Quick answers
- What is Fairview Area Schools?
- Fairview Area Schools is a community health center in Fairview, Michigan, run by Thunder Bay Community Health Service Inc, according to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
- Does Fairview Area Schools 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 Fairview Area Schools?
- 1879 E Miller Rd, Fairview, MI 48621, in Oscoda County, Michigan.
- What is the phone number of Fairview Area Schools?
- (989) 848-7000, 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).
- Thunder Bay Community Health Service - Fairview0.1 mi · Fairview, MI · Community health center
- Thunder Bay- Munson Mio3.8 mi · Mio, MI · Community health center
- Mio Ausable Schools6.6 mi · Mio, MI · Community health center
- Thunder Bay - Munson Lewiston16 mi · Lewiston, MI · Community health center
- Lewiston Elementary School16 mi · Lewiston, MI · Community health center
Clinics and urgent care nearby
- Munson Healthcare Mio Primary Care5.4 mi · Mio, MI · Rural health clinic
- Munson Healthcare Omh Medical Group Lewiston RHC12 mi · Lewiston, MI · Rural health clinic
Pharmacies nearby
- Thunder Bay Community Health Service, Inc.2.1 mi · Fairview, MI · Pharmacy
- Mio Pharmacy LLC5.4 mi · Mio, MI · Pharmacy
Nearest emergency rooms
Hospitals that list emergency services in Medicare data, by straight-line distance.
- MyMichigan Medical Center West Branch30 mi · West Branch, MI
- Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital32 mi · Grayling, MI
- Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital37 mi · Gaylord, MI
More in Fairview
All community health centers in Fairview (2) · Community health centers in Oscoda County · Community health centers in Michigan · 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 | Thunder Bay Community Health Service Inc |
| Address | 1879 E Miller Rd, Fairview, MI 48621 |
| County | Oscoda County |
| State | Michigan |
| Phone | (989) 848‑7000 |
| Location setting | School |
| Hours open per week | 40 |
| Schedule | Unknown |
| Name in the official record | FAIRVIEW AREA SCHOOLS |
| HRSA site number | BPS-H80-015373 |
| 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)