Quick answers
- What is Preston Elementary School?
- Preston Elementary School is a community health center in Preston, Maryland, run by Choptank Community Health System, Inc., according to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
- Does Preston Elementary 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 Preston Elementary School?
- 225 Main St, Preston, MD 21655, in Caroline County, Maryland.
- What is the phone number of Preston Elementary School?
- (410) 673-2552, 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).
- Col. Richardson High School5.1 mi · Federalsburg, MD · Community health center
- Colonel Richardson Middle School5.3 mi · Federalsburg, MD · Community health center
- Federalsburg Health Center6.5 mi · Federalsburg, MD · Community health center
- Hurlock Head Start Center6.7 mi · Hurlock, MD · Community health center
- Federalsburg Elementary School7.1 mi · Federalsburg, MD · Community health center
Clinics and urgent care nearby
- Statcare Group III, PC11 mi · Denton, MD · Urgent care center
- Umms Ambulatory Care LLC11 mi · Denton, MD · Urgent care center
- Umms Ambulatory Care LLC11 mi · Easton, MD · Urgent care center
Pharmacies nearby
- The Drug Store, LLC4.9 mi · Hurlock, MD · Community/retail pharmacy
- Federalsburg Pharmacy LLC7.3 mi · Federalsburg, MD · Community/retail pharmacy
Nearest emergency rooms
Hospitals that list emergency services in Medicare data, by straight-line distance.
- University of MD Shore Medical Center at Easton10 mi · Easton, MD
- Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc.17 mi · Seaford, DE
- Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc29 mi · Salisbury, MD
More in Preston
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Details from the official record
| Type | Community health center |
|---|---|
| Program | Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), funded by HRSA |
| Health center organization | Choptank Community Health System, Inc. |
| Address | 225 Main St, Preston, MD 21655 |
| County | Caroline County |
| State | Maryland |
| Phone | (410) 673‑2552 |
| Website (as listed by HRSA) | choptankhealth.org |
| Location setting | School |
| Hours open per week | 15 |
| Schedule | Part-Time |
| HRSA site number | BPS-H80-011983 |
| 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)