DeSoto Community Health Center — Southaven, MS
DeSoto Community Health Center is a community health center clinic at 7535 Airways Blvd, Southaven, MS 38671, open 40 hours a week. The typical Mississippi clinic is open 42 hours a week. It is run by Northeast Mississippi Health Care, Inc., which serves 8,509 patients across 4 clinic locations.
- Address: 7535 Airways Blvd, Southaven, MS 38671 · Directions
- Phone: (662) 838-2163
- Weekly hours: 40 (Mississippi clinic median: 42)
- Operated by: Northeast Mississippi Health Care, Inc. (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 Northeast Mississippi Health Care, Inc.
Patients came to Northeast Mississippi Health Care, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,610 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 787 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 1,801 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 25 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 599 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 178 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 336 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,090 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,323 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,865 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 289 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 932 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 92 | patients tested |
Northeast Mississippi Health Care, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Northeast Mississippi Health Care, Inc. serves
8,509 patients used Northeast Mississippi Health Care, Inc. in 2025. 71% live at or below the poverty line and 99% are at or below twice the poverty line.
| Measure | This center | MS median | U.S. median | vs MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 71% | 67% | 65% | +4 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 99% | 92% | 92% | +7 pts |
| Measure | This center | MS median | U.S. median | vs MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 49% | 25% | 14% | +24 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 9% | 23% | 42% | −14 pts |
| Medicare patients | 16% | 19% | 11% | −3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 27% | 32% | 24% | −5 pts |
Quality of care at Northeast Mississippi Health Care, Inc.
Northeast Mississippi Health Care, Inc. is at or above the Mississippi median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | MS median | U.S. median | vs MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 50% | 68% | 68% | −18 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 47% | 53% | 54% | −6 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 18% | 41% | 54% | −23 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 32% | 37% | 44% | −5 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 92% | 90% | 77% | +2 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 88% | 88% | 86% | In line |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 82% | 82% | 79% | In line |
Staffing at Northeast Mississippi Health Care, Inc.
The health center employs 81 full-time-equivalent staff, including 9 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 4 dental staff. That is 900 patients per clinical provider against the Mississippi median of 911 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 25,475 visits, about 3.0 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 38671
1,013 Northeast Mississippi Health Care, Inc. patients live in ZIP 38671, and 52% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Christ Community Health Services, Inc. — 244 patients from 38671
- Memphis Health Center — 51 patients from 38671
- Aaron E. Henry Community Health Services Center, Inc. — 37 patients from 38671
- Tri-State Community Health Center — 24 patients from 38671
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