West Town Elementary School-Based Health Center — Albany, Georgia

About West Town Elementary School-Based Health Center

West Town Elementary School-Based Health Center is a federally qualified health center site in Albany, Dougherty County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

HRSA records it as a seasonal site that may not run year-round; it is a school-based service site, which can limit who may be seen; it has been in federal health center scope since 2025; it reports 16 operating hours a week, below the 42-hour median for health center sites in Dougherty County.

Albany Area Primary Health Care, Inc. runs 35 other listed locations.

HRSA Health Center Service Delivery Sites lists it; no source records whether GLP-1 medications are prescribed here.

GLP-1 coverage at West Town Elementary School-Based Health Center

Part B pays for the visit at West Town Elementary School-Based Health Center under the health center payment system, and the sliding fee scale can lower the cost of the visit for those who qualify; the drug is billed to Part D by a pharmacy.

HRSA lists no Medicare billing number here for Albany Area Primary Health Care, Inc.; confirm billing before a first visit.

Medicare's general GLP-1 rules are set out.

• Do you manage GLP-1 prescriptions for Medicare patients?
• Which Medicare plans do you take?
• What documents precede a prior authorization?

Insurance and Medicare at West Town Elementary School-Based Health Center

West Town Elementary School-Based Health Center is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

Georgia has not expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 1,944,905 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Eligibility under 65 is narrower here, though dual eligibility still cuts Part D costs.

Georgia State Health Insurance Assistance Program (GeorgiaCares) answers formulary questions free at 1-866-552-4464; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

West Town Elementary School-Based Health Center is required to provide or arrange, directly or by referral:

Weight management and diabetes care sit inside primary care, where a GLP-1 conversation would start.

• Primary care for all ages
• Behavioral health and substance use care
• Preventive dental care
• Laboratory and diagnostic services

Getting there and what to expect

West Town Elementary School-Based Health Center is at 1113 University St, Albany, GA, 31707-5005, Dougherty County.

The site is registered as seasonal and may close for part of the year.

Albany measures 1,339 people per square mile: parking is normally on site, transit thinner.

HRSA records 16 operating hours a week here.

It publishes its own hours and intake details at aaphc.org.

Call 229-434-0546 before travelling.

• Medicare card and any Part D card
• Photo ID
• Current medications and doses
• Recent labs or prescriber notes
• Income and household size, for the fee scale

Other options near West Town Elementary School-Based Health Center

The nearest Albany Area Primary Health Care, Inc. site is Alice Coachman Elementary School-Based Health Center in Albany, 1.1 miles away.

AAPHC Mobile Access Care Unit / MACU-1 in Albany is the next one out, 1.2 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Pediatric Convenient Care, listed under Community Care Access, 6.7 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Dougherty County carries 24 listings.

The full Georgia list is.