Southwest Community Hlth Ctr, Inc. — Bridgeport, CT
Southwest Community Hlth Ctr, Inc. is a community health center clinic at 968 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06605, open 45 hours a week. The typical Connecticut clinic is open 46.5 hours a week. It is run by Southwest Community Health Center, which serves 30,596 patients across 16 clinic locations.
- Address: 968 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06605 · Directions
- Phone: (203) 332-3500
- Website: www.swchc.org
- Weekly hours: 45 (Connecticut clinic median: 46.5)
- Operated by: Southwest Community Health Center (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 Southwest Community Health Center
Patients came to Southwest Community Health Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 7,803 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 5,679 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 1,333 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 4,781 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 6,961 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 2,340 | patients tested |
| Family planning | 1,933 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,993 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 5,058 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,735 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 7,528 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 6,040 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 1,944 | children tested |
Southwest Community Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Southwest Community Health Center serves
30,596 patients used Southwest Community Health Center in 2025. 82% live at or below the poverty line and 97% are at or below twice the poverty line. 1,570 patients were experiencing homelessness and 205 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | CT median | U.S. median | vs CT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 82% | 65% | 65% | +17 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 97% | 89% | 92% | +8 pts |
| Measure | This center | CT median | U.S. median | vs CT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 23% | 14% | 14% | +10 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 55% | 55% | 42% | In line |
| Medicare patients | 6% | 10% | 11% | −4 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 15% | 17% | 24% | −2 pts |
Quality of care at Southwest Community Health Center
Southwest Community Health Center is at or above the Connecticut median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | CT median | U.S. median | vs CT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 67% | 70% | 68% | −3 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 60% | 61% | 54% | −1 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 65% | 64% | 54% | +1 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 50% | 54% | 44% | −4 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 80% | 79% | 77% | +2 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 80% | 84% | 86% | −4 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 82% | 82% | 79% | In line |
Staffing at Southwest Community Health Center
The health center employs 301 full-time-equivalent staff, including 31 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 18 dental staff and 29 mental health staff. That is 981 patients per clinical provider against the Connecticut median of 940 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 161,837 visits, about 5.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 06605
6,206 Southwest Community Health Center patients live in ZIP 06605, and 21% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Optimus Health Care, Inc. — 2,760 patients from 06605
- Cornell Scott Hill Health Corporation — 219 patients from 06605
- Norwalk Community Health Center, Inc. — 78 patients from 06605
- Fair Haven Community Health Clinic, Inc. — 68 patients from 06605
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