Physicians Care of Sweet Water — Sweet Water, AL
Physicians Care of Sweet Water is a community health center clinic at 31431 AL Highway 10, Sweet Water, AL 36782, open 40 hours a week. That matches the 40-hour week of a typical Alabama clinic. It is run by Physicians Care of Clarke, which serves 13,120 patients across 6 clinic locations.
- Address: 31431 AL Highway 10, Sweet Water, AL 36782 · Directions
- Phone: (334) 994-6300
- Website: none
- Weekly hours: 40 (Alabama clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Physicians Care of Clarke (FQHC look-alike)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Physicians Care of Clarke
Patients came to Physicians Care of Clarke for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 2,654 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 1,653 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 534 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 226 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 385 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 100 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,290 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 5,600 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 723 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,381 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 4,357 | patients tested |
Physicians Care of Clarke also provides care by telehealth.
Who Physicians Care of Clarke serves
13,120 patients used Physicians Care of Clarke in 2025. 62% live at or below the poverty line and 95% are at or below twice the poverty line.
| Measure | This center | AL median | U.S. median | vs AL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 62% | 83% | 65% | −20 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 95% | 96% | 92% | In line |
| Measure | This center | AL median | U.S. median | vs AL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 4% | 24% | 14% | −20 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 26% | 26% | 42% | In line |
| Medicare patients | 22% | 12% | 11% | +10 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 48% | 32% | 24% | +15 pts |
Quality of care at Physicians Care of Clarke
Physicians Care of Clarke is at or above the Alabama median on 3 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | AL median | U.S. median | vs AL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 79% | 63% | 68% | +16 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 51% | 46% | 54% | +5 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 21% | 44% | 54% | −22 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 34% | 36% | 44% | −1 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 82% | 85% | 77% | −3 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 65% | 92% | 86% | −27 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 83% | 83% | 79% | In line |
Staffing at Physicians Care of Clarke
The health center employs 53 full-time-equivalent staff, including 9 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 2 mental health staff. That is 1,489 patients per clinical provider against the Alabama median of 835 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 47,503 visits, about 3.6 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 36782
853 Physicians Care of Clarke patients live in ZIP 36782, and 3% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Rural Health Medical Program, Inc. — 49 patients from 36782
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