Rocking Horse Center — Springfield, OH
Rocking Horse Center is a community health center clinic at 651 S Limestone St, Springfield, OH 45505, open 52 hours a week. That is 8.5 more hours than the typical Ohio clinic (43.5 a week). It is run by Rocking Horse Center, which serves 16,114 patients across 3 clinic locations.
- Address: 651 S Limestone St, Springfield, OH 45505 · Directions
- Phone: (937) 324-1111
- Website: www.rockinghorsecenter.org
- Weekly hours: 52 (Ohio clinic median: 43.5)
- Operated by: Rocking Horse Center (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 Rocking Horse Center
Patients came to Rocking Horse Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,301 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 5,744 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 136 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 360 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 4,627 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,134 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 469 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 600 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 838 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,419 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,631 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 752 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,485 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,691 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 205 | children tested |
Rocking Horse Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Rocking Horse Center serves
16,114 patients used Rocking Horse Center in 2025. 63% live at or below the poverty line and 88% are at or below twice the poverty line. 417 patients were experiencing homelessness and 192 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 63% | 61% | 65% | +2 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 88% | 89% | 92% | −1 pts |
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 11% | 11% | 14% | In line |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 61% | 49% | 42% | +12 pts |
| Medicare patients | 8% | 13% | 11% | −5 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 20% | 24% | 24% | −4 pts |
Quality of care at Rocking Horse Center
Rocking Horse Center is at or above the Ohio median on 0 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 | 62% | 69% | 68% | −6 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 53% | 54% | 54% | −1 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 50% | 51% | 54% | −1 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 45% | 48% | 44% | −3 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 61% | 79% | 77% | −18 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 76% | 86% | 86% | −10 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 74% | 79% | 79% | −5 pts |
Staffing at Rocking Horse Center
The health center employs 222 full-time-equivalent staff, including 19 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 4 dental staff and 27 mental health staff. That is 871 patients per clinical provider against the Ohio median of 1,213 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 71,865 visits, about 4.5 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 45505
4,065 Rocking Horse Center patients live in ZIP 45505, and 11% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Health Partners of Western Ohio — 591 patients from 45505
- Dayton Health Center DBA Five Rivers Health Centers — 43 patients from 45505
- Community Health & Wellness Partners of Logan County — 27 patients from 45505
Community health centers near Rocking Horse Center
New Carlisle Community Health Center
Urbana Community Health Center
Community Health Centers of Greater Dayton - Chambersburg Health Center
Community Health Centers of Greater Dayton - East Dayton Health Center
Five Rivers Health Centers at St. Vincent de Paul
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