Combest Central Community Health Center — Lubbock, TX
Combest Central Community Health Center is a community health center clinic at 6501 University Ave, Lubbock, TX 79413, open 40 hours a week. The typical Texas clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, which serves 9,239 patients across 4 clinic locations.
- Address: 6501 University Ave, Lubbock, TX 79413 · Directions
- Phone: (806) 743-2424
- Weekly hours: 40 (Texas clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Patients came to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 3,263 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 582 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 976 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 481 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 78 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 465 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,924 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 4,671 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 753 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 247 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 243 | patients tested |
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center serves
9,239 patients used Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in 2025. 61% live at or below the poverty line and 67% are at or below twice the poverty line. 120 patients were experiencing homelessness and 99 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 61% | 65% | 65% | −4 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 67% | 94% | 92% | −27 pts |
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 30% | 32% | 14% | −2 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 23% | 23% | 42% | In line |
| Medicare patients | 15% | 9% | 11% | +7 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 31% | 30% | 24% | +1 pts |
Quality of care at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is at or above the Texas median on 2 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 | 60% | 67% | 68% | −6 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 37% | 48% | 54% | −11 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 39% | 54% | 54% | −14 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 29% | 40% | 44% | −10 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 92% | 80% | 77% | +12 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 92% | 89% | 86% | +3 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 72% | 81% | 79% | −9 pts |
Patients from ZIP 79413
387 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center patients live in ZIP 79413, and 28% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Community Health Center of Lubbock — 1,283 patients from 79413
- South Plains Rural Health Services, Inc. — 24 patients from 79413