Ector County Hospital District/MCH Healthy Kids Clinic — Odessa, TX
Ector County Hospital District/MCH Healthy Kids Clinic is a community health center clinic at 3001 John Ben Shepperd Pkwy, Odessa, TX 79762, open 48 hours a week. That is 3 more hours than the typical Texas clinic (45 a week). It is run by Ector County Hospital District, which serves 15,960 patients across 4 clinic locations.
- Address: 3001 John Ben Shepperd Pkwy, Odessa, TX 79762 · Directions
- Phone: (432) 640-6772
- Weekly hours: 48 (Texas clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Ector County Hospital District (FQHC look-alike)
- 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 Ector County Hospital District
Patients came to Ector County Hospital District for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 134 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 1,314 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 2,709 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,128 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 5,432 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 72 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,530 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,984 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,936 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 475 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 235 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 176 | patients tested |
Ector County Hospital District also provides care by telehealth.
Who Ector County Hospital District serves
15,960 patients used Ector County Hospital District in 2025. 41% live at or below the poverty line and 78% are at or below twice the poverty line. 151 patients were experiencing homelessness and 67 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 41% | 65% | 65% | −24 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 78% | 94% | 92% | −16 pts |
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 17% | 32% | 14% | −15 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 20% | 23% | 42% | −3 pts |
| Medicare patients | 10% | 9% | 11% | +2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 52% | 30% | 24% | +22 pts |
Quality of care at Ector County Hospital District
Ector County Hospital District 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 | 56% | 67% | 68% | −10 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 75% | 48% | 54% | +27 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 79% | 54% | 54% | +25 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 65% | 40% | 44% | +25 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 86% | 80% | 77% | +6 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 95% | 89% | 86% | +6 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 74% | 81% | 79% | −7 pts |
Staffing at Ector County Hospital District
The health center employs 62 full-time-equivalent staff, including 11 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives. That is 1,471 patients per clinical provider against the Texas median of 1,028 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 45,497 visits, about 2.9 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 79762
2,665 Ector County Hospital District patients live in ZIP 79762, and 12% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Midland Community Healthcare Services — 298 patients from 79762