Health Care for the Homeless — New Orleans, LA
Health Care for the Homeless is a community health center clinic at 2222 Simon Bolivar Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113, open 35 hours a week. The typical Louisiana clinic is open 40 hours a week. It is run by New Orleans Health Department, which serves 2,439 patients across 5 clinic locations.
- Address: 2222 Simon Bolivar Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113 · Directions
- Phone: (504) 658-2785
- Website: www.nola.gov/health/programs/homeless
- Weekly hours: 35 (Louisiana clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: New Orleans Health Department (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at New Orleans Health Department
Patients came to New Orleans Health Department for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,178 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 288 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Cervical cancer screening | 23 | patients tested |
| Family planning | 31 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 125 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 320 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 51 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 293 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 275 | patients tested |
New Orleans Health Department also provides care by telehealth.
Who New Orleans Health Department serves
2,439 patients used New Orleans Health Department in 2025. 93% live at or below the poverty line and 99% are at or below twice the poverty line. 1,280 patients were experiencing homelessness and 45 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | LA median | U.S. median | vs LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 93% | 72% | 65% | +21 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 99% | 94% | 92% | +5 pts |
| Measure | This center | LA median | U.S. median | vs LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 49% | 12% | 14% | +37 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 40% | 48% | 42% | −7 pts |
| Medicare patients | 3% | 12% | 11% | −9 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 7% | 22% | 24% | −15 pts |
Quality of care at New Orleans Health Department
New Orleans Health Department is at or above the Louisiana median on 0 of 6 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | LA median | U.S. median | vs LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 52% | 67% | 68% | −14 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 37% | 59% | 54% | −21 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 26% | 47% | 54% | −20 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 65% | 86% | 77% | −20 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 68% | 85% | 86% | −17 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 64% | 79% | 79% | −15 pts |
Staffing at New Orleans Health Department
The health center employs 36 full-time-equivalent staff, including 5 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 6 dental staff and 2 mental health staff. That is 541 patients per clinical provider against the Louisiana median of 912 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 5,757 visits, about 2.4 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 70113
239 New Orleans Health Department patients live in ZIP 70113, and 36% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- St. Thomas Community Health Center, Inc. — 893 patients from 70113
- Marillac Community Health Centers — 750 patients from 70113
- New Orleans AIDS Task Force — 313 patients from 70113
- Start Corporation — 255 patients from 70113
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DePaul Community Health Center - St. Charles
St. Thomas Community Health Center Administrative & Service Site
St. Thomas Community Health Center
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