Quick answers
- What is Tug River Mobile Unit?
- Tug River Mobile Unit is a community health center in Gary, West Virginia, run by Tug River Health Association Inc, according to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
- Does Tug River Mobile Unit 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 Tug River Mobile Unit?
- 5883 Black Diamond Hwy, Gary, WV 24836, in McDowell County, West Virginia.
- What is the phone number of Tug River Mobile Unit?
- (304) 448-2101, 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).
- Tug River Health Center0.0 mi · Gary, WV · Community health center
- Mount View Middle High School HC2.6 mi · Welch, WV · Community health center
- New River Health Association - Welch5.4 mi · Welch, WV · Community health center
- Tug River Health Association7.2 mi · Northfork, WV · Community health center
- Tug River Health Association7.4 mi · Northfork, WV · Community health center
Clinics and urgent care nearby
- Family Healthcare Associates Inc7.0 mi · Welch, WV · Rural health clinic
- Welch Community Hospital7.0 mi · Welch, WV · Rural health clinic
- Yukon Medical Clinic8.6 mi · War, WV · Rural health clinic
Pharmacies nearby
- Flat Iron Pharmacy, LLC7.0 mi · Welch, WV · Pharmacy
- Right Way Drug Inc.7.0 mi · Welch, WV · Community/retail pharmacy
- Walgreen Co7.0 mi · Welch, WV · Pharmacy
Nearest emergency rooms
Hospitals that list emergency services in Medicare data, by straight-line distance.
- Welch Community Hospital5.4 mi · Welch, WV
- Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital17 mi · Tazewell, VA
- Clinch Valley Medical Center24 mi · Richlands, VA
More in Gary
All community health centers in Gary (2) · Community health centers in McDowell County · Community health centers in West Virginia · Hospitals in McDowell 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 | Tug River Health Association Inc |
| Address | 5883 Black Diamond Hwy, Gary, WV 24836 |
| County | McDowell County |
| State | West Virginia |
| Phone | (304) 448‑2101 |
| Location setting | Clinic |
| Hours open per week | 32 |
| Schedule | Unknown |
| HRSA site number | BPS-H80-030167 |
| 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)