PrairieStar Health Center — Hutchinson, KS
PrairieStar Health Center is a community health center clinic at 2700 E 30th Ave, Hutchinson, KS 67502, open 52 hours a week. That is 7 more hours than the typical Kansas clinic (45 a week). It is run by Prairie Star Health Center, Inc., which serves 18,773 patients.
- Address: 2700 E 30th Ave, Hutchinson, KS 67502 · Directions
- Phone: 620-663-8484 x113
- Website: www.prairiestarhealth.org
- Weekly hours: 52 (Kansas clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Prairie Star Health Center, Inc. (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 Prairie Star Health Center, Inc.
Patients came to Prairie Star 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 | 4,417 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 6,462 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 34 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 4,055 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 1,618 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,845 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 302 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,645 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 510 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,728 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,822 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 860 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 623 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 628 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 294 | children tested |
Prairie Star Health Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Prairie Star Health Center, Inc. serves
18,773 patients used Prairie Star Health Center, Inc. in 2025. 34% live at or below the poverty line and 72% are at or below twice the poverty line. 144 patients were experiencing homelessness and 639 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | KS median | U.S. median | vs KS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 34% | 58% | 65% | −24 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 72% | 94% | 92% | −22 pts |
| Measure | This center | KS median | U.S. median | vs KS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 20% | 24% | 14% | −4 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 20% | 25% | 42% | −5 pts |
| Medicare patients | 14% | 12% | 11% | +2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 45% | 36% | 24% | +9 pts |
Quality of care at Prairie Star Health Center, Inc.
Prairie Star Health Center, Inc. is at or above the Kansas median on 7 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | KS median | U.S. median | vs KS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 88% | 67% | 68% | +21 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 56% | 50% | 54% | +6 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 54% | 44% | 54% | +9 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 51% | 40% | 44% | +11 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 89% | 82% | 77% | +7 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 93% | 87% | 86% | +6 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 83% | 83% | 79% | In line |
Staffing at Prairie Star Health Center, Inc.
The health center employs 131 full-time-equivalent staff, including 13 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 11 dental staff and 6 mental health staff. That is 1,396 patients per clinical provider against the Kansas median of 897 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 62,025 visits, about 3.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 67502
5,366 Prairie Star Health Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 67502, and 14% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Health Ministries Clinic, Inc. — 86 patients from 67502
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