Defiance Community Health Center — Defiance, OH
Defiance Community Health Center is a community health center clinic at 1018 Ralston Ave, Defiance, OH 43512, open 42 hours a week. The typical Ohio clinic is open 43.5 hours a week. It is run by Health Partners of Western Ohio, which serves 64,213 patients across 10 clinic locations.
- Address: 1018 Ralston Ave, Defiance, OH 43512 · Directions
- Phone: (567) 239-4562
- Website: www.hpwohio.org
- Weekly hours: 42 (Ohio clinic median: 43.5)
- Operated by: Health Partners of Western Ohio (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 Health Partners of Western Ohio
Patients came to Health Partners of Western Ohio for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 31,050 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 20,770 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 4,792 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 9,064 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 5,191 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 4,185 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,029 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,792 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 5,816 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 4,400 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 8,669 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 3,169 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 7,959 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 8,936 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 518 | children tested |
Health Partners of Western Ohio also provides care by telehealth.
Who Health Partners of Western Ohio serves
64,213 patients used Health Partners of Western Ohio in 2025. 76% live at or below the poverty line and 98% are at or below twice the poverty line. 616 patients were experiencing homelessness and 186 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 76% | 61% | 65% | +14 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 98% | 89% | 92% | +9 pts |
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 15% | 11% | 14% | +4 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 57% | 49% | 42% | +8 pts |
| Medicare patients | 7% | 13% | 11% | −6 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 21% | 24% | 24% | −4 pts |
Quality of care at Health Partners of Western Ohio
Health Partners of Western Ohio is at or above the Ohio median on 5 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 77% | 69% | 68% | +9 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 49% | 54% | 54% | −5 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 57% | 51% | 54% | +6 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 47% | 48% | 44% | −1 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 95% | 79% | 77% | +16 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 98% | 86% | 86% | +12 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 88% | 79% | 79% | +9 pts |
Staffing at Health Partners of Western Ohio
The health center employs 516 full-time-equivalent staff, including 52 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 57 dental staff and 39 mental health staff. That is 1,232 patients per clinical provider against the Ohio median of 1,213 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 257,461 visits, about 4.0 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 43512
1,452 Health Partners of Western Ohio patients live in ZIP 43512, and 14% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Community and Rural Health Services — 216 patients from 43512
- Family Health Care of Northwest Ohio, Inc. — 21 patients from 43512