Ft. Hancock — Fort Hancock, TX
Ft. Hancock is a community health center clinic at 561 S Knox Ave, Fort Hancock, TX 79839, open 40 hours a week. The typical Texas clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Project Vida Health Center, which serves 12,454 patients across 9 clinic locations.
- Address: 561 S Knox Ave, Fort Hancock, TX 79839 · Directions
- Phone: (915) 769-1079
- Weekly hours: 40 (Texas clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Project Vida Health Center (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 Project Vida Health Center
Patients came to Project Vida Health Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 725 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 4,005 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 198 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 265 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 133 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 499 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 257 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,477 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,062 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,709 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 234 | patients with asthma |
Project Vida Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Project Vida Health Center serves
12,454 patients used Project Vida Health Center in 2025. 56% live at or below the poverty line and 96% are at or below twice the poverty line. 781 patients were experiencing homelessness and 176 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 56% | 65% | 65% | −9 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 96% | 94% | 92% | +1 pts |
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 48% | 32% | 14% | +16 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 10% | 23% | 42% | −13 pts |
| Medicare patients | 7% | 9% | 11% | −2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 35% | 30% | 24% | +5 pts |
Quality of care at Project Vida Health Center
Project Vida Health Center is at or above the Texas median on 3 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 | 63% | 67% | 68% | −4 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 57% | 48% | 54% | +8 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 54% | 54% | 54% | In line |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 39% | 40% | 44% | −1 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 49% | 80% | 77% | −32 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 91% | 89% | 86% | +2 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 29% | 81% | 79% | −53 pts |
Staffing at Project Vida Health Center
The health center employs 195 full-time-equivalent staff, including 13 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 10 dental staff and 38 mental health staff. That is 940 patients per clinical provider against the Texas median of 1,028 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 40,498 visits, about 3.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 79839
266 Project Vida Health Center patients live in ZIP 79839, and 32% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Centro San Vicente — 22 patients from 79839
More Project Vida Health Center locations
See all 9 Project Vida Health Center locations
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