Tejas Health Care Giddings: Decker Building — Giddings, TX
Tejas Health Care Giddings: Decker Building is a community health center clinic at 185 Decker Dr, Giddings, TX 78942, open 48.8 hours a week. That is 3.8 more hours than the typical Texas clinic (45 a week). It is run by Tejas Health Care, which serves 5,078 patients across 3 clinic locations.
- Address: 185 Decker Dr, Giddings, TX 78942 · Directions
- Phone: (979) 968-2000
- Website: www.tejashealthcare.org
- Weekly hours: 48.8 (Texas clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Tejas Health Care (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Tejas Health Care
Patients came to Tejas Health Care for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 539 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 952 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 799 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 327 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 129 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 188 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 130 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 641 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,185 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 205 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 174 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 41 | patients tested |
Tejas Health Care also provides care by telehealth.
Who Tejas Health Care serves
5,078 patients used Tejas Health Care in 2025. 65% live at or below the poverty line and 89% are at or below twice the poverty line. 1,023 patients were experiencing homelessness and 79 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 65% | 65% | 65% | In line |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 89% | 94% | 92% | −5 pts |
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 23% | 32% | 14% | −9 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 31% | 23% | 42% | +8 pts |
| Medicare patients | 14% | 9% | 11% | +5 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 31% | 30% | 24% | +1 pts |
Quality of care at Tejas Health Care
Tejas Health Care 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 | 55% | 67% | 68% | −12 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 31% | 48% | 54% | −18 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 23% | 54% | 54% | −31 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 18% | 40% | 44% | −21 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 73% | 80% | 77% | −7 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 69% | 89% | 86% | −20 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 81% | 81% | 79% | In line |
Patients from ZIP 78942
1,182 Tejas Health Care patients live in ZIP 78942, and 21% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Brazos Valley Community Action Agency, Inc. — 62 patients from 78942
- Community Health Centers of S. Central Texas, Inc. — 34 patients from 78942