About Us

An independent, non-profit, community owned family practice.

Chatuge Family Practice has been established in Hayesville since 1974. We have been at our present location since May 1990. We have been in operation a total of 49 years. We have been designated as a Rural Health Center by the Office of Rural Health and Resource Development of North Carolina. Our primary service areas are Clay and Cherokee Counties, but we also see many patients from other counties of Western NC, Eastern Tennessee and North Georgia.

Appointments

Because your times is as valuable as ours, we see patients on an appointment basis. We feel this means less waiting, door-to-doctor. For this to work, however, we need your cooperation. We strongly encourage you to call before coming in, and to give as much information as possible. This allows us to set aside enough time for you and to arrange better staffing for your specific problem(s). We do see “work-ins” but discourage “walk-ins”. Essentially this means, we will be glad to see you, but please call before coming in, if at all possible. Again, this allows us to be better prepared to serve you.

We are open on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00 a.m til 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday and Fridays from 8:00 a.m. til 4:30 p.m.

Closed for lunch from 12:00 p.m. til 1:00 p.m.

Canceling Appointments

If you are unable to keep an appointment, please call us. This simple courtesy is much appreciated and permits time for others trying to be seen. We will work the best we can to accommodate your schedule.