Strhs, Encinal Clinic — Encinal, TX
Strhs, Encinal Clinic is a community health center clinic at 100 Main St, Encinal, TX 78019, open 8 hours a week. The typical Texas clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by South Texas Rural Health Services, Inc., which serves 6,143 patients across 11 clinic locations.
- Address: 100 Main St, Encinal, TX 78019 · Directions
- Phone: (956) 948-7230
- Website: tachc.org
- Weekly hours: 8 (Texas clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: South Texas Rural Health Services, Inc. (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 South Texas Rural Health Services, Inc.
Patients came to South Texas Rural Health Services, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,300 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 842 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 277 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 174 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 323 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 273 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 359 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 134 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,056 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,693 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 125 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 768 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 793 | patients tested |
South Texas Rural Health Services, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who South Texas Rural Health Services, Inc. serves
6,143 patients used South Texas Rural Health Services, Inc. in 2025. 77% live at or below the poverty line and 98% are at or below twice the poverty line. 65 patients were experiencing homelessness and 106 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 77% | 65% | 65% | +12 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 98% | 94% | 92% | +4 pts |
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 55% | 32% | 14% | +23 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 13% | 23% | 42% | −10 pts |
| Medicare patients | 7% | 9% | 11% | −2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 25% | 30% | 24% | −5 pts |
Quality of care at South Texas Rural Health Services, Inc.
South Texas Rural Health Services, Inc. is at or above the Texas median on 1 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 56% | 67% | 68% | −11 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 29% | 48% | 54% | −20 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 27% | 54% | 54% | −27 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 20% | 40% | 44% | −20 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 78% | 80% | 77% | −2 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 78% | 89% | 86% | −11 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 90% | 81% | 79% | +9 pts |
Staffing at South Texas Rural Health Services, Inc.
The health center employs 84 full-time-equivalent staff, including 8 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 8 dental staff and 2 mental health staff. That is 800 patients per clinical provider against the Texas median of 1,028 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 24,133 visits, about 3.9 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 78019
225 South Texas Rural Health Services, Inc. patients live in ZIP 78019, and 49% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Gateway Community Health Center, Inc. — 32 patients from 78019
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