CareSouth Behavioral Health - Baton Rouge — Baton Rouge, LA
CareSouth Behavioral Health - Baton Rouge is a community health center clinic at 3180 Convention St, Baton Rouge, LA 70806, open 40 hours a week. That matches the 40-hour week of a typical Louisiana clinic. It is run by Capitol City Family Health Center, Inc., DBA Care South, which serves 19,894 patients across 11 clinic locations.
- Address: 3180 Convention St, Baton Rouge, LA 70806 · Directions
- Phone: (225) 650-2000
- Website: www.caresouth.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (Louisiana clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Capitol City Family Health Center, Inc., DBA Care South (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 Capitol City Family Health Center, Inc., DBA Care South
Patients came to Capitol City Family Health Center, Inc., DBA Care South for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 4,369 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 6,180 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 644 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 854 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 602 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 944 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 544 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,261 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 3,176 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 350 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 3,335 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,454 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 180 | children tested |
Capitol City Family Health Center, Inc., DBA Care South also provides care by telehealth.
Who Capitol City Family Health Center, Inc., DBA Care South serves
19,894 patients used Capitol City Family Health Center, Inc., DBA Care South in 2025. 61% live at or below the poverty line and 84% are at or below twice the poverty line. 45 patients were experiencing homelessness and 129 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | LA median | U.S. median | vs LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 61% | 72% | 65% | −10 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 84% | 94% | 92% | −9 pts |
| Measure | This center | LA median | U.S. median | vs LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 11% | 12% | 14% | −1 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 50% | 48% | 42% | +2 pts |
| Medicare patients | 20% | 12% | 11% | +8 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 19% | 22% | 24% | −3 pts |
Quality of care at Capitol City Family Health Center, Inc., DBA Care South
Capitol City Family Health Center, Inc., DBA Care South 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 | 61% | 67% | 68% | −5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 45% | 59% | 54% | −13 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 39% | 47% | 54% | −7 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 45% | 43% | 44% | +3 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 88% | 86% | 77% | +2 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 90% | 85% | 86% | +5 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 83% | 79% | 79% | +3 pts |
Staffing at Capitol City Family Health Center, Inc., DBA Care South
The health center employs 159 full-time-equivalent staff, including 19 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 16 dental staff and 11 mental health staff. That is 1,062 patients per clinical provider against the Louisiana median of 912 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 64,501 visits, about 3.2 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 70806
889 Capitol City Family Health Center, Inc., DBA Care South patients live in ZIP 70806, and 14% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- H I V/ A I D S Alliance for Region Two Inc. — 1,101 patients from 70806
- Primary Care Providers for A Healthy Feliciana — 158 patients from 70806
- Start Corporation — 155 patients from 70806
- Baton Rouge Primary Care Collaborative, Inc. — 105 patients from 70806
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