Phsc Desiard Street Clinic — Monroe, LA
Phsc Desiard Street Clinic is a community health center clinic at 2913 Desiard St, Monroe, LA 71201, open 47 hours a week. That is 7 more hours than the typical Louisiana clinic (40 a week). It is run by Primary Health Services Center, which serves 18,096 patients across 7 clinic locations.
- Address: 2913 Desiard St, Monroe, LA 71201 · Directions
- Phone: (318) 651-9914
- Website: N/A
- Weekly hours: 47 (Louisiana clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Primary Health Services Center (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 Primary Health Services Center
Patients came to Primary Health Services Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 4,507 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 10,201 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 2,188 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 1,168 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,224 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 910 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 652 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 975 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,869 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 3,839 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 383 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 692 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 403 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 669 | children tested |
Primary Health Services Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Primary Health Services Center serves
18,096 patients used Primary Health Services Center in 2025. 74% live at or below the poverty line and 94% are at or below twice the poverty line. 8,749 patients were experiencing homelessness and 118 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | LA median | U.S. median | vs LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 74% | 72% | 65% | +3 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 94% | 94% | 92% | In line |
| Measure | This center | LA median | U.S. median | vs LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 14% | 12% | 14% | +2 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 65% | 48% | 42% | +17 pts |
| Medicare patients | 7% | 12% | 11% | −5 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 14% | 22% | 24% | −8 pts |
Quality of care at Primary Health Services Center
Primary Health Services 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 | 58% | 67% | 68% | −9 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 69% | 59% | 54% | +11 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 43% | 47% | 54% | −4 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 23% | 43% | 44% | −20 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 90% | 86% | 77% | +4 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 93% | 85% | 86% | +8 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 70% | 79% | 79% | −10 pts |
Staffing at Primary Health Services Center
The health center employs 128 full-time-equivalent staff, including 13 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 15 dental staff and 10 mental health staff. That is 1,392 patients per clinical provider against the Louisiana median of 912 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 115,269 visits, about 6.4 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 71201
2,218 Primary Health Services Center patients live in ZIP 71201, and 16% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Morehouse Community Medical Centers, Inc. — 666 patients from 71201
- Pinnacle Family Health, Inc. — 297 patients from 71201
- Hospital Service District No. 1-A of the Parish of Richland — 45 patients from 71201
Community health centers near Phsc Desiard Street Clinic
CommuniHealth Services - Monroe Community Health Center (Louisville Ave)
CommuniHealth Services - Miller Roy Clinic
CommuniHealth Services - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Clinic
Pinnacle Family Health, Inc.
CommuniHealth Services - West Monroe Community Health Center
More Primary Health Services Center locations
PHSC West Monroe Family Health Center
Phsc-Grambling Family Health Center
See all 7 Primary Health Services Center locations
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