Start Community Health Center - Galvez — New Orleans, LA
Start Community Health Center - Galvez is a community health center clinic at 2300 S Galvez St, New Orleans, LA 70125, 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: 2300 S Galvez St, New Orleans, LA 70125 · Directions
- Phone: (504) 332-5173
- 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 70125
199 Start Corporation patients live in ZIP 70125, and 19% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Marillac Community Health Centers — 1,271 patients from 70125
- Odyssey House Louisiana, Inc. — 640 patients from 70125
- St. Thomas Community Health Center, Inc. — 639 patients from 70125
- New Orleans AIDS Task Force — 436 patients from 70125
Community health centers near Start Community Health Center - Galvez
Odyssey House Community Health Center
South Broad Community Health
Health Care for the Homeless
Excelth, Inc., Health Care Network
DePaul Community Health Center - Central City
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