Hope Community Medicine - Rusk — Rusk, TX
Hope Community Medicine - Rusk is a community health center clinic at 1375 N Dickinson Dr, Rusk, TX 75785, open 40 hours a week. The typical Texas clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Health Opportunities for the People of East Texas, Inc., which serves 10,618 patients across 9 clinic locations.
- Address: 1375 N Dickinson Dr, Rusk, TX 75785 · Directions
- Phone: (903) 683-1300
- Website: www.hcmtx.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (Texas clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Health Opportunities for the People of East Texas, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Health Opportunities for the People of East Texas, Inc.
Patients came to Health Opportunities for the People of East Texas, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 2,048 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 941 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 748 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 286 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 609 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 305 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,520 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,549 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 346 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,047 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 421 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 86 | children tested |
Health Opportunities for the People of East Texas, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Health Opportunities for the People of East Texas, Inc. serves
10,618 patients used Health Opportunities for the People of East Texas, Inc. in 2025. 85% live at or below the poverty line and 98% are at or below twice the poverty line. 97 patients were experiencing homelessness and 106 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 85% | 65% | 65% | +20 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 98% | 94% | 92% | +4 pts |
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 30% | 32% | 14% | −2 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 24% | 23% | 42% | In line |
| Medicare patients | 13% | 9% | 11% | +4 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 34% | 30% | 24% | +3 pts |
Quality of care at Health Opportunities for the People of East Texas, Inc.
Health Opportunities for the People of East Texas, Inc. is at or above the Texas median on 0 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 | 56% | 67% | 68% | −11 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 33% | 48% | 54% | −15 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 27% | 54% | 54% | −26 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 22% | 40% | 44% | −17 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 63% | 80% | 77% | −17 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 85% | 89% | 86% | −4 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 68% | 81% | 79% | −13 pts |
Staffing at Health Opportunities for the People of East Texas, Inc.
The health center employs 67 full-time-equivalent staff, including 10 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 5 mental health staff. That is 1,101 patients per clinical provider against the Texas median of 1,028 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 30,984 visits, about 2.9 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 75785
565 Health Opportunities for the People of East Texas, Inc. patients live in ZIP 75785, and 12% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Tyler Family Circle of Care — 335 patients from 75785
- Mt. Enterprise Community Health Clinic — 58 patients from 75785
- East Texas Community Health Service — 31 patients from 75785