Falls Community Health — Sioux Falls, SD
Falls Community Health is a community health center clinic at 521 N Main Ave, Suite 101, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, open 46 hours a week. That is 1.5 more hours than the typical South Dakota clinic (44.5 a week). It is run by City of Sioux Falls Health Department, which serves 9,766 patients.
- Address: 521 N Main Ave, Suite 101, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 · Directions
- Phone: (605) 367-8793
- Website: www.siouxfalls.org/fch
- Weekly hours: 46 (South Dakota clinic median: 44.5)
- Operated by: City of Sioux Falls Health Department (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at City of Sioux Falls Health Department
Patients came to City of Sioux Falls 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 | 3,745 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,493 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 189 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 244 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 494 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 528 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 114 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 304 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 875 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,605 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 250 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,236 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 362 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 38 | children tested |
City of Sioux Falls Health Department also provides care by telehealth.
Who City of Sioux Falls Health Department serves
9,766 patients used City of Sioux Falls Health Department in 2025. 57% live at or below the poverty line and 89% are at or below twice the poverty line. 1,975 patients were experiencing homelessness and 148 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | SD median | U.S. median | vs SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 57% | 42% | 65% | +15 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 89% | 64% | 92% | +25 pts |
| Measure | This center | SD median | U.S. median | vs SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 27% | 25% | 14% | +3 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 44% | 33% | 42% | +10 pts |
| Medicare patients | 11% | 13% | 11% | −3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 18% | 28% | 24% | −10 pts |
Quality of care at City of Sioux Falls Health Department
City of Sioux Falls Health Department is at or above the South Dakota median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | SD median | U.S. median | vs SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 66% | 74% | 68% | −9 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 48% | 53% | 54% | −5 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 59% | 58% | 54% | +1 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 39% | 47% | 44% | −8 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 62% | 73% | 77% | −11 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 83% | 88% | 86% | −5 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 83% | 78% | 79% | +5 pts |
Staffing at City of Sioux Falls Health Department
The health center employs 83 full-time-equivalent staff, including 9 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 17 dental staff and 1 mental health staff. That is 1,111 patients per clinical provider against the South Dakota median of 783 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 32,710 visits, about 3.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 57104
2,165 City of Sioux Falls Health Department patients live in ZIP 57104, and 24% of them are uninsured.
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