Primary Health Care at Mercy — Des Moines, IA
Primary Health Care at Mercy is a community health center clinic at 250 Laurel St, Des Moines, IA 50314, open 40 hours a week. That matches the 40-hour week of a typical Iowa clinic. It is run by Primary Health Care, Inc., which serves 38,382 patients across 8 clinic locations.
- Address: 250 Laurel St, Des Moines, IA 50314 · Directions
- Phone: (515) 643-4610
- Website: www.phciowa.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (Iowa clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Primary Health Care, Inc. (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 Care, Inc.
Patients came to Primary Health Care, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 10,207 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 6,627 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 359 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 4,848 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 4,848 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 2,350 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,945 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 2,277 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 4,358 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 6,590 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 965 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 5,004 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 4,901 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 916 | children tested |
Primary Health Care, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Primary Health Care, Inc. serves
38,382 patients used Primary Health Care, Inc. in 2025. 61% live at or below the poverty line and 92% are at or below twice the poverty line. 694 patients were experiencing homelessness and 369 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | IA median | U.S. median | vs IA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 61% | 68% | 65% | −6 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 92% | 91% | 92% | +2 pts |
| Measure | This center | IA median | U.S. median | vs IA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 36% | 19% | 14% | +17 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 39% | 49% | 42% | −10 pts |
| Medicare patients | 7% | 8% | 11% | −1 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 18% | 21% | 24% | −3 pts |
Quality of care at Primary Health Care, Inc.
Primary Health Care, Inc. is at or above the Iowa median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | IA median | U.S. median | vs IA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 66% | 76% | 68% | −10 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 52% | 56% | 54% | −4 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 64% | 63% | 54% | +1 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 39% | 41% | 44% | −2 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 76% | 81% | 77% | −5 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 88% | 92% | 86% | −3 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 83% | 83% | 79% | In line |
Staffing at Primary Health Care, Inc.
The health center employs 384 full-time-equivalent staff, including 41 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 29 dental staff and 15 mental health staff. That is 931 patients per clinical provider against the Iowa median of 1,413 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 129,757 visits, about 3.4 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 50314
1,994 Primary Health Care, Inc. patients live in ZIP 50314, and 35% of them are uninsured.
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