Integrated in-county clinical primary care, senior dental, public health, Special Needs Hurricane Shelter registration, retail/340B pharmacy, and AHCA-licensed Skilled Home Health Agency (#HHA) network enabling Franklin County seniors to age safely in place across Eastpoint (32328), St. George Island (32328), Apalachicola (32320), Carrabelle (32322), Lanark Village (32322), and Alligator Point (32346): (1) HRSA Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in Eastpoint & Carrabelle: North Florida Medical Centers, Inc. — Eastpoint Medical Center at 158 US Highway 98 (also cross-referenced along the 329 US Hwy 98 commercial corridor), Eastpoint, FL 32328 ((850) 670-8575; FQHC Clinic NPI #1538163043; 501(c)(3) Sunbiz Document #738443), providing Medicare, Medicaid, and sliding-fee geriatric primary care, behavioral health, and chronic disease management, alongside PanCare of Florida, Inc. operating its Carrabelle Health & Dental Clinic at 106 NE 5th Street, Carrabelle, FL 32322 ((850) 697-5000) and Eastpoint clinic site at 1250 US Highway 98, Eastpoint, FL 32328 (Corporate FQHC NPI #1366456287, Sunbiz Document #N03000002427, FEI/EIN 91-2189932); (2) Florida Department of Health in Franklin County (FDOH-Franklin): Main Apalachicola Health Department Clinic at 139 12th Street, Apalachicola, FL 32320 ((850) 653-2111, Fax (850) 653-9896, Clinic NPI #1902879786 / #1982933701) and Carrabelle Branch Clinic at 106 NE 5th Street, Carrabelle, FL 32322 ((850) 697-4121, Fax (850) 697-8288), administering senior immunizations, blood pressure/diabetes screenings, vital statistics, and mandatory Franklin County Special Needs Hurricane Shelter registration (in partnership with Franklin County Emergency Management at (850) 653-8977 for oxygen- and electricity-dependent elders on St. George Island, Alligator Point, and the coast); (3) In-County Retail & HRSA 340B Pharmacies: Buy Rite Drugs (Pharmacy Investment Coordinators, Inc.) at 117 Avenue E (US Hwy 98), Apalachicola, FL 32320 ((850) 653-8825, NPI #1720088651 — official HRSA 340B discount medication partner for Eastpoint Medical Center) and CVS Pharmacy #05165 (Holiday CVS, LLC) at 139 Avenue E, Apalachicola, FL 32320 ((850) 653-8737, NPI #1932203890) (Regulatory Audit Note: historical Carrabelle Medical Pharmacy at 206 Marine St SE, Carrabelle, (850) 697-2169, NPI #1235147273 and legacy directory references to 'Eastpoint Pharmacy' at 346 US Hwy 98, (850) 670-8810 are closed/inactive, so Buy Rite Drugs and CVS in Apalachicola serve as the county's active retail dispensaries); and (4) AHCA-Licensed Skilled Home Health Agencies (#HHA) Dispatching Into Franklin County: Enhabit Home Health (CareSouth HHA Holdings of Tallahassee, LLC, 20452 Central Ave W, Blountstown, FL 32424, (850) 674-4536; AHCA License #HHA299992813, NPI #1528283777 & Panama City branch NPI #1518916659), NHC HomeCare — Crawfordville (NHC/OP, L.P., 3295 Crawfordville Hwy, Unit B, Crawfordville, FL 32327, (850) 926-7044; AHCA License #HHA21521096 / #21091096, CMS CCN #107407, NPI #1730888488, Sunbiz #B97000000720), CenterWell Home Health (1709 Hermitage Blvd, Ste 102, Tallahassee, FL 32308, (850) 386-4550 & 1013 Beck Ave, Panama City, (850) 785-0264; AHCA License #206340963 / #HHA20084096, File #352154, NPI #1982634101 & #1083648950), and Amedisys Home Health (Amedisys Florida, LLC, 2623 Centennial Blvd, Ste 201, Tallahassee, FL 32308, (850) 656-2921; AHCA License #21078096, NPI #1629129937) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Official Verification Sources: North Florida Medical Centers — Eastpoint Medical Center (158 US Hwy 98, Eastpoint — NPI #1538163043); Florida Department of Health in Franklin County (139 12th St, Apalachicola & 106 NE 5th St, Carrabelle); PanCare of Florida, Inc. — Carrabelle & Eastpoint Clinics (NPI #1366456287) & Buy Rite Drugs Apalachicola (NPI #1720088651)
Issuer: U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Florida Department of Health (FDOH) & U.S. CMS
Notes: Verified 2026-10-26: (1) North Florida Medical Centers, Inc. — Eastpoint Medical Center (158 US Hwy 98 / 329 US Hwy 98 corridor, Eastpoint, FL 32328, (850) 670-8575, NPI #1538163043, Sunbiz #738443). (2) PanCare of Florida, Inc. (NPI #1366456287, Sunbiz #N03000002427) at 106 NE 5th St, Carrabelle ((850) 697-5000) and 1250 US Hwy 98, Eastpoint. (3) FDOH in Franklin County (NPI #1902879786 / #1982933701) at 139 12th St, Apalachicola ((850) 653-2111) and 106 NE 5th St, Carrabelle ((850) 697-4121) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), FL Board of Pharmacy & U.S. CMS
Notes: Verified 2026-10-26: Active retail and 340B pharmacies in Franklin County are Buy Rite Drugs Apalachicola (117 Ave E, (850) 653-8825, NPI #1720088651) and CVS Pharmacy #05165 (139 Ave E, (850) 653-8737, NPI #1932203890), while historical Carrabelle Medical Pharmacy (206 Marine St SE, NPI #1235147273) and legacy Eastpoint Pharmacy references (346 US Hwy 98) are closed. Skilled home health nursing and physical/occupational therapy are dispatched into Franklin County by Enhabit Home Health (AHCA #HHA299992813, NPI #1528283777), NHC HomeCare Crawfordville (AHCA #HHA21521096, CCN #107407, NPI #1730888488), CenterWell Home Health (AHCA #206340963, NPI #1982634101), and Amedisys Home Health (AHCA #21078096, NPI #1629129937) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
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Where can seniors in Eastpoint, Apalachicola, and Carrabelle access Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), public health clinics, and retail pharmacies?
In Eastpoint (32328), North Florida Medical Centers operates Eastpoint Medical Center at 158 US Highway 98 (329 US Hwy 98 corridor, (850) 670-8575, NPI #1538163043), partnering with Buy Rite Drugs at 117 Avenue E in Apalachicola ((850) 653-8825, NPI #1720088651) for HRSA 340B discounted prescriptions alongside CVS Pharmacy #05165 at 139 Avenue E in Apalachicola ((850) 653-8737, NPI #1932203890) (noting that historical Carrabelle Medical Pharmacy #1235147273 and Eastpoint Pharmacy are closed). In Carrabelle (32322), PanCare of Florida operates a primary care and dental clinic co-located with the Florida Department of Health in Franklin County (FDOH-Franklin) at 106 NE 5th Street (PanCare (850) 697-5000; FDOH Carrabelle (850) 697-4121), while FDOH-Franklin's main clinic is at 139 12th Street in Apalachicola ((850) 653-2111) alongside Weems Medical Centers West ((850) 653-1525) and East ((850) 697-2345) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Which AHCA-licensed Home Health Agencies send skilled nurses and physical therapists to homes in Apalachicola, St. George Island, Eastpoint, and Carrabelle?
Homebound Franklin County seniors with a physician's order receive Medicare- and Medicaid-covered skilled nursing, wound care, and physical, occupational, and speech therapy at home from Enhabit Home Health ((850) 674-4536, AHCA License #HHA299992813, NPI #1528283777), NHC HomeCare — Crawfordville ((850) 926-7044, AHCA License #HHA21521096, CMS CCN #107407, NPI #1730888488), CenterWell Home Health ((850) 386-4550 / (850) 785-0264, AHCA License #206340963, NPI #1982634101 & #1083648950), and Amedisys Home Health ((850) 656-2921, AHCA License #21078096, NPI #1629129937) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
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