Dr. Sophie Womack Health Center — Detroit, MI
Dr. Sophie Womack Health Center is a community health center clinic at 7900 Kercheval St, Detroit, MI 48214, open 40 hours a week. The typical Michigan clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Detroit Community Health Connection, Inc., which serves 10,538 patients across 7 clinic locations.
- Address: 7900 Kercheval St, Detroit, MI 48214 · Directions
- Phone: (313) 921-5500
- Website: www.dchcquality.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (Michigan clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Detroit Community Health Connection, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Detroit Community Health Connection, Inc.
Patients came to Detroit Community Health Connection, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,357 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 1,262 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 2,400 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,099 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,228 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 674 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 529 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 967 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,353 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,051 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,942 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,531 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 653 | children tested |
Detroit Community Health Connection, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Detroit Community Health Connection, Inc. serves
10,538 patients used Detroit Community Health Connection, Inc. in 2025. 99% live at or below the poverty line and 100% are at or below twice the poverty line. 390 patients were experiencing homelessness.
| Measure | This center | MI median | U.S. median | vs MI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 99% | 54% | 65% | +45 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 100% | 87% | 92% | +13 pts |
| Measure | This center | MI median | U.S. median | vs MI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 18% | 10% | 14% | +8 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 64% | 45% | 42% | +19 pts |
| Medicare patients | 7% | 15% | 11% | −8 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 11% | 25% | 24% | −13 pts |
Quality of care at Detroit Community Health Connection, Inc.
Detroit Community Health Connection, Inc. is at or above the Michigan median on 1 of 6 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | MI median | U.S. median | vs MI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 60% | 71% | 68% | −11 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 30% | 57% | 54% | −26 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 63% | 60% | 54% | +3 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 55% | 71% | 77% | −16 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 68% | 80% | 86% | −12 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 66% | 79% | 79% | −13 pts |
Staffing at Detroit Community Health Connection, Inc.
The health center employs 101 full-time-equivalent staff, including 16 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 6 dental staff and 2 mental health staff. That is 674 patients per clinical provider against the Michigan median of 987 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 29,021 visits, about 2.8 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 48214
795 Detroit Community Health Connection, Inc. patients live in ZIP 48214, and 21% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Health Centers Detroit Foundation, Inc. — 528 patients from 48214
- Covenant Community Care Inc. — 268 patients from 48214
- Detroit Central City Community Mental Health Inc. — 93 patients from 48214
- Detroit Health Care for the Homeless — 74 patients from 48214
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