Tensas Community Health Center — Saint Joseph, LA
Tensas Community Health Center is a community health center clinic at 402 Levee Rd, Saint Joseph, LA 71366, open 45 hours a week. That is 5 more hours than the typical Louisiana clinic (40 a week). It is run by Tensas Community Health Center, Inc., which serves 3,326 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 402 Levee Rd, Saint Joseph, LA 71366 · Directions
- Phone: (318) 766-1968
- Website: www.tensashealth.org
- Weekly hours: 45 (Louisiana clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Tensas Community Health Center, Inc. (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 Tensas Community Health Center, Inc.
Patients came to Tensas Community Health Center, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,095 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 976 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 99 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 109 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 74 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 171 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 75 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 341 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 782 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 54 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 118 | patients tested |
Tensas Community Health Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Tensas Community Health Center, Inc. serves
3,326 patients used Tensas Community Health Center, Inc. in 2025. 66% live at or below the poverty line and 81% are at or below twice the poverty line.
| Measure | This center | LA median | U.S. median | vs LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 66% | 72% | 65% | −6 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 81% | 94% | 92% | −13 pts |
| Measure | This center | LA median | U.S. median | vs LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 21% | 12% | 14% | +9 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 34% | 48% | 42% | −14 pts |
| Medicare patients | 14% | 12% | 11% | +2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 30% | 22% | 24% | +8 pts |
Quality of care at Tensas Community Health Center, Inc.
Tensas Community Health Center, Inc. is at or above the Louisiana median on 2 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 | 61% | 67% | 68% | −6 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 47% | 59% | 54% | −11 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 45% | 47% | 54% | −2 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 37% | 43% | 44% | −5 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 78% | 86% | 77% | −8 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 87% | 85% | 86% | +2 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 81% | 79% | 79% | +1 pts |
Patients from ZIP 71366
656 Tensas Community Health Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 71366, and 16% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Catahoula Parish Hospital District # 2 — 60 patients from 71366
- Hospital Service District No. 1-A of the Parish of Richland — 31 patients from 71366
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Jefferson Comprehensive Health Center
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Ferriday Family Health Center
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