Bluestem Health: Thompson Clinic — Lincoln, NE
Bluestem Health: Thompson Clinic is a community health center clinic at 2222 S 16th St, Suite 435, Lincoln, NE 68502, open 40 hours a week. The typical Nebraska clinic is open 44 hours a week. It is run by Bluestem Health, which serves 21,396 patients across 4 clinic locations.
- Address: 2222 S 16th St, Suite 435, Lincoln, NE 68502 · Directions
- Phone: (402) 476-1455
- Website: www.bluestemlincoln.com
- Weekly hours: 40 (Nebraska clinic median: 44)
- Operated by: Bluestem Health (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 Bluestem Health
Patients came to Bluestem Health for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,448 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 4,459 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 46 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 3,387 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 4,437 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,190 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,417 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 665 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,998 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 5,538 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,020 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,746 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,504 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 1,268 | children tested |
Bluestem Health also provides care by telehealth.
Who Bluestem Health serves
21,396 patients used Bluestem Health in 2025. 55% live at or below the poverty line and 75% are at or below twice the poverty line. 1,684 patients were experiencing homelessness and 417 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NE median | U.S. median | vs NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 55% | 55% | 65% | In line |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 75% | 87% | 92% | −12 pts |
| Measure | This center | NE median | U.S. median | vs NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 21% | 26% | 14% | −5 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 41% | 40% | 42% | +1 pts |
| Medicare patients | 12% | 7% | 11% | +5 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 26% | 25% | 24% | +1 pts |
Quality of care at Bluestem Health
Bluestem Health is at or above the Nebraska median on 7 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | NE median | U.S. median | vs NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 81% | 65% | 68% | +16 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 68% | 50% | 54% | +18 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 69% | 55% | 54% | +13 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 68% | 36% | 44% | +33 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 97% | 96% | 77% | In line |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 99% | 97% | 86% | +2 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 91% | 88% | 79% | +3 pts |
Staffing at Bluestem Health
The health center employs 174 full-time-equivalent staff, including 20 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 11 dental staff and 5 mental health staff. That is 1,094 patients per clinical provider against the Nebraska median of 1,076 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 67,720 visits, about 3.2 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 68502
2,285 Bluestem Health patients live in ZIP 68502, and 22% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- One World Community Health Centers — 24 patients from 68502
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