Gower Family Medicine — Gower, MO
Gower Family Medicine is a community health center clinic at 313 S US Highway 169, Gower, MO 64454, open 40 hours a week. That matches the 40-hour week of a typical Missouri clinic. It is run by Northwest Health Services, Inc., which serves 19,410 patients across 14 clinic locations.
- Address: 313 S US Highway 169, Gower, MO 64454 · Directions
- Phone: (816) 424-6427
- Weekly hours: 40 (Missouri clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Northwest Health Services, Inc. (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 Northwest Health Services, Inc.
Patients came to Northwest Health Services, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 3,372 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 7,007 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 461 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 188 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,166 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 471 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 748 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 438 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,776 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 6,235 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 823 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 738 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,573 | patients tested |
Northwest Health Services, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Northwest Health Services, Inc. serves
19,410 patients used Northwest Health Services, Inc. in 2025. 47% live at or below the poverty line and 93% are at or below twice the poverty line. 1,081 patients were experiencing homelessness and 776 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | MO median | U.S. median | vs MO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 47% | 61% | 65% | −14 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 93% | 92% | 92% | In line |
| Measure | This center | MO median | U.S. median | vs MO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 33% | 14% | 14% | +19 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 19% | 48% | 42% | −30 pts |
| Medicare patients | 18% | 9% | 11% | +9 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 31% | 26% | 24% | +4 pts |
Quality of care at Northwest Health Services, Inc.
Northwest Health Services, Inc. is at or above the Missouri median on 1 of 6 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | MO median | U.S. median | vs MO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 69% | 69% | 68% | In line |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 37% | 45% | 54% | −9 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 22% | 49% | 54% | −28 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 88% | 85% | 77% | +4 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 82% | 85% | 86% | −3 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 79% | 79% | 79% | In line |
Staffing at Northwest Health Services, Inc.
The health center employs 156 full-time-equivalent staff, including 14 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 17 dental staff and 3 mental health staff. That is 1,420 patients per clinical provider against the Missouri median of 1,167 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 68,009 visits, about 3.5 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 64454
527 Northwest Health Services, Inc. patients live in ZIP 64454, and 14% of them are uninsured.