Downtown Clinic — Nashville, TN
Downtown Clinic is a community health center clinic at 526 8th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203, open 45 hours a week. That matches the 45-hour week of a typical Tennessee clinic. It is run by United Neighborhood Health Services, Inc. DBA Nbhd Hlth, which serves 29,423 patients across 13 clinic locations.
- Address: 526 8th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203 · Directions
- Phone: (615) 227-3000
- Website: www.neighborhoodhealthtn.org
- Weekly hours: 45 (Tennessee clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: United Neighborhood Health Services, Inc. DBA Nbhd Hlth (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 United Neighborhood Health Services, Inc. DBA Nbhd Hlth
Patients came to United Neighborhood Health Services, Inc. DBA Nbhd Hlth for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 3,270 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 4,752 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 127 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 3,284 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 3,125 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 2,182 | patients tested |
| Family planning | 2,492 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 3,590 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 6,595 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 899 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 3,447 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 3,561 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 131 | children tested |
United Neighborhood Health Services, Inc. DBA Nbhd Hlth also provides care by telehealth.
Who United Neighborhood Health Services, Inc. DBA Nbhd Hlth serves
29,423 patients used United Neighborhood Health Services, Inc. DBA Nbhd Hlth in 2025. 93% live at or below the poverty line and 99% are at or below twice the poverty line. 4,490 patients were experiencing homelessness and 153 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | TN median | U.S. median | vs TN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 93% | 65% | 65% | +28 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 99% | 95% | 92% | +4 pts |
| Measure | This center | TN median | U.S. median | vs TN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 75% | 26% | 14% | +48 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 13% | 23% | 42% | −10 pts |
| Medicare patients | 3% | 13% | 11% | −10 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 9% | 28% | 24% | −18 pts |
Quality of care at United Neighborhood Health Services, Inc. DBA Nbhd Hlth
United Neighborhood Health Services, Inc. DBA Nbhd Hlth is at or above the Tennessee median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | TN median | U.S. median | vs TN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 62% | 66% | 68% | −4 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 30% | 48% | 54% | −18 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 56% | 46% | 54% | +11 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 17% | 34% | 44% | −17 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 94% | 86% | 77% | +9 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 68% | 89% | 86% | −21 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 69% | 78% | 79% | −9 pts |
Staffing at United Neighborhood Health Services, Inc. DBA Nbhd Hlth
The health center employs 214 full-time-equivalent staff, including 32 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 10 dental staff and 6 mental health staff. That is 930 patients per clinical provider against the Tennessee median of 813 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 89,305 visits, about 3.0 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 37203
2,122 United Neighborhood Health Services, Inc. DBA Nbhd Hlth patients live in ZIP 37203, and 88% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Matthew Walker Health Center — 221 patients from 37203
- University Community Health Services, Inc. D/B/A Connectus Health — 80 patients from 37203
Community health centers near Downtown Clinic
Vine Hill Community Clinic
Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Cent
Priest Lake Family and Women's Health Center
Connectus Bellevue
Connectus Antioch
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Dickerson Road Family Clinic
Neighborhood Health @ Inglewood
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