ST Bernard Community Health Center — Chalmette, LA
ST Bernard Community Health Center is a community health center clinic at 8050 W Judge Perez Dr, Chalmette, LA 70043, open 55 hours a week. That is 15 more hours than the typical Louisiana clinic (40 a week). It is run by Access Health Louisiana, which serves 53,271 patients across 15 clinic locations.
- Address: 8050 W Judge Perez Dr, Chalmette, LA 70043 · Directions
- Phone: (504) 281-2800
- Website: www.accesshealthla.org
- Weekly hours: 55 (Louisiana clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Access Health Louisiana (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Access Health Louisiana
Patients came to Access Health Louisiana for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,766 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 19,163 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 264 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 493 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 3,637 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 3,349 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 2,505 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 3,792 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 2,165 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 4,834 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 9,436 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,996 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 7,938 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 7,440 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 429 | children tested |
Access Health Louisiana also provides care by telehealth.
Who Access Health Louisiana serves
53,271 patients used Access Health Louisiana in 2025. 71% live at or below the poverty line and 95% are at or below twice the poverty line. 465 patients were experiencing homelessness and 714 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | LA median | U.S. median | vs LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 71% | 72% | 65% | −1 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 95% | 94% | 92% | +2 pts |
| Measure | This center | LA median | U.S. median | vs LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 19% | 12% | 14% | +7 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 48% | 48% | 42% | +1 pts |
| Medicare patients | 9% | 12% | 11% | −4 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 24% | 22% | 24% | +2 pts |
Quality of care at Access Health Louisiana
Access Health Louisiana is at or above the Louisiana median on 4 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | LA median | U.S. median | vs LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 71% | 67% | 68% | +5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 51% | 59% | 54% | −8 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 38% | 47% | 54% | −8 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 45% | 43% | 44% | +3 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 93% | 86% | 77% | +7 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 84% | 85% | 86% | −1 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 86% | 79% | 79% | +7 pts |
Staffing at Access Health Louisiana
The health center employs 490 full-time-equivalent staff, including 54 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 6 dental staff and 119 mental health staff. That is 996 patients per clinical provider against the Louisiana median of 912 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 250,276 visits, about 4.7 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 70043
1,775 Access Health Louisiana patients live in ZIP 70043, and 14% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Baptist Community Health Services, Inc. — 703 patients from 70043
- Marillac Community Health Centers — 672 patients from 70043
- Mqvn Community Development Corp. — 386 patients from 70043
- St. Thomas Community Health Center, Inc. — 260 patients from 70043
Community health centers near ST Bernard Community Health Center
Baptist Community Health Services- Chalmette
Baptist Community Health Services- Sanchez Center
Baptist Community Health Services- Lower 9th Ward
Daughters of Charity Health Center - St. Cecilia
Baptist Community Health Services- Upper 9th Ward
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Access Health Louisiana Primary Care at the Pythian
Belle Chasse Community Health Center
AHL Eye Associates of West Jefferson
AHL Retina Services
Kenner Community Health Center 671
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See all 15 Access Health Louisiana locations
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