Macon County Health Department Community Health Center — Lafayette, TN
Macon County Health Department Community Health Center is a community health center clinic at 265 Nature Trail Way, Lafayette, TN 37083, open 42.5 hours a week. The typical Tennessee clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Tennessee State Department of Health, which serves 15,421 patients across 14 clinic locations.
- Address: 265 Nature Trail Way, Lafayette, TN 37083 · Directions
- Phone: (615) 666-2142
- Weekly hours: 42.5 (Tennessee clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Tennessee State Department of Health (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Tennessee State Department of Health
Patients came to Tennessee State Department of Health for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,896 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,424 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 331 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,246 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 844 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 115 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,923 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,745 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 5,692 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 655 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,749 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,855 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 63 | children tested |
Tennessee State Department of Health also provides care by telehealth.
Who Tennessee State Department of Health serves
15,421 patients used Tennessee State Department of Health in 2025. 81% live at or below the poverty line and 97% are at or below twice the poverty line. 66 patients were experiencing homelessness and 247 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | TN median | U.S. median | vs TN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 81% | 65% | 65% | +16 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 97% | 95% | 92% | +2 pts |
| Measure | This center | TN median | U.S. median | vs TN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 60% | 26% | 14% | +34 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 12% | 23% | 42% | −11 pts |
| Medicare patients | 4% | 13% | 11% | −9 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 23% | 28% | 24% | −4 pts |
Quality of care at Tennessee State Department of Health
Tennessee State Department of Health is at or above the Tennessee median on 6 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | TN median | U.S. median | vs TN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 67% | 66% | 68% | +1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 48% | 48% | 54% | In line |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 60% | 46% | 54% | +14 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 33% | 34% | 44% | −1 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 92% | 86% | 77% | +7 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 96% | 89% | 86% | +7 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 93% | 78% | 79% | +15 pts |
Staffing at Tennessee State Department of Health
The health center employs 123 full-time-equivalent staff, including 23 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 13 dental staff. That is 682 patients per clinical provider against the Tennessee median of 813 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 38,840 visits, about 2.5 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 37083
526 Tennessee State Department of Health patients live in ZIP 37083, and 68% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Hope Family Health Services — 1,370 patients from 37083
- United Neighborhood Health Services, Inc. DBA Nbhd Hlth — 22 patients from 37083
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