1st Choice Pediatrics — Longview, TX
1st Choice Pediatrics is a community health center clinic at 1205 N 6th St, Longview, TX 75601, open 22 hours a week. The typical Texas clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Special Health Resources for Texas, Inc., which serves 25,942 patients across 9 clinic locations.
- Address: 1205 N 6th St, Longview, TX 75601 · Directions
- Phone: (903) 230-0235
- Website: www.1stchoicepedi.com
- Weekly hours: 22 (Texas clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Special Health Resources for Texas, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Special Health Resources for Texas, Inc.
Patients came to Special Health Resources for Texas, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,402 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 6,058 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 259 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 7,276 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 4,151 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,232 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 481 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 997 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,874 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 4,019 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,266 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 3,433 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 552 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 612 | children tested |
Special Health Resources for Texas, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Special Health Resources for Texas, Inc. serves
25,942 patients used Special Health Resources for Texas, Inc. in 2025. 52% live at or below the poverty line and 89% are at or below twice the poverty line. 121 patients were experiencing homelessness and 204 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 52% | 65% | 65% | −13 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 89% | 94% | 92% | −5 pts |
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 21% | 32% | 14% | −11 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 35% | 23% | 42% | +12 pts |
| Medicare patients | 11% | 9% | 11% | +2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 33% | 30% | 24% | +2 pts |
Quality of care at Special Health Resources for Texas, Inc.
Special Health Resources for Texas, Inc. is at or above the Texas median on 1 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 56% | 67% | 68% | −11 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 30% | 48% | 54% | −18 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 46% | 54% | 54% | −8 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 25% | 40% | 44% | −15 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 91% | 80% | 77% | +10 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 87% | 89% | 86% | −2 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 74% | 81% | 79% | −7 pts |
Staffing at Special Health Resources for Texas, Inc.
The health center employs 247 full-time-equivalent staff, including 24 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 10 dental staff and 10 mental health staff. That is 1,103 patients per clinical provider against the Texas median of 1,028 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 97,224 visits, about 3.7 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 75601
746 Special Health Resources for Texas, Inc. patients live in ZIP 75601, and 24% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Longview Wellness Center — 1,827 patients from 75601
- Sabine Valley Regl Mhmr Ctr — 89 patients from 75601
- East Texas Border Health Clinic — 34 patients from 75601
- Mt. Enterprise Community Health Clinic — 17 patients from 75601