Cempa Community Care Clinic — Chattanooga, TN
Cempa Community Care Clinic is a community health center clinic at 1000 E 3rd St, Suite 300, Chattanooga, TN 37403, open 40 hours a week. The typical Tennessee clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Chattanooga C. A. R. E. S., Inc., which serves 4,240 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 1000 E 3rd St, Suite 300, Chattanooga, TN 37403 · Directions
- Phone: (423) 265-2273
- Website: www.cempa.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (Tennessee clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Chattanooga C. A. R. E. S., Inc. (FQHC look-alike)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Chattanooga C. A. R. E. S., Inc.
Patients came to Chattanooga C. A. R. E. S., Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 3,174 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 949 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Flu shots | 659 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 230 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 280 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 53 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 311 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 726 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 113 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 936 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,075 | patients tested |
Chattanooga C. A. R. E. S., Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Chattanooga C. A. R. E. S., Inc. serves
4,240 patients used Chattanooga C. A. R. E. S., Inc. in 2025. 90% live at or below the poverty line and 98% are at or below twice the poverty line. 434 patients were experiencing homelessness and 61 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | TN median | U.S. median | vs TN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 90% | 65% | 65% | +25 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 98% | 95% | 92% | +3 pts |
| Measure | This center | TN median | U.S. median | vs TN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 19% | 26% | 14% | −7 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 19% | 23% | 42% | −4 pts |
| Medicare patients | 10% | 13% | 11% | −4 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 49% | 28% | 24% | +22 pts |
Quality of care at Chattanooga C. A. R. E. S., Inc.
Chattanooga C. A. R. E. S., Inc. is at or above the Tennessee median on 7 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | TN median | U.S. median | vs TN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 75% | 66% | 68% | +9 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 69% | 48% | 54% | +22 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 70% | 46% | 54% | +24 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 61% | 34% | 44% | +27 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 96% | 86% | 77% | +10 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 98% | 89% | 86% | +9 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 91% | 78% | 79% | +13 pts |
Staffing at Chattanooga C. A. R. E. S., Inc.
The health center employs 79 full-time-equivalent staff, including 5 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 3 dental staff and 6 mental health staff. That is 942 patients per clinical provider against the Tennessee median of 813 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 16,139 visits, about 3.8 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 37403
204 Chattanooga C. A. R. E. S., Inc. patients live in ZIP 37403, and 22% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department — 1,863 patients from 37403
- Chattanooga Hamilton County Hospital Authority — 170 patients from 37403
Community health centers near Cempa Community Care Clinic
Chattanooga Hamilton County Health Department
Homeless Health Care Center
Erlanger Premier Healthcare Center
Dodson Avenue Comm Health Center
RVH Bell Ave
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