Quick answers
- What is Polk County Middle School?
- Polk County Middle School is a community health center in Mill Spring, North Carolina, run by Blue Ridge Community Health Services, Inc., according to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
- Does Polk County Middle 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 Polk County Middle School?
- 321 Wolverine Trl, Mill Spring, NC 28756, in Polk County, North Carolina.
- What is the phone number of Polk County Middle School?
- (828) 894-2215, 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).
- Blue Ridge Health - Polk County High School2.4 mi · Columbus, NC · Community health center
- Blue Ridge Health - Polk Central Elementary2.8 mi · Mill Spring, NC · Community health center
- Blue Ridge Health-Polk3.6 mi · Columbus, NC · Community health center
- Blue Ridge Health - Collins Dental3.7 mi · Columbus, NC · Community health center
- MAHEC Dental Health Center at Columbus4.8 mi · Columbus, NC · Community health center
Clinics and urgent care nearby
- AdventHealth Family Medicine & Behavioral Health Clinic Saluda7.5 mi · Saluda, NC · Rural health clinic
- AdventHealth Polk8.8 mi · Columbus, NC · Rural health clinic
- Rutherford Family Care11 mi · Rutherfordton, NC · Rural health clinic
Pharmacies nearby
- Aveve Inc8.8 mi · Columbus, NC · Community/retail pharmacy
- North Carolina CVS Pharmacy LLC8.8 mi · Columbus, NC · Pharmacy
Nearest emergency rooms
Hospitals that list emergency services in Medicare data, by straight-line distance.
- Advent Health Polk4.5 mi · Columbus, NC
- Rutherford Regional Medical Center13 mi · Rutherfordton, NC
- Pardee Hospital Henderson County17 mi · Hendersonville, NC
More in Mill Spring
All community health centers in Mill Spring (3) · Community health centers in Polk County · Community health centers in North Carolina · Hospitals in Polk 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 | Blue Ridge Community Health Services, Inc. |
| Address | 321 Wolverine Trl, Mill Spring, NC 28756 |
| County | Polk County |
| State | North Carolina |
| Phone | (828) 894‑2215 |
| Location setting | School |
| Hours open per week | 35 |
| Schedule | Unknown |
| HRSA site number | BPS-H80-027243 |
| 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)