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.
On-site pharmacy
Discounted prescription fills, often through 340B pricing.
Primary care
Routine adult and family medicine, annual exams, chronic disease management.
Substance-use treatment
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT), counseling, and recovery support for opioid and alcohol use disorders.
Hours
53.75 hrs/wk · Unknown
About Peninsula Community Health Services - Key Peninsula
Peninsula Community Health Services - Key Peninsula is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) located in Gig Harbor, WA. 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 Peninsula Community Health Services - Key Peninsula 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 Peninsula Community Health Services - Key Peninsula or nearby
Every HRSA-funded FQHC offers confidential HIV testing and can prescribe PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis). If Peninsula Community Health Services - Key Peninsula doesn't have a dedicated HIV care program, our HIV locator shows the named PrEP-prescribing clinics and testing sites across Washington.
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 Peninsula Community Health Services - Key Peninsula 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.
Substance use treatment context
Black overdose deaths rose roughly 40% from 2019 to 2022 per CDC NVSS, the fastest-rising drug-overdose mortality of any U.S. demographic. Medication-assisted treatment (MAT), buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone, is the evidence-based standard of care. FQHC-based MAT addresses access barriers that disproportionately affect Black patients (DEA-waivered prescribers are more concentrated in low-income areas via FQHCs).
Coverage + benefits in Washington
Peninsula Community Health Services - Key Peninsula accepts Washington 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 Peninsula Community Health Services - Key Peninsula offer?
Peninsula Community Health Services - Key Peninsula in Gig Harbor, Washington offers Behavioral health, Dental, Enabling services, On-site pharmacy, Primary care, Substance-use treatment.
Does Peninsula Community Health Services - Key Peninsula accept Medicaid or sliding-scale fees?
Peninsula Community Health Services - Key Peninsula accepts Medicaid, accepts Medicare, welcomes uninsured patients, offers sliding-scale fees based on household income.
What are the hours at Peninsula Community Health Services - Key Peninsula?
53.75 hrs/wk · Unknown
Is Peninsula Community Health Services - Key Peninsula a federally qualified health center?
Yes. Peninsula Community Health Services - Key Peninsula 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 Peninsula Community Health Services - Key Peninsula located?
Peninsula Community Health Services - Key Peninsula is at 11901 137th Ave NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98329-4188. Phone: 360-377-3776.
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.
Peninsula Community Health Services - Key Peninsula 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 Peninsula Community Health Services - Key Peninsula is full, too far, or not the right fit, these are your closest alternatives and the coverage help that goes with them.
Nearest clinics
- Sea Mar CHC - Gig Harbor 50th St Ct Nw Gig Harbor, WA · 7.7 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
- Key Peninsula Health Center Lakebay, WA · 2.2 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
- Peninsula Community Health Services - North Mason School District Clinic Belfair, WA · 6.6 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
- Pchs - Belfair Belfair, WA · 7.9 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
- Peninsula Community Health Services - Port Orchard Dental Port Orchard, WA · 11.0 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK