Eskenazi Health Center West 38th Street — Indianapolis, IN
Eskenazi Health Center West 38th Street is a community health center clinic at 5515 W 38th St, Indianapolis, IN 46254, open 70.5 hours a week. That is 25.5 more hours than the typical Indiana clinic (45 a week). It is run by The Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, which serves 109,563 patients across 9 clinic locations.
- Address: 5515 W 38th St, Indianapolis, IN 46254 · Directions
- Phone: (317) 880-3838
- Website: www.eskenazihealth.edu
- Weekly hours: 70.5 (Indiana clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: The Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at The Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County
Patients came to The Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 8,050 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 23,674 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 1,248 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 4,811 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 27,700 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 28,112 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 6,213 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 10,012 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 5,679 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 13,502 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 22,324 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 6,402 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 17,431 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 11,783 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 761 | children tested |
The Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County also provides care by telehealth.
Who The Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County serves
109,563 patients used The Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County in 2025. 70% live at or below the poverty line and 95% are at or below twice the poverty line. 2,450 patients were experiencing homelessness and 1,837 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | IN median | U.S. median | vs IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 70% | 62% | 65% | +8 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 95% | 87% | 92% | +8 pts |
| Measure | This center | IN median | U.S. median | vs IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 9% | 12% | 14% | −2 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 61% | 44% | 42% | +17 pts |
| Medicare patients | 9% | 13% | 11% | −4 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 21% | 26% | 24% | −6 pts |
Quality of care at The Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County
The Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County is at or above the Indiana median on 6 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | IN median | U.S. median | vs IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 65% | 67% | 68% | −2 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 73% | 52% | 54% | +21 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 76% | 53% | 54% | +22 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 63% | 39% | 44% | +24 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 87% | 74% | 77% | +13 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 89% | 80% | 86% | +9 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 79% | 78% | 79% | +1 pts |
Staffing at The Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County
The health center employs 563 full-time-equivalent staff, including 97 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 17 dental staff and 23 mental health staff. That is 1,125 patients per clinical provider against the Indiana median of 1,039 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 416,398 visits, about 3.8 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 46254
7,645 The Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County patients live in ZIP 46254, and 11% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Shalom Health Care Center, Inc. — 1,091 patients from 46254
- Healthnet, Inc. — 934 patients from 46254
- Jane Pauley Community Health Center, Inc. — 298 patients from 46254
- Raphael Health Center — 188 patients from 46254
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