Legacy Northside/Northline - North Freeway — Houston, TX
Legacy Northside/Northline - North Freeway is a community health center clinic at 5598 North Fwy, #A-1, Houston, TX 77076, open 45 hours a week. That matches the 45-hour week of a typical Texas clinic. It is run by Legacy Community Health Services, Inc., which serves 192,777 patients across 25 clinic locations.
- Address: 5598 North Fwy, #A-1, Houston, TX 77076 · Directions
- Phone: (832) 548-5000
- Weekly hours: 45 (Texas clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Legacy Community Health Services, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Legacy Community Health Services, Inc.
Patients came to Legacy Community 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 | 6,923 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 37,314 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 155 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 7,722 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 46,451 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 34,427 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 11,805 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 8,973 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 14,133 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 11,899 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 19,426 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 5,837 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 46,445 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 17,173 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 12,413 | children tested |
Legacy Community Health Services, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Legacy Community Health Services, Inc. serves
192,777 patients used Legacy Community Health Services, Inc. in 2025. 79% live at or below the poverty line and 97% are at or below twice the poverty line. 2,080 patients were experiencing homelessness and 273 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 79% | 65% | 65% | +14 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 97% | 94% | 92% | +3 pts |
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 37% | 32% | 14% | +5 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 36% | 23% | 42% | +13 pts |
| Medicare patients | 3% | 9% | 11% | −5 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 20% | 30% | 24% | −10 pts |
Quality of care at Legacy Community Health Services, Inc.
Legacy Community Health Services, Inc. is at or above the Texas median on 4 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 | 70% | 67% | 68% | +4 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 45% | 48% | 54% | −3 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 69% | 54% | 54% | +15 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 34% | 40% | 44% | −6 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 88% | 80% | 77% | +8 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 94% | 89% | 86% | +5 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 79% | 81% | 79% | −2 pts |
Staffing at Legacy Community Health Services, Inc.
The health center employs 1,677 full-time-equivalent staff, including 137 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 22 dental staff and 247 mental health staff. That is 1,406 patients per clinical provider against the Texas median of 1,028 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 788,203 visits, about 4.1 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 77076
1,827 Legacy Community Health Services, Inc. patients live in ZIP 77076, and 43% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Houston Community Health Centers, Inc. — 1,165 patients from 77076
- Houston Area Comnty Services, Inc. — 84 patients from 77076
- El Centro de Corazon — 44 patients from 77076
- Spring Branch Community Health Center — 39 patients from 77076