Caring Hands Healthcare Centers — Mcalester, OK
Caring Hands Healthcare Centers is a community health center clinic at 3101 Elk Dr, Mcalester, OK 74501, open 40 hours a week. The typical Oklahoma clinic is open 42 hours a week. It is run by Caring Hands Healthcare Centers, Inc., which serves 10,951 patients across 4 clinic locations.
- Address: 3101 Elk Dr, Mcalester, OK 74501 · Directions
- Phone: (918) 426-2442
- Website: www.caringhands.com
- Weekly hours: 40 (Oklahoma clinic median: 42)
- Operated by: Caring Hands Healthcare Centers, Inc. (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 Caring Hands Healthcare Centers, Inc.
Patients came to Caring Hands Healthcare Centers, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,590 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,805 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 56 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 758 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 493 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 354 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 690 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 800 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,274 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,804 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 371 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 769 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 418 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 29 | children tested |
Caring Hands Healthcare Centers, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Caring Hands Healthcare Centers, Inc. serves
10,951 patients used Caring Hands Healthcare Centers, Inc. in 2025. 46% live at or below the poverty line and 76% are at or below twice the poverty line. 824 patients were experiencing homelessness and 297 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | OK median | U.S. median | vs OK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 46% | 59% | 65% | −13 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 76% | 89% | 92% | −14 pts |
| Measure | This center | OK median | U.S. median | vs OK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 8% | 12% | 14% | −4 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 37% | 34% | 42% | +3 pts |
| Medicare patients | 19% | 17% | 11% | +1 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 36% | 33% | 24% | +3 pts |
Quality of care at Caring Hands Healthcare Centers, Inc.
Caring Hands Healthcare Centers, Inc. is at or above the Oklahoma median on 5 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | OK median | U.S. median | vs OK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 70% | 65% | 68% | +5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 49% | 47% | 54% | +2 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 38% | 38% | 54% | In line |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 38% | 38% | 44% | In line |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 67% | 75% | 77% | −9 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 99% | 86% | 86% | +12 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 72% | 76% | 79% | −3 pts |
Staffing at Caring Hands Healthcare Centers, Inc.
The health center employs 99 full-time-equivalent staff, including 12 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 7 dental staff and 2 mental health staff. That is 901 patients per clinical provider against the Oklahoma median of 854 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 38,505 visits, about 3.5 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 74501
6,283 Caring Hands Healthcare Centers, Inc. patients live in ZIP 74501, and 8% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Stigler Health and Wellness Center — 435 patients from 74501
- Central Oklahoma Family Medical Center, Inc. — 234 patients from 74501
- Family Health Center of Southern Oklahoma — 35 patients from 74501
- Northeastern Oklahoma Community Health Center — 22 patients from 74501
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