Start Community Health Center - Covington — Covington, LA
Start Community Health Center - Covington is a community health center clinic at 1505 N Florida St, Covington, LA 70433, open 38 hours a week. The typical Louisiana clinic is open 40 hours a week. It is run by Start Corporation, which serves 25,766 patients across 5 clinic locations.
- Address: 1505 N Florida St, Covington, LA 70433 · Directions
- Phone: (985) 900-1626
- Weekly hours: 38 (Louisiana clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Start Corporation (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 Start Corporation
Patients came to Start Corporation for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 652 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 15,727 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 262 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 40 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 347 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 341 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 702 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 262 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,179 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 3,117 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 519 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 342 | patients tested |
Start Corporation also provides care by telehealth.
Who Start Corporation serves
25,766 patients used Start Corporation in 2025. 73% live at or below the poverty line and 91% are at or below twice the poverty line. 13,858 patients were experiencing homelessness and 207 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | LA median | U.S. median | vs LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 73% | 72% | 65% | +1 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 91% | 94% | 92% | −2 pts |
| Measure | This center | LA median | U.S. median | vs LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 29% | 12% | 14% | +17 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 55% | 48% | 42% | +7 pts |
| Medicare patients | 7% | 12% | 11% | −6 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 10% | 22% | 24% | −12 pts |
Quality of care at Start Corporation
Start Corporation is at or above the Louisiana median on 1 of 5 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 | 60% | 67% | 68% | −7 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 29% | 43% | 44% | −13 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 87% | 86% | 77% | +1 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 73% | 85% | 86% | −12 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 44% | 79% | 79% | −36 pts |
Patients from ZIP 70433
1,234 Start Corporation patients live in ZIP 70433, and 15% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Access Health Louisiana — 270 patients from 70433
- Baptist Community Health Services, Inc. — 60 patients from 70433
- New Orleans AIDS Task Force — 55 patients from 70433
- Marillac Community Health Centers — 52 patients from 70433
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