Health Center at Faith Mission — Columbus, OH
Health Center at Faith Mission is a community health center clinic at 245 N Grant Ave, Columbus, OH 43215, open 40 hours a week. The typical Ohio clinic is open 43.5 hours a week. It is run by Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio, which serves 2,119 patients.
- Address: 245 N Grant Ave, Columbus, OH 43215 · Directions
- Phone: (614) 224-0747
- Website: www.lssnetworkofhope.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (Ohio clinic median: 43.5)
- Operated by: Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, eye exams, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio
Patients came to Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 510 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 360 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 40 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 875 | patients had eye exams |
| Flu shots | 137 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 70 | patients tested |
| Family planning | 75 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 294 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 509 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 39 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 631 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 577 | patients tested |
Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio also provides care by telehealth.
Who Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio serves
2,119 patients used Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio in 2025. 83% live at or below the poverty line and 97% are at or below twice the poverty line. 530 patients were experiencing homelessness and 80 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 83% | 61% | 65% | +22 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 97% | 89% | 92% | +9 pts |
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 50% | 11% | 14% | +39 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 33% | 49% | 42% | −16 pts |
| Medicare patients | 8% | 13% | 11% | −5 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 9% | 24% | 24% | −16 pts |
Quality of care at Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio
Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio is at or above the Ohio median on 0 of 5 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 | 46% | 69% | 68% | −22 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 25% | 51% | 54% | −26 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 61% | 79% | 77% | −18 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 70% | 86% | 86% | −16 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 65% | 79% | 79% | −14 pts |
Staffing at Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio
The health center employs 38 full-time-equivalent staff, including 2 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 2 dental staff and 5 mental health staff. That is 1,034 patients per clinical provider against the Ohio median of 1,213 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 6,162 visits, about 2.9 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 43215
414 Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio patients live in ZIP 43215, and 24% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Equitas Health Inc. — 676 patients from 43215
- Southeast, Inc. — 522 patients from 43215
- Ohio State University, the — 435 patients from 43215
- Columbus Neighborhood Health Center — 180 patients from 43215