Southwest CARE Center - Albuquerque — Albuquerque, NM
Southwest CARE Center - Albuquerque is a community health center clinic at 4710 Jefferson St NE, Ste A, Albuquerque, NM 87109, open 46 hours a week. That is 1 more hours than the typical New Mexico clinic (45 a week). It is run by Southwest Care Center, which serves 8,398 patients across 4 clinic locations.
- Address: 4710 Jefferson St NE, Ste A, Albuquerque, NM 87109 · Directions
- Phone: (505) 955-9454
- Website: southwestcare.org
- Weekly hours: 46 (New Mexico clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Southwest Care Center (FQHC look-alike)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Southwest Care Center
Patients came to Southwest Care Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 3,019 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 61 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 792 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,477 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 654 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 909 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 179 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 768 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,470 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 533 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,705 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 789 | patients tested |
Southwest Care Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Southwest Care Center serves
8,398 patients used Southwest Care Center in 2025. 27% live at or below the poverty line and 59% are at or below twice the poverty line. 179 patients were experiencing homelessness and 288 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NM median | U.S. median | vs NM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 27% | 63% | 65% | −36 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 59% | 90% | 92% | −31 pts |
| Measure | This center | NM median | U.S. median | vs NM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 4% | 20% | 14% | −16 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 21% | 33% | 42% | −12 pts |
| Medicare patients | 27% | 18% | 11% | +9 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 47% | 26% | 24% | +22 pts |
Quality of care at Southwest Care Center
Southwest Care Center is at or above the New Mexico median on 5 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | NM median | U.S. median | vs NM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 68% | 67% | 68% | +1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 65% | 47% | 54% | +18 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 49% | 40% | 54% | +9 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 52% | 36% | 44% | +16 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 67% | 72% | 77% | −4 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 71% | 79% | 86% | −8 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 76% | 73% | 79% | +3 pts |
Patients from ZIP 87109
161 Southwest Care Center patients live in ZIP 87109. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- First Nations Community Healthsource — 688 patients from 87109
- First Choice Community Healthcare, Inc. — 503 patients from 87109
- Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless — 112 patients from 87109
- El Pueblo Health Services Inc. — 50 patients from 87109
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Southwest CARE Center - Women's Health & Pediatrics
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