Rural health clinic
- Parkland Health Center Primary Care Clinic11 mi · Farmington, MO · Rural health clinic
Pharmacies nearby
- Community Care Pharmacy, LLC1.2 mi · Desloge, MO · Community/retail pharmacy
- Daleco, Inc.1.2 mi · Desloge, MO · Pharmacy
- Harps Food Stores, Inc1.2 mi · Park Hills, MO · Community/retail pharmacy
Nearest emergency rooms
Hospitals that list emergency services in Medicare data, by straight-line distance.
- Parkland Health Center - Bonne Terre6.7 mi · Bonne Terre, MO
- Parkland Health Center6.8 mi · Farmington, MO
- Washington County Memorial Hospital14 mi · Potosi, MO
More in Park Hills
All community health centers in Park Hills (8) · Community health centers in St. Francois County · Community health centers in Missouri · Hospitals in St. Francois 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 | Great Mines Health Center |
| Address | 412 W Fite St, Park Hills, MO 63601 |
| County | St. Francois County |
| State | Missouri |
| Phone | (573) 438‑9355 |
| Location setting | School |
| Hours open per week | 4 |
| Schedule | Unknown |
| HRSA site number | BPS-H80-035639 |
| 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)