Equitas Health Short North — Columbus, OH
Equitas Health Short North is a community health center clinic at 1033 N High St, Columbus, OH 43201, open 67 hours a week. That is 23.5 more hours than the typical Ohio clinic (43.5 a week). It is run by Equitas Health Inc., which serves 19,505 patients across 7 clinic locations.
- Address: 1033 N High St, Columbus, OH 43201 · Directions
- Phone: (614) 340-6777
- Website: www.equitashealth.com
- Weekly hours: 67 (Ohio clinic median: 43.5)
- Operated by: Equitas Health Inc. (FQHC look-alike)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Equitas Health Inc.
Patients came to Equitas Health Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,606 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 10,962 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 74 | patients in treatment |
| Flu shots | 3,651 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 631 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 548 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 574 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,156 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,356 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,030 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 5,667 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 3,233 | patients tested |
Equitas Health Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Equitas Health Inc. serves
19,505 patients used Equitas Health Inc. in 2025. 50% live at or below the poverty line and 68% are at or below twice the poverty line. 316 patients were experiencing homelessness and 385 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 50% | 61% | 65% | −11 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 68% | 89% | 92% | −20 pts |
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 6% | 11% | 14% | −5 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 31% | 49% | 42% | −18 pts |
| Medicare patients | 8% | 13% | 11% | −5 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 56% | 24% | 24% | +31 pts |
Quality of care at Equitas Health Inc.
Equitas Health Inc. is at or above the Ohio median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 69% | 69% | 68% | +1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 53% | 54% | 54% | −1 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 41% | 51% | 54% | −11 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 44% | 48% | 44% | −4 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 77% | 79% | 77% | −2 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 96% | 86% | 86% | +10 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 77% | 79% | 79% | −2 pts |
Staffing at Equitas Health Inc.
The health center employs 471 full-time-equivalent staff, including 22 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 16 dental staff and 26 mental health staff. That is 867 patients per clinical provider against the Ohio median of 1,213 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 71,425 visits, about 3.7 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 43201
852 Equitas Health Inc. patients live in ZIP 43201, and 6% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Ohio State University, the — 857 patients from 43201
- Columbus Neighborhood Health Center — 294 patients from 43201
- Lower Light Christian Health Center, Inc. — 184 patients from 43201
- Southeast, Inc. — 176 patients from 43201