Mercy Dental — Ruston, LA
Mercy Dental is a community health center clinic at 900 S Vienna St, Ruston, LA 71270, open 32 hours a week. The typical Louisiana clinic is open 40 hours a week. It is run by Mercy Medical Health Center, which serves 9,270 patients across 3 clinic locations.
- Address: 900 S Vienna St, Ruston, LA 71270 · Directions
- Phone: (318) 251-0334
- Weekly hours: 32 (Louisiana clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Mercy Medical Health Center (FQHC look-alike)
- 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 Mercy Medical Health Center
Patients came to Mercy Medical Health Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,135 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 1,951 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 520 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 385 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 199 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 536 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 216 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,066 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,367 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 175 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 272 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 286 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 120 | children tested |
Mercy Medical Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Mercy Medical Health Center serves
9,270 patients used Mercy Medical Health Center in 2025. 68% live at or below the poverty line and 87% are at or below twice the poverty line. 28 patients were experiencing homelessness and 176 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | LA median | U.S. median | vs LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 68% | 72% | 65% | −3 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 87% | 94% | 92% | −7 pts |
| Measure | This center | LA median | U.S. median | vs LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 20% | 12% | 14% | +8 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 32% | 48% | 42% | −16 pts |
| Medicare patients | 13% | 12% | 11% | +1 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 35% | 22% | 24% | +13 pts |
Quality of care at Mercy Medical Health Center
Mercy Medical Health Center is at or above the Louisiana median on 3 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | LA median | U.S. median | vs LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 67% | 67% | 68% | In line |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 52% | 59% | 54% | −7 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 42% | 47% | 54% | −4 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 48% | 43% | 44% | +6 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 57% | 86% | 77% | −29 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 74% | 85% | 86% | −11 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 81% | 79% | 79% | +2 pts |
Staffing at Mercy Medical Health Center
The health center employs 114 full-time-equivalent staff, including 11 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 6 dental staff and 1 mental health staff. That is 837 patients per clinical provider against the Louisiana median of 912 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 31,240 visits, about 3.4 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 71270
1,201 Mercy Medical Health Center patients live in ZIP 71270, and 51% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Winn Community Health Center, Inc. — 3,925 patients from 71270
- Primary Health Services Center — 611 patients from 71270
- Pinnacle Family Health, Inc. — 92 patients from 71270
- Morehouse Community Medical Centers, Inc. — 67 patients from 71270
Community health centers near Mercy Dental
Lincoln Community Health Center
Phsc-Grambling Family Health Center
PHSC West Monroe Family Health Center
CommuniHealth Services - West Monroe Community Health Center
Pinnacle Family Health, Inc.
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