South Baltimore Health Center — Brooklyn, MD
South Baltimore Health Center is a community health center clinic at 3540 S Hanover St, Brooklyn, MD 21225, open 40 hours a week. The typical Maryland clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Total Health Care, Inc., which serves 26,976 patients across 7 clinic locations.
- Address: 3540 S Hanover St, Brooklyn, MD 21225 · Directions
- Phone: (410) 383-8300
- Website: totalhealthcare.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (Maryland clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Total 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 Total Health Care, Inc.
Patients came to Total 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 | 3,904 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 5,402 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 295 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 4,357 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,980 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,668 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,618 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,030 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,907 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 7,111 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 3,173 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 5,381 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 4,785 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 517 | children tested |
Total Health Care, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Total Health Care, Inc. serves
26,976 patients used Total Health Care, Inc. in 2025. 72% live at or below the poverty line and 92% are at or below twice the poverty line. 288 patients were experiencing homelessness and 199 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | MD median | U.S. median | vs MD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 72% | 58% | 65% | +14 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 92% | 91% | 92% | In line |
| Measure | This center | MD median | U.S. median | vs MD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 6% | 14% | 14% | −8 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 69% | 37% | 42% | +32 pts |
| Medicare patients | 12% | 12% | 11% | In line |
| Privately insured patients | 13% | 23% | 24% | −9 pts |
Quality of care at Total Health Care, Inc.
Total Health Care, Inc. is at or above the Maryland median on 0 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | MD median | U.S. median | vs MD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 51% | 68% | 68% | −17 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 44% | 60% | 54% | −15 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 40% | 57% | 54% | −17 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 21% | 42% | 44% | −21 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 78% | 88% | 77% | −9 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 81% | 85% | 86% | −4 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 77% | 82% | 79% | −4 pts |
Staffing at Total Health Care, Inc.
The health center employs 287 full-time-equivalent staff, including 28 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 12 dental staff and 21 mental health staff. That is 949 patients per clinical provider against the Maryland median of 764 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 101,749 visits, about 3.8 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 21225
1,354 Total Health Care, Inc. patients live in ZIP 21225, and 10% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Chase Brexton Health Services, Inc. — 1,603 patients from 21225
- Baltimore Medical System, Inc. — 1,315 patients from 21225
- Health Care for the Homeless — 252 patients from 21225
- Parkwest Health Systems, Inc. — 66 patients from 21225
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