CHC - Woodlawn — Birmingham, AL
CHC - Woodlawn is a community health center clinic at 5720 1st Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35212, open 46 hours a week. That is 6 more hours than the typical Alabama clinic (40 a week). It is run by Christ Health Center, Inc., which serves 21,299 patients across 5 clinic locations.
- Address: 5720 1st Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35212 · Directions
- Phone: (205) 380-9455
- Website: www.christhealthcenter.org
- Weekly hours: 46 (Alabama clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Christ Health Center, Inc. (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 Christ Health Center, Inc.
Patients came to Christ Health Center, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,113 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 9,188 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 235 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 23 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 2,474 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,151 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 2,371 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 594 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,504 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,701 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 5,673 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,406 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 3,747 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 3,551 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 168 | children tested |
Christ Health Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Christ Health Center, Inc. serves
21,299 patients used Christ Health Center, Inc. in 2025. 70% live at or below the poverty line and 90% are at or below twice the poverty line. 1,245 patients were experiencing homelessness and 289 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | AL median | U.S. median | vs AL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 70% | 83% | 65% | −12 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 90% | 96% | 92% | −6 pts |
| Measure | This center | AL median | U.S. median | vs AL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 24% | 24% | 14% | In line |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 32% | 26% | 42% | +6 pts |
| Medicare patients | 11% | 12% | 11% | −2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 32% | 32% | 24% | In line |
Quality of care at Christ Health Center, Inc.
Christ Health Center, Inc. is at or above the Alabama median on 6 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | AL median | U.S. median | vs AL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 63% | 63% | 68% | In line |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 46% | 46% | 54% | In line |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 58% | 44% | 54% | +14 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 51% | 36% | 44% | +15 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 86% | 85% | 77% | +1 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 93% | 92% | 86% | +1 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 90% | 83% | 79% | +6 pts |
Staffing at Christ Health Center, Inc.
The health center employs 175 full-time-equivalent staff, including 37 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 3 dental staff and 10 mental health staff. That is 578 patients per clinical provider against the Alabama median of 835 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 77,201 visits, about 3.6 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 35212
1,130 Christ Health Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 35212, and 13% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Cahaba Medical Care Foundation — 230 patients from 35212
- Alabama Regional Medical Services — 120 patients from 35212
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