Baptist Community Health Services- Chalmette — Chalmette, LA
Baptist Community Health Services- Chalmette is a community health center clinic at 221 W Genie St, Chalmette, LA 70043, open 40 hours a week. That matches the 40-hour week of a typical Louisiana clinic. It is run by Baptist Community Health Services, Inc., which serves 4,276 patients across 5 clinic locations.
- Address: 221 W Genie St, Chalmette, LA 70043 · Directions
- Phone: (504) 533-4999
- Website: www.bchsnola.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (Louisiana clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Baptist Community Health Services, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Baptist Community Health Services, Inc.
Patients came to Baptist Community Health Services, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 134 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 1,097 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 1,177 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 622 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 102 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 218 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 127 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 296 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 604 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 304 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 243 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 241 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 101 | children tested |
Baptist Community Health Services, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Baptist Community Health Services, Inc. serves
4,276 patients used Baptist Community Health Services, Inc. in 2025. 81% live at or below the poverty line and 94% are at or below twice the poverty line. 85 patients were experiencing homelessness and 43 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | LA median | U.S. median | vs LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 81% | 72% | 65% | +9 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 94% | 94% | 92% | +1 pts |
| Measure | This center | LA median | U.S. median | vs LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 10% | 12% | 14% | −2 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 69% | 48% | 42% | +21 pts |
| Medicare patients | 7% | 12% | 11% | −6 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 14% | 22% | 24% | −8 pts |
Quality of care at Baptist Community Health Services, Inc.
Baptist Community Health Services, Inc. is at or above the Louisiana median on 3 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 | 63% | 67% | 68% | −4 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 67% | 59% | 54% | +8 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 52% | 47% | 54% | +6 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 50% | 43% | 44% | +7 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 61% | 86% | 77% | −25 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 71% | 85% | 86% | −14 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 78% | 79% | 79% | −2 pts |
Staffing at Baptist Community Health Services, Inc.
The health center employs 53 full-time-equivalent staff, including 8 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 4 mental health staff. That is 523 patients per clinical provider against the Louisiana median of 912 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 14,704 visits, about 3.4 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 70043
703 Baptist Community Health Services, Inc. patients live in ZIP 70043, and 13% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Access Health Louisiana — 1,775 patients from 70043
- Marillac Community Health Centers — 672 patients from 70043
- Mqvn Community Development Corp. — 386 patients from 70043
- St. Thomas Community Health Center, Inc. — 260 patients from 70043
Community health centers near Baptist Community Health Services- Chalmette
ST Bernard Community Health Center
St. Thomas Community Health Center - Holiday Drive
Common Ground Health Clinic-Algiers
St. Thomas Community Health Center - West Bank
Daughters of Charity Health Center - St. Cecilia
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