Eastern Iowa Health Center — Cedar Rapids, IA
Eastern Iowa Health Center is a community health center clinic at 1201 3rd Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403, open 52 hours a week. That is 12 more hours than the typical Iowa clinic (40 a week). It is run by Eastern Iowa Health Center, which serves 19,005 patients across 6 clinic locations.
- Address: 1201 3rd Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 · Directions
- Phone: (319) 730-7300
- Website: www.easterniowahealthcenter.com
- Weekly hours: 52 (Iowa clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Eastern Iowa Health Center (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 Eastern Iowa Health Center
Patients came to Eastern Iowa Health Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 12,029 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,483 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 44 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 2,679 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,853 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,666 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 608 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,742 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 980 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,328 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 446 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,952 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,971 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 576 | children tested |
Eastern Iowa Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Eastern Iowa Health Center serves
19,005 patients used Eastern Iowa Health Center in 2025. 54% live at or below the poverty line and 90% are at or below twice the poverty line. 5,150 patients were experiencing homelessness and 145 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | IA median | U.S. median | vs IA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 54% | 68% | 65% | −13 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 90% | 91% | 92% | In line |
| Measure | This center | IA median | U.S. median | vs IA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 34% | 19% | 14% | +15 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 52% | 49% | 42% | +2 pts |
| Medicare patients | 4% | 8% | 11% | −4 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 11% | 21% | 24% | −11 pts |
Quality of care at Eastern Iowa Health Center
Eastern Iowa Health Center is at or above the Iowa median on 3 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | IA median | U.S. median | vs IA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 77% | 76% | 68% | +1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 52% | 56% | 54% | −4 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 71% | 63% | 54% | +8 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 44% | 41% | 44% | +3 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 47% | 81% | 77% | −34 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 71% | 92% | 86% | −21 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 80% | 83% | 79% | −3 pts |
Staffing at Eastern Iowa Health Center
The health center employs 112 full-time-equivalent staff, including 14 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 26 dental staff and 1 mental health staff. That is 1,398 patients per clinical provider against the Iowa median of 1,413 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 67,436 visits, about 3.5 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 52403
2,056 Eastern Iowa Health Center patients live in ZIP 52403, and 29% of them are uninsured.
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