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SWLA Center for Health Services - Lake Charles — Lake Charles, LA

SWLA Center for Health Services - Lake Charles is a community health center clinic at 2000 Opelousas St, Lake Charles, LA 70601, open 40 hours a week. That matches the 40-hour week of a typical Louisiana clinic. It is run by Swla Center for Health Services, which serves 22,695 patients across 5 clinic locations.

Address: 2000 Opelousas St, Lake Charles, LA 70601 · Directions
Phone: (337) 439-9983
Website: www.swlahealth.org
Weekly hours: 40 (Louisiana clinic median: 40)
Operated by: Swla Center for Health Services (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

Fees are on a sliding scale. What you pay at SWLA Center for Health Services - Lake Charles depends on your income and household size, and the clinic bills Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance. Care is not free, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay. Among Swla Center for Health Services patients, 21% are uninsured, 54% have Medicaid or CHIP, 13% have Medicare and 12% have private insurance. Call (337) 439-9983 to book and ask about your plan. How sliding-fee pricing works.

Care and screenings at Swla Center for Health Services

Patients came to Swla Center for Health Services for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.

Service	Patients	What it counts
Dental care	6,834	patients had dental exams
Mental health care	5,654	patients treated for depression or anxiety
Substance use treatment	78	patients in treatment
Well-child visits	1,076	children had checkups
Flu shots	1,395	patients vaccinated
Cervical cancer screening	1,929	patients tested
Breast cancer screening	2,114	patients screened
Family planning	1,111	patients served
Diabetes care	2,193	patients with diabetes
Blood pressure care	5,122	patients with hypertension
Asthma care	803	patients with asthma
HIV testing	687	patients tested
Hepatitis C testing	640	patients tested
Childhood lead tests	258	children tested

Swla Center for Health Services also provides care by telehealth.

Who Swla Center for Health Services serves

22,695 patients used Swla Center for Health Services in 2025. 68% live at or below the poverty line and 98% are at or below twice the poverty line. 305 patients were experiencing homelessness and 193 were veterans.

Measure	This center	LA median	U.S. median	vs LA
Patients at or below the poverty line	68%	72%	65%	−3 pts
Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line	98%	94%	92%	+5 pts

Measure	This center	LA median	U.S. median	vs LA
Uninsured patients	21%	12%	14%	+8 pts
Medicaid or CHIP patients	54%	48%	42%	+7 pts
Medicare patients	13%	12%	11%	+1 pts
Privately insured patients	12%	22%	24%	−10 pts

Quality of care at Swla Center for Health Services

Swla Center for Health Services is at or above the Louisiana median on 7 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	68%	67%	68%	+1 pts
Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer	61%	59%	54%	+2 pts
Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer	58%	47%	54%	+11 pts
Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer	47%	43%	44%	+4 pts
Patients 12+ screened for depression	86%	86%	77%	In line
Adults assessed for tobacco use	89%	85%	86%	+5 pts
High-risk adults on statin therapy	84%	79%	79%	+5 pts