Eight Mile Health Center — Mobile, AL
Eight Mile Health Center is a community health center clinic at 4009 Saint Stephens Rd, Mobile, AL 36612, open 45 hours a week. That is 5 more hours than the typical Alabama clinic (40 a week). It is run by Mobile County Health Department, which serves 25,450 patients across 8 clinic locations.
- Address: 4009 Saint Stephens Rd, Mobile, AL 36612 · Directions
- Phone: (251) 456-1399
- Website: mchd.org/family-health/.org
- Weekly hours: 45 (Alabama clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Mobile County Health Department (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 Mobile County Health Department
Patients came to Mobile County Health Department for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,869 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 3,192 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 4,891 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,431 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 2,545 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,241 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 2,690 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,863 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 4,488 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 848 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 6,387 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 3,553 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 910 | children tested |
Mobile County Health Department also provides care by telehealth.
Who Mobile County Health Department serves
25,450 patients used Mobile County Health Department in 2025. 81% live at or below the poverty line and 96% are at or below twice the poverty line. 453 patients were experiencing homelessness and 256 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | AL median | U.S. median | vs AL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 81% | 83% | 65% | −2 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 96% | 96% | 92% | In line |
| Measure | This center | AL median | U.S. median | vs AL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 27% | 24% | 14% | +3 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 44% | 26% | 42% | +19 pts |
| Medicare patients | 7% | 12% | 11% | −5 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 20% | 32% | 24% | −12 pts |
Quality of care at Mobile County Health Department
Mobile County Health Department is at or above the Alabama median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | AL median | U.S. median | vs AL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 53% | 63% | 68% | −10 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 37% | 46% | 54% | −9 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 57% | 44% | 54% | +14 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 25% | 36% | 44% | −10 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 77% | 85% | 77% | −8 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 88% | 92% | 86% | −4 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 85% | 83% | 79% | +2 pts |
Patients from ZIP 36612
574 Mobile County Health Department patients live in ZIP 36612, and 17% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Franklin Primary Health Center, Inc. — 590 patients from 36612
- Altapointe Health Systems, Inc. — 209 patients from 36612