Mercy Medical Health Center and Mercy Medicine Pharmacy — Jonesboro, LA
Mercy Medical Health Center and Mercy Medicine Pharmacy is a community health center clinic at 244 Bond St, Jonesboro, LA 71251, open 40 hours a week. That matches the 40-hour week of a typical Louisiana clinic. It is run by Mercy Medical Health Center, which serves 9,270 patients across 3 clinic locations.
- Address: 244 Bond St, Jonesboro, LA 71251 · Directions
- Phone: (318) 259-1100
- Weekly hours: 40 (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 71251
2,908 Mercy Medical Health Center patients live in ZIP 71251, and 9% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Winn Community Health Center, Inc. — 415 patients from 71251
- Primary Health Services Center — 46 patients from 71251
- Pinnacle Family Health, Inc. — 21 patients from 71251
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Winn CHC Pharmacy Services
Winn Community Health Center, Inc.
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