Florida Community Health Centers, Inc. - Dr. Fred Brown Children's Health Center — Okeechobee, FL
Florida Community Health Centers, Inc. - Dr. Fred Brown Children's Health Center is a community health center clinic at 2015 US Highway 441 N, Okeechobee, FL 34972, open 44 hours a week. That matches the 44-hour week of a typical Florida clinic. It is run by Florida Community Health Center Inc., which serves 46,483 patients across 14 clinic locations.
- Address: 2015 US Highway 441 N, Okeechobee, FL 34972 · Directions
- Phone: (863) 763-1951
- Website: www.fchcinc.org
- Weekly hours: 44 (Florida clinic median: 44)
- Operated by: Florida Community Health Center Inc. (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 Florida Community Health Center Inc.
Patients came to Florida Community Health Center Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 10,755 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 3,857 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 10,545 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 5,087 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 2,990 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 4,267 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 2,453 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 4,800 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 8,649 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 3,107 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 9,469 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 4,151 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 2,350 | children tested |
Florida Community Health Center Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Florida Community Health Center Inc. serves
46,483 patients used Florida Community Health Center Inc. in 2025. 76% live at or below the poverty line and 95% are at or below twice the poverty line. 355 patients were experiencing homelessness and 113 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | FL median | U.S. median | vs FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 76% | 75% | 65% | +1 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 95% | 95% | 92% | In line |
| Measure | This center | FL median | U.S. median | vs FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 21% | 27% | 14% | −6 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 47% | 33% | 42% | +14 pts |
| Medicare patients | 4% | 5% | 11% | −1 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 28% | 28% | 24% | In line |
Quality of care at Florida Community Health Center Inc.
Florida Community Health Center Inc. is at or above the Florida median on 5 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | FL median | U.S. median | vs FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 72% | 66% | 68% | +6 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 35% | 52% | 54% | −16 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 52% | 56% | 54% | −3 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 48% | 44% | 44% | +3 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 93% | 79% | 77% | +14 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 97% | 90% | 86% | +7 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 81% | 79% | 79% | +3 pts |
Staffing at Florida Community Health Center Inc.
The health center employs 352 full-time-equivalent staff, including 44 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 24 dental staff and 3 mental health staff. That is 1,064 patients per clinical provider against the Florida median of 1,067 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 159,910 visits, about 3.4 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 34972
4,470 Florida Community Health Center Inc. patients live in ZIP 34972, and 20% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Whole Family Health Center, Inc. — 160 patients from 34972
- Treasure Coast Community Health, Inc. — 102 patients from 34972
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