Places for People — Saint Louis, MO
Places for People is a community health center clinic at 1001 Lynch St, Saint Louis, MO 63118, open 8 hours a week. The typical Missouri clinic is open 40 hours a week. It is run by Family Care Health Centers, which serves 17,742 patients across 6 clinic locations.
- Address: 1001 Lynch St, Saint Louis, MO 63118 · Directions
- Phone: (314) 535-5600
- Weekly hours: 8 (Missouri clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Family Care Health Centers (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Family Care Health Centers
Patients came to Family Care Health Centers for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 3,412 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 4,076 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 30 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 911 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 2,993 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 4,014 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 928 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,594 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,451 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,926 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 3,823 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,138 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 3,034 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 583 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 840 | children tested |
Family Care Health Centers also provides care by telehealth.
Who Family Care Health Centers serves
17,742 patients used Family Care Health Centers in 2025. 66% live at or below the poverty line and 92% are at or below twice the poverty line. 357 patients were experiencing homelessness and 61 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | MO median | U.S. median | vs MO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 66% | 61% | 65% | +5 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 92% | 92% | 92% | In line |
| Measure | This center | MO median | U.S. median | vs MO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 17% | 14% | 14% | +3 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 49% | 48% | 42% | +1 pts |
| Medicare patients | 10% | 9% | 11% | +1 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 25% | 26% | 24% | −1 pts |
Quality of care at Family Care Health Centers
Family Care Health Centers is at or above the Missouri median on 4 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | MO median | U.S. median | vs MO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 66% | 69% | 68% | −3 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 61% | 45% | 54% | +16 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 66% | 49% | 54% | +17 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 57% | 40% | 44% | +17 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 64% | 85% | 77% | −21 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 72% | 85% | 86% | −13 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 83% | 79% | 79% | +4 pts |
Patients from ZIP 63118
1,427 Family Care Health Centers patients live in ZIP 63118, and 18% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Affinia Healthcare — 3,098 patients from 63118
- Betty Jean Kerr - People's Health Centers — 560 patients from 63118
- Preferred Family Healthcare Inc. — 73 patients from 63118
- St. Louis County, Missouri — 30 patients from 63118
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