Caroline Street Clinic — Houston, TX
Caroline Street Clinic is a community health center clinic at 1934 Caroline St, Houston, TX 77002, open 40 hours a week. The typical Texas clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Healthcare for the Homeless--Houston, which serves 2,965 patients across 3 clinic locations.
- Address: 1934 Caroline St, Houston, TX 77002 · Directions
- Phone: (713) 286-6124
- Website: www.homeless-healthcare.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (Texas clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Healthcare for the Homeless--Houston (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 Healthcare for the Homeless--Houston
Patients came to Healthcare for the Homeless--Houston for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 595 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 1,118 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 88 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 127 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 41 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 140 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 25 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 20 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 39 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 270 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 634 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 105 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 424 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 199 | patients tested |
Healthcare for the Homeless--Houston also provides care by telehealth.
Who Healthcare for the Homeless--Houston serves
2,965 patients used Healthcare for the Homeless--Houston in 2025. 98% live at or below the poverty line and 100% are at or below twice the poverty line. 2,965 patients were experiencing homelessness and 70 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 98% | 65% | 65% | +33 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 100% | 94% | 92% | +6 pts |
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 71% | 32% | 14% | +39 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 16% | 23% | 42% | −7 pts |
| Medicare patients | 7% | 9% | 11% | −2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 6% | 30% | 24% | −24 pts |
Quality of care at Healthcare for the Homeless--Houston
Healthcare for the Homeless--Houston is at or above the Texas median on 0 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 58% | 67% | 68% | −9 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 28% | 48% | 54% | −20 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 53% | 54% | 54% | −1 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 22% | 40% | 44% | −17 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 45% | 80% | 77% | −35 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 72% | 89% | 86% | −17 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 71% | 81% | 79% | −11 pts |
Staffing at Healthcare for the Homeless--Houston
The health center employs 47 full-time-equivalent staff, including 4 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 2 dental staff and 6 mental health staff. That is 758 patients per clinical provider against the Texas median of 1,028 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 16,045 visits, about 5.4 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 77002
415 Healthcare for the Homeless--Houston patients live in ZIP 77002, and 78% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Harris County Hospital District — 490 patients from 77002
- Houston Community Health Centers, Inc. — 35 patients from 77002