ARcare - 168 — Brookland, AR
ARcare - 168 is a community health center clinic at 511 W School St, Brookland, AR 72417, open 45 hours a week. That is 5 more hours than the typical Arkansas clinic (40 a week). It is run by Arcare, which serves 125,836 patients across 108 clinic locations.
- Address: 511 W School St, Brookland, AR 72417 · Directions
- Phone: (870) 347-2534
- Weekly hours: 45 (Arkansas clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Arcare (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Arcare
Patients came to Arcare for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 34,960 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 3,842 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 6,627 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 7,126 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,416 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 2,091 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,147 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 13,486 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 28,937 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 3,758 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 13,745 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 13,847 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 47 | children tested |
Arcare also provides care by telehealth.
Who Arcare serves
125,836 patients used Arcare in 2025. 82% live at or below the poverty line and 96% are at or below twice the poverty line. 8,833 patients were experiencing homelessness and 385 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | AR median | U.S. median | vs AR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 82% | 65% | 65% | +17 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 96% | 89% | 92% | +7 pts |
| Measure | This center | AR median | U.S. median | vs AR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 9% | 19% | 14% | −10 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 36% | 29% | 42% | +7 pts |
| Medicare patients | 20% | 18% | 11% | +1 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 35% | 36% | 24% | −1 pts |
Quality of care at Arcare
Arcare is at or above the Arkansas median on 0 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | AR median | U.S. median | vs AR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 56% | 73% | 68% | −17 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 37% | 51% | 54% | −14 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 34% | 39% | 54% | −5 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 42% | 44% | 44% | −3 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 64% | 68% | 77% | −4 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 80% | 88% | 86% | −8 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 73% | 77% | 79% | −4 pts |
Staffing at Arcare
The health center employs 1,441 full-time-equivalent staff, including 147 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 24 mental health staff. That is 854 patients per clinical provider against the Arkansas median of 780 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 463,378 visits, about 3.7 per patient.
Health centers serving ZIP 72417
- 1st Choice Healthcare, Inc. — 85 patients from 72417
- East Arkansas Family Health Center, Inc. — 25 patients from 72417
Community health centers near ARcare - 168
1st Choice Healthcare Paragould
Truman Family Health Center
1st Choice Healthcare Walnut Ridge
East Arkansas Family Health Center
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