Quick answers
- What is RHCHC Cardinal Community School?
- RHCHC Cardinal Community School is a community health center in Eldon, Iowa, run by River Hills Community Health Center, Inc, according to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
- Does RHCHC Cardinal Community 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 RHCHC Cardinal Community School?
- 4045 Ashland Rd, Eldon, IA 52554, in Wapello County, Iowa.
- What is the phone number of RHCHC Cardinal Community School?
- (641) 652-7531, 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).
- RHCHC Pennsylvania Ave9.3 mi · Ottumwa, IA · Community health center
- RHCHC Ottumwa High School9.6 mi · Ottumwa, IA · Community health center
- RHCHC-Wapello County Behavioral Health Clinic9.9 mi · Ottumwa, IA · Community health center
- River Hills Community Health Center9.9 mi · Ottumwa, IA · Community health center
- RHCHC Gateway Center High School11 mi · Ottumwa, IA · Community health center
Clinics and urgent care nearby
- Easycare Walk in Clinic12 mi · Ottumwa, IA · Rural health clinic
- Ottumwa Express Clinic12 mi · Ottumwa, IA · Urgent care center
- Ottumwa Medical Clinic12 mi · Ottumwa, IA · Rural health clinic
Nearest emergency rooms
Hospitals that list emergency services in Medicare data, by straight-line distance.
- Ottumwa Regional Health Center9.2 mi · Ottumwa, IA
- Jefferson County Health Center14 mi · Fairfield, IA
- Davis County Hospital17 mi · Bloomfield, IA
More in Eldon
Community health centers in Wapello County · Community health centers in Iowa · Hospitals in Wapello 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 | River Hills Community Health Center, Inc |
| Address | 4045 Ashland Rd, Eldon, IA 52554 |
| County | Wapello County |
| State | Iowa |
| Phone | (641) 652‑7531 |
| Location setting | School |
| Hours open per week | 20 |
| Schedule | Unknown |
| HRSA site number | BPS-H80-028062 |
| 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)