Shortgrass Community Health Center Altus — Altus, OK
Shortgrass Community Health Center Altus is a community health center clinic at 101 S Hudson St, Altus, OK 73521, open 40 hours a week. The typical Oklahoma clinic is open 42 hours a week. It is run by Shortgrass Community Health Centers, Inc., which serves 3,733 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 101 S Hudson St, Altus, OK 73521 · Directions
- Phone: (580) 688-2800
- Weekly hours: 40 (Oklahoma clinic median: 42)
- Operated by: Shortgrass Community Health Centers, 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 Shortgrass Community Health Centers, Inc.
Patients came to Shortgrass Community Health Centers, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,626 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 1,286 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 263 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 112 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 35 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 35 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 65 | patients tested |
| Family planning | 19 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 390 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 605 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 59 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 265 | patients tested |
Shortgrass Community Health Centers, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Shortgrass Community Health Centers, Inc. serves
3,733 patients used Shortgrass Community Health Centers, Inc. in 2025. 59% live at or below the poverty line and 89% are at or below twice the poverty line. 22 patients were experiencing homelessness and 35 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | OK median | U.S. median | vs OK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 59% | 59% | 65% | In line |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 89% | 89% | 92% | In line |
| Measure | This center | OK median | U.S. median | vs OK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 48% | 12% | 14% | +36 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 19% | 34% | 42% | −15 pts |
| Medicare patients | 8% | 17% | 11% | −9 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 24% | 33% | 24% | −9 pts |
Quality of care at Shortgrass Community Health Centers, Inc.
Shortgrass Community Health Centers, Inc. is at or above the Oklahoma median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | OK median | U.S. median | vs OK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 59% | 65% | 68% | −6 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 32% | 47% | 54% | −14 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 27% | 38% | 54% | −11 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 30% | 38% | 44% | −8 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 86% | 75% | 77% | +10 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 85% | 86% | 86% | −2 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 76% | 76% | 79% | In line |
Staffing at Shortgrass Community Health Centers, Inc.
The health center employs 40 full-time-equivalent staff, including 3 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 2 dental staff and 9 mental health staff. That is 1,167 patients per clinical provider against the Oklahoma median of 854 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 19,706 visits, about 5.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 73521
1,429 Shortgrass Community Health Centers, Inc. patients live in ZIP 73521, and 46% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Comanche County Hospital Authority — 389 patients from 73521