Riggs Community Health Center — Lafayette, IN
Riggs Community Health Center is a community health center clinic at 1716 Hartford St, Lafayette, IN 47904, open 44 hours a week. The typical Indiana clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Riggs Community Health Center, Inc., which serves 20,484 patients across 5 clinic locations.
- Address: 1716 Hartford St, Lafayette, IN 47904 · Directions
- Phone: (765) 742-1567
- Website: www.riggshealth.com
- Weekly hours: 44 (Indiana clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Riggs Community Health Center, 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 Riggs Community Health Center, Inc.
Patients came to Riggs Community 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 | 3,370 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 5,231 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 103 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 3,401 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,389 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,180 | patients tested |
| Family planning | 1,268 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,055 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 3,267 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 656 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 3,355 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 3,241 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 663 | children tested |
Riggs Community Health Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Riggs Community Health Center, Inc. serves
20,484 patients used Riggs Community Health Center, Inc. in 2025. 64% live at or below the poverty line and 91% are at or below twice the poverty line. 3,354 patients were experiencing homelessness and 282 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | IN median | U.S. median | vs IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 64% | 62% | 65% | +2 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 91% | 87% | 92% | +4 pts |
| Measure | This center | IN median | U.S. median | vs IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 21% | 12% | 14% | +9 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 50% | 44% | 42% | +6 pts |
| Medicare patients | 7% | 13% | 11% | −6 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 21% | 26% | 24% | −5 pts |
Quality of care at Riggs Community Health Center, Inc.
Riggs Community Health Center, Inc. is at or above the Indiana median on 4 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 | 65% | 67% | 68% | −2 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 45% | 52% | 54% | −7 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 56% | 53% | 54% | +2 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 40% | 39% | 44% | +1 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 89% | 74% | 77% | +15 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 89% | 80% | 86% | +9 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 72% | 78% | 79% | −7 pts |
Staffing at Riggs Community Health Center, Inc.
The health center employs 171 full-time-equivalent staff, including 20 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 12 dental staff and 5 mental health staff. That is 1,048 patients per clinical provider against the Indiana median of 1,039 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 71,960 visits, about 3.5 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 47904
3,061 Riggs Community Health Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 47904, and 21% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Valley Oaks Health, Inc. — 191 patients from 47904
- Purdue University — 51 patients from 47904
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