Services offered
Behavioral health
Mental health counseling, therapy, psychiatric medication management, and crisis support.
Dental
Cleanings, exams, restorations, extractions, and urgent dental care on a sliding scale.
Enabling services
Transportation, translation, case management, outreach, and patient navigation.
Primary care
Routine adult and family medicine, annual exams, chronic disease management.
Hours
40.00 hrs/wk · Unknown
About Caring Hands Healthcare Centers
Caring Hands Healthcare Centers is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) located in Mcalester, OK. Fees are assessed on a sliding scale based on household income, uninsured patients below 200% of the federal poverty line typically pay a nominal fee of $0 to $30 per visit. The center accepts Medicaid, Medicare, commercial insurance, and uninsured patients.
Community Health Centers like Caring Hands Healthcare Centers play a critical role in serving Black families and other historically underserved populations. They are required by federal rule to accept patients regardless of insurance status or ability to pay, and they integrate medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services in a single location.
HIV testing + PrEP at Caring Hands Healthcare Centers or nearby
Every HRSA-funded FQHC offers confidential HIV testing and can prescribe PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis). If Caring Hands Healthcare Centers doesn't have a dedicated HIV care program, our HIV locator shows the named PrEP-prescribing clinics and testing sites across Oklahoma.
Mental health + behavioral health context
Black adults are about half as likely to receive mental-health treatment as white adults despite similar prevalence rates per SAMHSA, with cost and provider trust as the largest documented barriers. FQHC behavioral-health services like those at Caring Hands Healthcare Centers use sliding-scale fees that make care accessible regardless of insurance status. If you're in crisis, dial or text 988 for the 24/7 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Coverage + benefits in Oklahoma
Caring Hands Healthcare Centers accepts Oklahoma Medicaid. FQHC certified application counselors typically cross-enroll Medicaid + WIC + SNAP at the same visit. Anyone enrolled in Medicaid is automatically income-eligible for WIC under federal adjunctive eligibility (7 CFR 246.7).
Frequently asked questions
What services does Caring Hands Healthcare Centers offer?
Caring Hands Healthcare Centers in Mcalester, Oklahoma offers Behavioral health, Dental, Enabling services, Primary care.
Does Caring Hands Healthcare Centers accept Medicaid or sliding-scale fees?
Caring Hands Healthcare Centers accepts Medicaid, accepts Medicare, welcomes uninsured patients, offers sliding-scale fees based on household income.
What are the hours at Caring Hands Healthcare Centers?
40.00 hrs/wk · Unknown
Is Caring Hands Healthcare Centers a federally qualified health center?
Yes. Caring Hands Healthcare Centers is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) funded by HRSA Section 330. FQHCs are required by federal rule to accept patients regardless of insurance status or ability to pay, and they integrate medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services.
Where is Caring Hands Healthcare Centers located?
Caring Hands Healthcare Centers is at 3101 Elk Dr, Mcalester, OK 74501-7606. Phone: 918-426-2442.
Please verify before visiting. Hours, services, and insurance acceptance can change. Call the center directly to confirm they're open and accepting new patients before you go. Data last verified on April 24, 2026.
Caring Hands Healthcare Centers and the sliding-scale alternatives listed below are the right first stop. A same-day telehealth visit is self-pay and is not billed to Medicaid. If nothing nearby can see you soon:
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Where to go next
If Caring Hands Healthcare Centers is full, too far, or not the right fit, these are your closest alternatives and the coverage help that goes with them.
Nearest clinics
- Hwc Adventure Head Start/Early Head Start - Mcalester Mcalester, OK · 1.7 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
- Hwc-Mcalester Behavioral Health Clinic Mcalester, OK · 1.9 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
- Caring Hands Healthcare Centers - 3rd Street Mcalester, OK · 2.7 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
- Caring Hands Healthcare Centers @ Mrhc Mcalester, OK · 3.2 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
- Caring Hands Healthcare Centers - Hartshorne Hartshorne, OK · 13.1 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK