Chattanooga Hamilton County Health Department — Chattanooga, TN
Chattanooga Hamilton County Health Department is a community health center clinic at 921 E 3rd St, Chattanooga, TN 37403, open 40 hours a week. The typical Tennessee clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department, which serves 4,319 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 921 E 3rd St, Chattanooga, TN 37403 · Directions
- Phone: (423) 209-8100
- Website: www.health.hamiltontn.gov
- Weekly hours: 40 (Tennessee clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, substance use treatment, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department
Patients came to Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 768 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 30 | patients in treatment |
| Flu shots | 94 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 80 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 60 | patients screened |
| Diabetes care | 248 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 577 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 160 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 394 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 293 | patients tested |
Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department also provides care by telehealth.
Who Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department serves
4,319 patients used Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department in 2025. 94% live at or below the poverty line and 99% are at or below twice the poverty line. 4,007 patients were experiencing homelessness and 148 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | TN median | U.S. median | vs TN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 94% | 65% | 65% | +28 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 99% | 95% | 92% | +4 pts |
| Measure | This center | TN median | U.S. median | vs TN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 64% | 26% | 14% | +38 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 24% | 23% | 42% | +1 pts |
| Medicare patients | 8% | 13% | 11% | −6 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 4% | 28% | 24% | −24 pts |
Quality of care at Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department
Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department is at or above the Tennessee median on 2 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 | 42% | 66% | 68% | −24 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 26% | 48% | 54% | −22 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 34% | 46% | 54% | −12 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 18% | 34% | 44% | −16 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 62% | 86% | 77% | −24 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 95% | 89% | 86% | +7 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 91% | 78% | 79% | +13 pts |
Patients from ZIP 37403
1,863 Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department patients live in ZIP 37403, and 72% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Chattanooga C. A. R. E. S., Inc. — 204 patients from 37403
- Chattanooga Hamilton County Hospital Authority — 170 patients from 37403
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