Dallas Deflection Center-Homeward Bound — Dallas, TX
Dallas Deflection Center-Homeward Bound is a community health center clinic at 5300 University Hills Blvd, Dallas, TX 75241, open 40 hours a week. The typical Texas clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Dallas County Hospital District, which serves 8,586 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 5300 University Hills Blvd, Dallas, TX 75241 · Directions
- Phone: (214) 590-0153
- Weekly hours: 40 (Texas clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Dallas County Hospital District (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Dallas County Hospital District
Patients came to Dallas County Hospital District for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,869 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 1,970 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 651 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 114 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 770 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 407 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 795 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 97 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 729 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,174 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 503 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,884 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,865 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 40 | children tested |
Dallas County Hospital District also provides care by telehealth.
Who Dallas County Hospital District serves
8,586 patients used Dallas County Hospital District in 2025. 97% live at or below the poverty line and 99% are at or below twice the poverty line. 8,586 patients were experiencing homelessness and 100 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 97% | 65% | 65% | +32 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 99% | 94% | 92% | +5 pts |
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 78% | 32% | 14% | +46 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 8% | 23% | 42% | −15 pts |
| Medicare patients | 6% | 9% | 11% | −3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 8% | 30% | 24% | −23 pts |
Quality of care at Dallas County Hospital District
Dallas County Hospital District 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 | 62% | 67% | 68% | −5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 22% | 48% | 54% | −27 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 29% | 54% | 54% | −24 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 34% | 40% | 44% | −5 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 90% | 80% | 77% | +10 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 99% | 89% | 86% | +10 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 84% | 81% | 79% | +3 pts |
Staffing at Dallas County Hospital District
The health center employs 56 full-time-equivalent staff, including 8 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 6 dental staff and 4 mental health staff. That is 1,145 patients per clinical provider against the Texas median of 1,028 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 38,415 visits, about 4.5 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 75241
966 Dallas County Hospital District patients live in ZIP 75241, and 87% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Los Barrios Unidos Community Clinic — 496 patients from 75241
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Clinic, Inc. — 253 patients from 75241
- AIDS Arms Inc. — 174 patients from 75241
- Healing Hands Ministries, Inc. — 117 patients from 75241