Portsmouth Clinic — Portsmouth, OH
Portsmouth Clinic is a community health center clinic at 901 Washington St, Portsmouth, OH 45662, open 50 hours a week. That is 6.5 more hours than the typical Ohio clinic (43.5 a week). It is run by Shawnee Mental Health Center Inc., which serves 6,687 patients across 3 clinic locations.
- Address: 901 Washington St, Portsmouth, OH 45662 · Directions
- Phone: (740) 355-8686
- Website: www.shawneemhc.org
- Weekly hours: 50 (Ohio clinic median: 43.5)
- Operated by: Shawnee Mental Health Center Inc. (FQHC look-alike)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, substance use treatment, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Shawnee Mental Health Center Inc.
Patients came to Shawnee Mental Health Center Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 7,711 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 74 | patients in treatment |
| Cervical cancer screening | 31 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 80 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 18 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 424 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,029 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 91 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 87 | patients tested |
Shawnee Mental Health Center Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Shawnee Mental Health Center Inc. serves
6,687 patients used Shawnee Mental Health Center Inc. in 2025. 70% live at or below the poverty line and 89% are at or below twice the poverty line. 672 patients were experiencing homelessness and 87 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 70% | 61% | 65% | +9 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 89% | 89% | 92% | In line |
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 5% | 11% | 14% | −6 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 57% | 49% | 42% | +7 pts |
| Medicare patients | 22% | 13% | 11% | +9 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 16% | 24% | 24% | −8 pts |
Quality of care at Shawnee Mental Health Center Inc.
Shawnee Mental Health Center Inc. is at or above the Ohio median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 64% | 69% | 68% | −5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 32% | 54% | 54% | −22 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 32% | 51% | 54% | −19 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 39% | 48% | 44% | −9 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 82% | 79% | 77% | +3 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 88% | 86% | 86% | +2 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 74% | 79% | 79% | −6 pts |
Staffing at Shawnee Mental Health Center Inc.
The health center employs 137 full-time-equivalent staff, including 4 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 67 mental health staff. That is 1,868 patients per clinical provider against the Ohio median of 1,213 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 42,648 visits, about 6.4 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 45662
1,905 Shawnee Mental Health Center Inc. patients live in ZIP 45662, and 4% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Compass Community Health — 1,970 patients from 45662
- Community Action Committee of Pike County — 1,475 patients from 45662
- Lewis County Primary Care Center — 1,384 patients from 45662
- Ovp Health Care, Inc. — 345 patients from 45662
Community health centers near Portsmouth Clinic
Compass Community Health
Broadway Street Clinic
Compass Community Health - Admin
West Portsmouth Family Practice
South Shore Family Health Center
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