Cahaba Medical Care - Brent — Brent, AL
Cahaba Medical Care - Brent is a community health center clinic at 1984 Main St, Brent, AL 35034, open 40 hours a week. That matches the 40-hour week of a typical Alabama clinic. It is run by Cahaba Medical Care Foundation, which serves 46,695 patients across 19 clinic locations.
- Address: 1984 Main St, Brent, AL 35034 · Directions
- Phone: (205) 928-3492
- Weekly hours: 40 (Alabama clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Cahaba Medical Care Foundation (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 Cahaba Medical Care Foundation
Patients came to Cahaba Medical Care Foundation for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 3,176 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 17,746 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 858 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 499 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 4,607 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,364 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 4,177 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 3,830 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 3,213 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 7,735 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 16,550 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 2,946 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 7,670 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 7,377 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 237 | children tested |
Cahaba Medical Care Foundation also provides care by telehealth.
Who Cahaba Medical Care Foundation serves
46,695 patients used Cahaba Medical Care Foundation in 2025. 83% live at or below the poverty line and 96% are at or below twice the poverty line. 624 patients were experiencing homelessness and 804 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | AL median | U.S. median | vs AL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 83% | 83% | 65% | In line |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 96% | 96% | 92% | In line |
| Measure | This center | AL median | U.S. median | vs AL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 20% | 24% | 14% | −4 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 25% | 26% | 42% | In line |
| Medicare patients | 16% | 12% | 11% | +4 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 36% | 32% | 24% | +4 pts |
Quality of care at Cahaba Medical Care Foundation
Cahaba Medical Care Foundation is at or above the Alabama median on 7 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | AL median | U.S. median | vs AL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 70% | 63% | 68% | +6 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 58% | 46% | 54% | +12 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 68% | 44% | 54% | +24 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 55% | 36% | 44% | +19 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 87% | 85% | 77% | +2 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 99% | 92% | 86% | +7 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 89% | 83% | 79% | +5 pts |
Staffing at Cahaba Medical Care Foundation
The health center employs 595 full-time-equivalent staff, including 88 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 10 dental staff and 25 mental health staff. That is 531 patients per clinical provider against the Alabama median of 835 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 197,939 visits, about 4.2 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 35034
1,643 Cahaba Medical Care Foundation patients live in ZIP 35034, and 11% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Whatley Health Services, Inc. — 25 patients from 35034