Eastside Community Clinic — Nacogdoches, TX
Eastside Community Clinic is a community health center clinic at 1309 S University Dr, Nacogdoches, TX 75961, open 44 hours a week. The typical Texas clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by East Texas Community Health Service, which serves 13,933 patients across 5 clinic locations.
- Address: 1309 S University Dr, Nacogdoches, TX 75961 · Directions
- Phone: (936) 560-5668
- Website: www.etchc.com
- Weekly hours: 44 (Texas clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: East Texas Community Health Service (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 East Texas Community Health Service
Patients came to East Texas Community Health Service for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,518 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,113 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 3,713 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,636 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,518 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 986 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 981 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,577 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,705 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 560 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,777 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,386 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 19 | children tested |
East Texas Community Health Service also provides care by telehealth.
Who East Texas Community Health Service serves
13,933 patients used East Texas Community Health Service in 2025. 62% live at or below the poverty line and 94% are at or below twice the poverty line. 64 patients were experiencing homelessness and 65 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 62% | 65% | 65% | −3 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 94% | 94% | 92% | In line |
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 37% | 32% | 14% | +5 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 37% | 23% | 42% | +14 pts |
| Medicare patients | 5% | 9% | 11% | −4 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 20% | 30% | 24% | −10 pts |
Quality of care at East Texas Community Health Service
East Texas Community Health Service is at or above the Texas median on 5 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 71% | 67% | 68% | +5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 57% | 48% | 54% | +9 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 72% | 54% | 54% | +18 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 31% | 40% | 44% | −8 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 91% | 80% | 77% | +11 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 95% | 89% | 86% | +6 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 77% | 81% | 79% | −5 pts |
Staffing at East Texas Community Health Service
The health center employs 104 full-time-equivalent staff, including 14 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 5 dental staff and 2 mental health staff. That is 996 patients per clinical provider against the Texas median of 1,028 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 41,840 visits, about 3.0 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 75961
2,287 East Texas Community Health Service patients live in ZIP 75961, and 32% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Health Opportunities for the People of East Texas, Inc. — 77 patients from 75961
- Mt. Enterprise Community Health Clinic — 57 patients from 75961
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