Southwest Alabama Health Service — Mc Intosh, AL
Southwest Alabama Health Service is a community health center clinic at 7777 Highway 43, Mc Intosh, AL 36553, open 45 hours a week. That is 5 more hours than the typical Alabama clinic (40 a week). It is run by Bayou la Batre Area Health Development Board, Inc., which serves 10,632 patients across 3 clinic locations.
- Address: 7777 Highway 43, Mc Intosh, AL 36553 · Directions
- Phone: (251) 944-2842
- Website: mostellarmedical.org
- Weekly hours: 45 (Alabama clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Bayou la Batre Area Health Development Board, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Bayou la Batre Area Health Development Board, Inc.
Patients came to Bayou la Batre Area Health Development Board, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 2,645 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Eye exams | 747 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 1,694 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 977 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 639 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 377 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 884 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,326 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 3,189 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 601 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 161 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 98 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 108 | children tested |
Bayou la Batre Area Health Development Board, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Bayou la Batre Area Health Development Board, Inc. serves
10,632 patients used Bayou la Batre Area Health Development Board, Inc. in 2025. 78% live at or below the poverty line and 94% are at or below twice the poverty line. 204 patients were experiencing homelessness and 33 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | AL median | U.S. median | vs AL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 78% | 83% | 65% | −5 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 94% | 96% | 92% | −1 pts |
| Measure | This center | AL median | U.S. median | vs AL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 18% | 24% | 14% | −6 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 37% | 26% | 42% | +11 pts |
| Medicare patients | 9% | 12% | 11% | −3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 36% | 32% | 24% | +4 pts |
Quality of care at Bayou la Batre Area Health Development Board, Inc.
Bayou la Batre Area Health Development Board, Inc. is at or above the Alabama median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | AL median | U.S. median | vs AL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 70% | 63% | 68% | +7 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 45% | 46% | 54% | −1 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 57% | 44% | 54% | +14 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 33% | 36% | 44% | −3 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 80% | 85% | 77% | −5 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 85% | 92% | 86% | −7 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 80% | 83% | 79% | −4 pts |
Patients from ZIP 36553
963 Bayou la Batre Area Health Development Board, Inc. patients live in ZIP 36553, and 16% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Mobile County Health Department — 392 patients from 36553
- Franklin Primary Health Center, Inc. — 113 patients from 36553
- Altapointe Health Systems, Inc. — 40 patients from 36553
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