CHCL Exercise — Lubbock, TX
CHCL Exercise is a community health center clinic at 1609 5th St, Lubbock, TX 79401, open 45 hours a week. That matches the 45-hour week of a typical Texas clinic. It is run by Community Health Center of Lubbock, which serves 21,811 patients across 10 clinic locations.
- Address: 1609 5th St, Lubbock, TX 79401 · Directions
- Phone: (806) 765-2611
- Website: www.chclubbock.org
- Weekly hours: 45 (Texas clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Community Health Center of Lubbock (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Community Health Center of Lubbock
Patients came to Community Health Center of Lubbock for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 8,711 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,637 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Eye exams | 2,092 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 2,214 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,801 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,082 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,439 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 946 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,230 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 3,355 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 968 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,422 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,472 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 335 | children tested |
Community Health Center of Lubbock also provides care by telehealth.
Who Community Health Center of Lubbock serves
21,811 patients used Community Health Center of Lubbock in 2025. 69% live at or below the poverty line and 92% are at or below twice the poverty line. 1,402 patients were experiencing homelessness and 120 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 69% | 65% | 65% | +4 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 92% | 94% | 92% | −2 pts |
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 36% | 32% | 14% | +4 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 26% | 23% | 42% | +3 pts |
| Medicare patients | 7% | 9% | 11% | −1 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 24% | 30% | 24% | −6 pts |
Quality of care at Community Health Center of Lubbock
Community Health Center of Lubbock is at or above the Texas median on 3 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 67% | 67% | 68% | +1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 46% | 48% | 54% | −3 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 53% | 54% | 54% | In line |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 36% | 40% | 44% | −4 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 76% | 80% | 77% | −4 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 98% | 89% | 86% | +9 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 81% | 81% | 79% | In line |
Staffing at Community Health Center of Lubbock
The health center employs 127 full-time-equivalent staff, including 13 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 24 dental staff and 4 mental health staff. That is 1,734 patients per clinical provider against the Texas median of 1,028 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 65,118 visits, about 3.0 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 79401
604 Community Health Center of Lubbock patients live in ZIP 79401, and 34% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center — 113 patients from 79401