East Arkansas Family Health Center, Inc. — West Memphis, AR
East Arkansas Family Health Center, Inc. is a community health center clinic at 900 N 7th St, West Memphis, AR 72301, open 58 hours a week. That is 18 more hours than the typical Arkansas clinic (40 a week). It is run by East Arkansas Family Health Center, Inc., which serves 22,217 patients across 8 clinic locations.
- Address: 900 N 7th St, West Memphis, AR 72301 · Directions
- Phone: (870) 735-3842
- Website: eafhc.org
- Weekly hours: 58 (Arkansas clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: East Arkansas Family Health Center, Inc. (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 East Arkansas Family Health Center, Inc.
Patients came to East Arkansas Family Health Center, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 5,887 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 4,280 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 16 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 2,115 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 920 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,750 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 759 | patients tested |
| Family planning | 697 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 3,520 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 7,963 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 837 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,781 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 260 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 160 | children tested |
East Arkansas Family Health Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who East Arkansas Family Health Center, Inc. serves
22,217 patients used East Arkansas Family Health Center, Inc. in 2025. 63% live at or below the poverty line and 87% are at or below twice the poverty line. 170 patients were experiencing homelessness and 385 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | AR median | U.S. median | vs AR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 63% | 65% | 65% | −2 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 87% | 89% | 92% | −2 pts |
| Measure | This center | AR median | U.S. median | vs AR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 31% | 19% | 14% | +12 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 28% | 29% | 42% | −1 pts |
| Medicare patients | 22% | 18% | 11% | +4 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 20% | 36% | 24% | −16 pts |
Quality of care at East Arkansas Family Health Center, Inc.
East Arkansas Family Health Center, Inc. is at or above the Arkansas median on 7 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | AR median | U.S. median | vs AR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 78% | 73% | 68% | +5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 76% | 51% | 54% | +24 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 56% | 39% | 54% | +17 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 57% | 44% | 44% | +13 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 97% | 68% | 77% | +29 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 94% | 88% | 86% | +6 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 83% | 77% | 79% | +6 pts |
Staffing at East Arkansas Family Health Center, Inc.
The health center employs 268 full-time-equivalent staff, including 22 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 28 dental staff and 6 mental health staff. That is 997 patients per clinical provider against the Arkansas median of 780 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 77,801 visits, about 3.5 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 72301
7,402 East Arkansas Family Health Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 72301, and 21% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Christ Community Health Services, Inc. — 43 patients from 72301
- Memphis Health Center — 29 patients from 72301
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