FAMILY Circle of Care Athens Clinic — Athens, TX
FAMILY Circle of Care Athens Clinic is a community health center clinic at 1001 N Palestine St, Athens, TX 75751, open 42 hours a week. The typical Texas clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Tyler Family Circle of Care, which serves 34,996 patients across 8 clinic locations.
- Address: 1001 N Palestine St, Athens, TX 75751 · Directions
- Phone: (903) 535-9041
- Website: www.tylercircleofcare.org
- Weekly hours: 42 (Texas clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Tyler Family Circle of Care (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 Tyler Family Circle of Care
Patients came to Tyler Family Circle of Care for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,823 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 5,442 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 74 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 358 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 9,119 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 5,098 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,828 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 2,544 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 3,392 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,596 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 4,632 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,278 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 7,698 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 5,534 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 154 | children tested |
Tyler Family Circle of Care also provides care by telehealth.
Who Tyler Family Circle of Care serves
34,996 patients used Tyler Family Circle of Care in 2025. 58% live at or below the poverty line and 96% are at or below twice the poverty line. 16 patients were experiencing homelessness and 114 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 58% | 65% | 65% | −7 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 96% | 94% | 92% | +2 pts |
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 18% | 32% | 14% | −14 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 43% | 23% | 42% | +20 pts |
| Medicare patients | 6% | 9% | 11% | −3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 29% | 30% | 24% | −1 pts |
Quality of care at Tyler Family Circle of Care
Tyler Family Circle of Care is at or above the Texas median on 6 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 | 74% | 67% | 68% | +8 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 71% | 48% | 54% | +22 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 83% | 54% | 54% | +29 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 50% | 40% | 44% | +10 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 90% | 80% | 77% | +9 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 89% | 89% | 86% | In line |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 82% | 81% | 79% | +1 pts |
Staffing at Tyler Family Circle of Care
The health center employs 296 full-time-equivalent staff, including 44 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 12 dental staff and 9 mental health staff. That is 788 patients per clinical provider against the Texas median of 1,028 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 123,946 visits, about 3.5 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 75751
1,144 Tyler Family Circle of Care patients live in ZIP 75751, and 20% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- East Texas Community Clinic Inc. — 1,253 patients from 75751