Cass County Health Clinic Beardstown — Beardstown, IL
Cass County Health Clinic Beardstown is a community health center clinic at 1501 Wall St, Beardstown, IL 62618, open 44 hours a week. The typical Illinois clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Cass County Health Department, which serves 6,346 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 1501 Wall St, Beardstown, IL 62618 · Directions
- Phone: (217) 323-2242
- Weekly hours: 44 (Illinois clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Cass County Health Department (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 Cass County Health Department
Patients came to Cass County Health Department for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 4,114 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 636 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 36 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 227 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 244 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 159 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 186 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 153 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 317 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 423 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 55 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 207 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 20 | children tested |
Cass County Health Department also provides care by telehealth.
Who Cass County Health Department serves
6,346 patients used Cass County Health Department in 2025. 50% live at or below the poverty line and 100% are at or below twice the poverty line. 127 patients were experiencing homelessness and 120 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 50% | 73% | 65% | −23 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 100% | 95% | 92% | +5 pts |
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 3% | 17% | 14% | −14 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 61% | 56% | 42% | +5 pts |
| Medicare patients | 10% | 7% | 11% | +3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 27% | 16% | 24% | +11 pts |
Quality of care at Cass County Health Department
Cass County Health Department is at or above the Illinois median on 5 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 90% | 67% | 68% | +23 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 54% | 48% | 54% | +6 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 54% | 57% | 54% | −3 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 51% | 37% | 44% | +13 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 92% | 84% | 77% | +8 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 93% | 86% | 86% | +7 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 72% | 80% | 79% | −8 pts |
Staffing at Cass County Health Department
The health center employs 49 full-time-equivalent staff, including 3 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 9 dental staff and 3 mental health staff. That is 2,151 patients per clinical provider against the Illinois median of 964 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 21,166 visits, about 3.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 62618
2,450 Cass County Health Department patients live in ZIP 62618, and 4% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Central Counties Health Centers, Inc. — 191 patients from 62618
- Community Health Partnership of Illinois — 85 patients from 62618
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