IHC Howard County WIC — Kokomo, IN
IHC Howard County WIC is a community health center clinic at 1805 E Vaile Ave, Kokomo, IN 46901, open 45 hours a week. That matches the 45-hour week of a typical Indiana clinic. It is run by Indiana Health Centers, Inc., which serves 38,853 patients across 18 clinic locations.
- Address: 1805 E Vaile Ave, Kokomo, IN 46901 · Directions
- Phone: (765) 252-4249
- Weekly hours: 45 (Indiana clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Indiana Health Centers, 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 Indiana Health Centers, Inc.
Patients came to Indiana Health Centers, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 8,058 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 12,124 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 298 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 5,909 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 3,631 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 985 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 2,251 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,571 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 4,778 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 8,945 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 2,058 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 4,951 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,567 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 826 | children tested |
Indiana Health Centers, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Indiana Health Centers, Inc. serves
38,853 patients used Indiana Health Centers, Inc. in 2025. 93% live at or below the poverty line and 99% are at or below twice the poverty line. 764 patients were experiencing homelessness and 415 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | IN median | U.S. median | vs IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 93% | 62% | 65% | +30 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 99% | 87% | 92% | +12 pts |
| Measure | This center | IN median | U.S. median | vs IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 11% | 12% | 14% | −1 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 55% | 44% | 42% | +11 pts |
| Medicare patients | 11% | 13% | 11% | −2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 23% | 26% | 24% | −3 pts |
Quality of care at Indiana Health Centers, Inc.
Indiana Health Centers, Inc. is at or above the Indiana median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | IN median | U.S. median | vs IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 69% | 67% | 68% | +2 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 47% | 52% | 54% | −4 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 46% | 53% | 54% | −7 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 36% | 39% | 44% | −4 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 64% | 74% | 77% | −10 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 76% | 80% | 86% | −4 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 82% | 78% | 79% | +3 pts |
Staffing at Indiana Health Centers, Inc.
The health center employs 329 full-time-equivalent staff, including 37 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 23 dental staff and 9 mental health staff. That is 1,039 patients per clinical provider against the Indiana median of 1,039 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 138,085 visits, about 3.6 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 46901
3,412 Indiana Health Centers, Inc. patients live in ZIP 46901, and 7% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Jane Pauley Community Health Center, Inc. — 2,585 patients from 46901
- Purdue University — 178 patients from 46901
- Riggs Community Health Center, Inc. — 20 patients from 46901