ST GEORGE MEDICAL CENTER — Saint George, South Carolina

About ST GEORGE MEDICAL CENTER

ST GEORGE MEDICAL CENTER is a federally qualified health center site in Saint George, Dorchester County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 1995; it reports 45 operating hours a week, above the 40-hour median for health center sites in Dorchester County.

Family Health Centers, Inc runs 25 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 ST GEORGE MEDICAL CENTER

Part B pays for the visit at ST GEORGE MEDICAL 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 Medicare billing number 421848 here, so the site bills Medicare directly. It also carries NPI 1437353794.

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 ST GEORGE MEDICAL CENTER

ST GEORGE MEDICAL CENTER is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

South Carolina has not expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 1,230,384 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Eligibility under 65 is narrower here, though dual eligibility still cuts Part D costs.

South Carolina State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) answers formulary questions free at 1-800-868-9095; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

ST GEORGE MEDICAL 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

ST GEORGE MEDICAL CENTER is at 401 Ridge St, Saint George, SC, 29477-2451, Dorchester County.

Saint George measures 759 people per square mile: parking is normally on site, transit thinner.

HRSA records 45 operating hours a week here, listed as full-time.

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

Call 843-636-6080 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 ST GEORGE MEDICAL CENTER

The nearest Family Health Centers, Inc site is Family Health Center at Holly Hill in Holly Hill, 13.2 miles away.

COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER in Vance is the next one out, 19.6 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Walterboro Family Health Center, listed under Community Care Access, 19.1 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Dorchester County carries 4 listings.

The full South Carolina list is.