German Village — Columbus, OH
German Village is a community health center clinic at 1560 S High St, Columbus, OH 43207, open 45 hours a week. That is 1.5 more hours than the typical Ohio clinic (43.5 a week). It is run by Lower Light Christian Health Center, Inc., which serves 17,370 patients across 8 clinic locations.
- Address: 1560 S High St, Columbus, OH 43207 · Directions
- Phone: (614) 274-1455
- Weekly hours: 45 (Ohio clinic median: 43.5)
- Operated by: Lower Light Christian Health Center, Inc. (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 Lower Light Christian Health Center, Inc.
Patients came to Lower Light Christian 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 | 814 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 5,910 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 385 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 1,137 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 985 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,046 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,581 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 2,604 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,229 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,950 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 5,253 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 796 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 21 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 22 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 202 | children tested |
Lower Light Christian Health Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Lower Light Christian Health Center, Inc. serves
17,370 patients used Lower Light Christian Health Center, Inc. in 2025. 72% live at or below the poverty line and 93% are at or below twice the poverty line. 2,977 patients were experiencing homelessness and 251 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 72% | 61% | 65% | +11 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 93% | 89% | 92% | +4 pts |
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 29% | 11% | 14% | +18 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 32% | 49% | 42% | −17 pts |
| Medicare patients | 11% | 13% | 11% | −2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 28% | 24% | 24% | +4 pts |
Quality of care at Lower Light Christian Health Center, Inc.
Lower Light Christian Health Center, Inc. is at or above the Ohio median on 5 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 67% | 69% | 68% | −1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 54% | 54% | 54% | In line |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 66% | 51% | 54% | +14 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 55% | 48% | 44% | +7 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 83% | 79% | 77% | +4 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 96% | 86% | 86% | +10 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 82% | 79% | 79% | +3 pts |
Staffing at Lower Light Christian Health Center, Inc.
The health center employs 190 full-time-equivalent staff, including 25 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 4 dental staff and 16 mental health staff. That is 684 patients per clinical provider against the Ohio median of 1,213 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 81,532 visits, about 4.7 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 43207
798 Lower Light Christian Health Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 43207, and 22% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Columbus Neighborhood Health Center — 2,461 patients from 43207
- Ohio State University, the — 887 patients from 43207
- Southeast, Inc. — 511 patients from 43207
- Heart of Ohio Family Health Centers — 508 patients from 43207