Community Health Center of Dayton — Dayton, IA
Community Health Center of Dayton is a community health center clinic at 24 S Main St, Dayton, IA 50530, open 35 hours a week. The typical Iowa clinic is open 40 hours a week. It is run by Community Health Center of Fort Dodge, Inc., which serves 17,529 patients across 6 clinic locations.
- Address: 24 S Main St, Dayton, IA 50530 · Directions
- Phone: (515) 547-2974
- Weekly hours: 35 (Iowa clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Community Health Center of Fort Dodge, 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 Community Health Center of Fort Dodge, Inc.
Patients came to Community Health Center of Fort Dodge, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 10,522 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 4,366 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 56 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 546 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 510 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 414 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 432 | patients tested |
| Family planning | 372 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 941 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,828 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 351 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,099 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,125 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 88 | children tested |
Community Health Center of Fort Dodge, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Community Health Center of Fort Dodge, Inc. serves
17,529 patients used Community Health Center of Fort Dodge, Inc. in 2025. 78% live at or below the poverty line and 95% are at or below twice the poverty line. 652 patients were experiencing homelessness and 270 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | IA median | U.S. median | vs IA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 78% | 68% | 65% | +10 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 95% | 91% | 92% | +5 pts |
| Measure | This center | IA median | U.S. median | vs IA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 21% | 19% | 14% | +2 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 51% | 49% | 42% | +2 pts |
| Medicare patients | 10% | 8% | 11% | +2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 18% | 21% | 24% | −4 pts |
Quality of care at Community Health Center of Fort Dodge, Inc.
Community Health Center of Fort Dodge, Inc. is at or above the Iowa median on 1 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | IA median | U.S. median | vs IA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 73% | 76% | 68% | −3 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 55% | 56% | 54% | −2 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 47% | 63% | 54% | −16 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 36% | 41% | 44% | −4 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 80% | 81% | 77% | −1 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 94% | 92% | 86% | +3 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 73% | 83% | 79% | −10 pts |
Staffing at Community Health Center of Fort Dodge, Inc.
The health center employs 133 full-time-equivalent staff, including 10 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 40 dental staff and 19 mental health staff. That is 1,845 patients per clinical provider against the Iowa median of 1,413 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 58,418 visits, about 3.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 50530
253 Community Health Center of Fort Dodge, Inc. patients live in ZIP 50530, and 6% of them are uninsured.