Catherine's Health Center — Grand Rapids, MI
Catherine's Health Center is a community health center clinic at 1211 Lafayette Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505, open 42 hours a week. The typical Michigan clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Catherines Health Center, which serves 6,891 patients across 8 clinic locations.
- Address: 1211 Lafayette Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505 · Directions
- Phone: (616) 336-8800
- Website: CatherinesHC.org
- Weekly hours: 42 (Michigan clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Catherines Health Center (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 Catherines Health Center
Patients came to Catherines Health Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,911 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,473 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 80 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 274 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 604 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 345 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 290 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 179 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 525 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,159 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 325 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,042 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,000 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 45 | children tested |
Catherines Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Catherines Health Center serves
6,891 patients used Catherines Health Center in 2025. 72% live at or below the poverty line and 93% are at or below twice the poverty line. 2,484 patients were experiencing homelessness and 71 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | MI median | U.S. median | vs MI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 72% | 54% | 65% | +18 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 93% | 87% | 92% | +6 pts |
| Measure | This center | MI median | U.S. median | vs MI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 20% | 10% | 14% | +11 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 42% | 45% | 42% | −2 pts |
| Medicare patients | 11% | 15% | 11% | −3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 26% | 25% | 24% | +1 pts |
Quality of care at Catherines Health Center
Catherines Health Center is at or above the Michigan median on 4 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | MI median | U.S. median | vs MI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 75% | 71% | 68% | +3 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 52% | 57% | 54% | −5 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 60% | 60% | 54% | In line |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 38% | 49% | 44% | −11 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 71% | 71% | 77% | In line |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 78% | 80% | 86% | −2 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 83% | 79% | 79% | +4 pts |
Staffing at Catherines Health Center
The health center employs 67 full-time-equivalent staff, including 6 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 12 dental staff and 8 mental health staff. That is 1,130 patients per clinical provider against the Michigan median of 987 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 27,980 visits, about 4.1 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 49505
629 Catherines Health Center patients live in ZIP 49505, and 14% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Cherry Street Services, Inc. — 2,226 patients from 49505
Community health centers near Catherine's Health Center
Westside Health Center
Ferguson Dental Center
Heart of the City Health Center
Heart of the City West
Cherry Street Health Center
More Catherines Health Center locations
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Catherine's Health Center - Mel Trotter
Catherine's Health Center - Dental ClinicSuite B
Catherine's Health Center at Wyoming
Catherine's Health Center at Streams of Hope
See all 8 Catherines Health Center locations
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