Southside Dental, Vision, Behavioral Health, and Administration — Minneapolis, MN
Southside Dental, Vision, Behavioral Health, and Administration is a community health center clinic at 4243 4th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55409, open 51 hours a week. That is 6.5 more hours than the typical Minnesota clinic (44.5 a week). It is run by Southside Community Health Services, which serves 11,493 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 4243 4th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55409 · Directions
- Phone: (612) 822-9030
- Website: www.southsidechs.org
- Weekly hours: 51 (Minnesota clinic median: 44.5)
- Operated by: Southside Community Health Services (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Southside Community Health Services
Patients came to Southside Community Health Services for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 7,511 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 805 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Eye exams | 1,712 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 881 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,242 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 506 | patients tested |
| Family planning | 448 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 511 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 432 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 104 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 865 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 752 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 174 | children tested |
Southside Community Health Services also provides care by telehealth.
Who Southside Community Health Services serves
11,493 patients used Southside Community Health Services in 2025. 59% live at or below the poverty line and 92% are at or below twice the poverty line. 71 patients were experiencing homelessness and 51 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | MN median | U.S. median | vs MN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 59% | 71% | 65% | −12 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 92% | 96% | 92% | −4 pts |
| Measure | This center | MN median | U.S. median | vs MN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 30% | 24% | 14% | +6 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 50% | 42% | 42% | +8 pts |
| Medicare patients | 1% | 8% | 11% | −7 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 9% | 12% | 24% | −3 pts |
Quality of care at Southside Community Health Services
Southside Community Health Services is at or above the Minnesota median on 7 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | MN median | U.S. median | vs MN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 75% | 67% | 68% | +8 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 70% | 44% | 54% | +25 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 79% | 51% | 54% | +28 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 60% | 37% | 44% | +23 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 83% | 62% | 77% | +21 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 94% | 86% | 86% | +7 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 87% | 77% | 79% | +9 pts |
Staffing at Southside Community Health Services
The health center employs 97 full-time-equivalent staff, including 5 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 27 dental staff and 6 mental health staff. That is 2,101 patients per clinical provider against the Minnesota median of 939 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 37,481 visits, about 3.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 55409
488 Southside Community Health Services patients live in ZIP 55409, and 22% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Hennepin County, Department of Primary Care — 90 patients from 55409
- Indian Health Board of Minneapolis, Inc. — 47 patients from 55409
- Universal Medical Services Inc. — 45 patients from 55409
- Hennepin Co Community Health Department — 41 patients from 55409
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Indian Health Board of Minneapolis, Inc.
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