Panhandle Counseling and Health Center Outreach Center — Hooker, OK
Panhandle Counseling and Health Center Outreach Center is a community health center clinic at 208 Medical Dr, Hooker, OK 73945, open 40 hours a week. The typical Oklahoma clinic is open 42 hours a week. It is run by Panhandle Counseling and Health Center, Inc., which serves 3,077 patients across 3 clinic locations.
- Address: 208 Medical Dr, Hooker, OK 73945 · Directions
- Phone: (580) 338-0072
- Weekly hours: 40 (Oklahoma clinic median: 42)
- Operated by: Panhandle Counseling and Health Center, Inc. (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 Panhandle Counseling and Health Center, Inc.
Patients came to Panhandle Counseling and Health Center, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,173 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 678 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 370 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 147 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 40 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 79 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 50 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 187 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 308 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 85 | patients with asthma |
| Childhood lead tests | 79 | children tested |
Panhandle Counseling and Health Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Panhandle Counseling and Health Center, Inc. serves
3,077 patients used Panhandle Counseling and Health Center, Inc. in 2025. 70% live at or below the poverty line and 100% are at or below twice the poverty line.
| Measure | This center | OK median | U.S. median | vs OK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 70% | 59% | 65% | +10 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 100% | 89% | 92% | +11 pts |
| Measure | This center | OK median | U.S. median | vs OK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 16% | 12% | 14% | +5 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 43% | 34% | 42% | +9 pts |
| Medicare patients | 4% | 17% | 11% | −14 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 37% | 33% | 24% | +5 pts |
Quality of care at Panhandle Counseling and Health Center, Inc.
Panhandle Counseling and Health Center, Inc. is at or above the Oklahoma median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | OK median | U.S. median | vs OK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 70% | 65% | 68% | +5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 22% | 47% | 54% | −24 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 22% | 38% | 54% | −16 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 22% | 38% | 44% | −16 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 76% | 75% | 77% | In line |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 86% | 86% | 86% | −1 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 72% | 76% | 79% | −4 pts |
Staffing at Panhandle Counseling and Health Center, Inc.
The health center employs 23 full-time-equivalent staff, including 2 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 6 dental staff and 2 mental health staff. That is 1,681 patients per clinical provider against the Oklahoma median of 854 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 10,251 visits, about 3.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 73945
347 Panhandle Counseling and Health Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 73945, and 20% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- United Methodist Western Kansas — 20 patients from 73945
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