Access Health Louisiana Primary Care at the Pythian — New Orleans, LA
Access Health Louisiana Primary Care at the Pythian is a community health center clinic at 234 Loyola Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112, open 40 hours a week. That matches the 40-hour week of a typical Louisiana clinic. It is run by Access Health Louisiana, which serves 53,271 patients across 15 clinic locations.
- Address: 234 Loyola Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112 · Directions
- Phone: (504) 226-2976
- Website: www.accesshealthla.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (Louisiana clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Access Health Louisiana (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Access Health Louisiana
Patients came to Access Health Louisiana for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,766 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 19,163 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 264 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 493 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 3,637 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 3,349 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 2,505 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 3,792 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 2,165 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 4,834 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 9,436 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,996 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 7,938 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 7,440 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 429 | children tested |
Access Health Louisiana also provides care by telehealth.
Who Access Health Louisiana serves
53,271 patients used Access Health Louisiana in 2025. 71% live at or below the poverty line and 95% are at or below twice the poverty line. 465 patients were experiencing homelessness and 714 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | LA median | U.S. median | vs LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 71% | 72% | 65% | −1 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 95% | 94% | 92% | +2 pts |
| Measure | This center | LA median | U.S. median | vs LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 19% | 12% | 14% | +7 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 48% | 48% | 42% | +1 pts |
| Medicare patients | 9% | 12% | 11% | −4 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 24% | 22% | 24% | +2 pts |
Quality of care at Access Health Louisiana
Access Health Louisiana is at or above the Louisiana median on 4 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | LA median | U.S. median | vs LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 71% | 67% | 68% | +5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 51% | 59% | 54% | −8 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 38% | 47% | 54% | −8 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 45% | 43% | 44% | +3 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 93% | 86% | 77% | +7 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 84% | 85% | 86% | −1 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 86% | 79% | 79% | +7 pts |
Staffing at Access Health Louisiana
The health center employs 490 full-time-equivalent staff, including 54 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 6 dental staff and 119 mental health staff. That is 996 patients per clinical provider against the Louisiana median of 912 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 250,276 visits, about 4.7 per patient.
Health centers serving ZIP 70112
- New Orleans Health Department — 402 patients from 70112
- Marillac Community Health Centers — 306 patients from 70112
- Odyssey House Louisiana, Inc. — 304 patients from 70112
- New Orleans AIDS Task Force — 274 patients from 70112
- St. Thomas Community Health Center, Inc. — 273 patients from 70112
Community health centers near Access Health Louisiana Primary Care at the Pythian
Excelth, Inc., Health Care Network
Tulane Adolescent Drop-In Clinic
DePaul Community Health Center - Central City
CrescentCare Mid-City
DePaul Community Health Center - St. Charles
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Belle Chasse Community Health Center
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St. Charles Community Health Center
See all 15 Access Health Louisiana locations
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