Regional Mental Health - Strawhun Center — Merrillville, IN
Regional Mental Health - Strawhun Center is a community health center clinic at 8555 Taft St, Merrillville, IN 46410, open 42 hours a week. The typical Indiana clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Southlake Community Mental Health Center, Inc., which serves 6,150 patients across 3 clinic locations.
- Address: 8555 Taft St, Merrillville, IN 46410 · Directions
- Phone: (219) 937-3300
- Website: www.regionalhealthclinic.org
- Weekly hours: 42 (Indiana clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Southlake Community Mental Health Center, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Southlake Community Mental Health Center, Inc.
Patients came to Southlake Community 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,316 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 3,268 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 287 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 543 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 542 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 180 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 92 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 572 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,135 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 261 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 924 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 914 | patients tested |
Southlake Community Mental Health Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Southlake Community Mental Health Center, Inc. serves
6,150 patients used Southlake Community Mental Health Center, Inc. in 2025. 72% live at or below the poverty line and 94% are at or below twice the poverty line. 1,398 patients were experiencing homelessness and 116 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | IN median | U.S. median | vs IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 72% | 62% | 65% | +9 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 94% | 87% | 92% | +7 pts |
| Measure | This center | IN median | U.S. median | vs IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 21% | 12% | 14% | +10 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 43% | 44% | 42% | −1 pts |
| Medicare patients | 18% | 13% | 11% | +5 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 17% | 26% | 24% | −9 pts |
Quality of care at Southlake Community Mental Health Center, Inc.
Southlake Community Mental Health Center, Inc. is at or above the Indiana median on 0 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | IN median | U.S. median | vs IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 55% | 67% | 68% | −12 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 44% | 52% | 54% | −7 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 31% | 53% | 54% | −22 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 20% | 39% | 44% | −19 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 72% | 74% | 77% | −2 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 63% | 80% | 86% | −17 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 69% | 78% | 79% | −10 pts |
Staffing at Southlake Community Mental Health Center, Inc.
The health center employs 58 full-time-equivalent staff, including 6 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 6 dental staff and 7 mental health staff. That is 1,102 patients per clinical provider against the Indiana median of 1,039 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 21,960 visits, about 3.6 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 46410
339 Southlake Community Mental Health Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 46410, and 9% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Northshore Health Centers, Inc. — 5,376 patients from 46410
- 219 Health Network Inc. — 1,697 patients from 46410
- Community Healthnet Inc. — 1,407 patients from 46410
- Porter Starke Services Inc. — 358 patients from 46410
Community health centers near Regional Mental Health - Strawhun Center
219 Health Network, Inc.
Community HealthNet South
NorthShore Merrillville Health Center
NorthShore Crown Point Health Center
Edgewater Health - Merrillville
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