Leroy E. Browne Medical Center — Saint Helena Island, SC
Leroy E. Browne Medical Center is a community health center clinic at 6315 Jonathan Francis Sr Rd, Saint Helena Island, SC 29920, open 42 hours a week. That matches the 42.5-hour week of a typical South Carolina clinic. It is run by Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Incorporated, which serves 21,144 patients across 12 clinic locations.
- Address: 6315 Jonathan Francis Sr Rd, Saint Helena Island, SC 29920 · Directions
- Phone: (843) 987-7400
- Website: www.bjhchs.org
- Weekly hours: 42 (South Carolina clinic median: 42.5)
- Operated by: Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Incorporated (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 Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Incorporated
Patients came to Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Incorporated for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,189 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 3,012 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 48 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 3,119 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,952 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,665 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 2,287 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,184 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 3,338 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 6,568 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 854 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 5,518 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 897 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 616 | children tested |
Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Incorporated also provides care by telehealth.
Who Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Incorporated serves
21,144 patients used Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Incorporated in 2025. 58% live at or below the poverty line and 95% are at or below twice the poverty line. 62 patients were experiencing homelessness and 224 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | SC median | U.S. median | vs SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 58% | 66% | 65% | −8 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 95% | 93% | 92% | +1 pts |
| Measure | This center | SC median | U.S. median | vs SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 15% | 27% | 14% | −11 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 30% | 27% | 42% | +3 pts |
| Medicare patients | 20% | 18% | 11% | +2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 35% | 26% | 24% | +9 pts |
Quality of care at Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Incorporated
Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Incorporated is at or above the South Carolina median on 5 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | SC median | U.S. median | vs SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 74% | 68% | 68% | +5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 71% | 59% | 54% | +12 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 61% | 59% | 54% | +2 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 56% | 48% | 44% | +8 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 70% | 82% | 77% | −13 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 78% | 88% | 86% | −10 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 88% | 85% | 79% | +3 pts |
Patients from ZIP 29920
1,612 Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Incorporated patients live in ZIP 29920, and 18% of them are uninsured.
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