United Community Health Center of Storm Lake - Replacement — Storm Lake, IA
United Community Health Center of Storm Lake - Replacement is a community health center clinic at 715 W Milwaukee Ave, Storm Lake, IA 50588, open 48 hours a week. That is 8 more hours than the typical Iowa clinic (40 a week). It is run by United Community Health Center, which serves 5,320 patients.
- Address: 715 W Milwaukee Ave, Storm Lake, IA 50588 · Directions
- Phone: (712) 213-0109
- Website: www.uchcsl.com
- Weekly hours: 48 (Iowa clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: United Community Health Center (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 United Community Health Center
Patients came to United Community Health Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,890 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 821 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 307 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 464 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 125 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 176 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 125 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 398 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 635 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 97 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 65 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 277 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 45 | children tested |
United Community Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who United Community Health Center serves
5,320 patients used United Community Health Center in 2025. 33% live at or below the poverty line and 58% are at or below twice the poverty line. 56 patients were experiencing homelessness.
| Measure | This center | IA median | U.S. median | vs IA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 33% | 68% | 65% | −34 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 58% | 91% | 92% | −33 pts |
| Measure | This center | IA median | U.S. median | vs IA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 18% | 19% | 14% | −1 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 49% | 49% | 42% | In line |
| Medicare patients | 5% | 8% | 11% | −2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 28% | 21% | 24% | +7 pts |
Quality of care at United Community Health Center
United Community Health Center is at or above the Iowa median on 3 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | IA median | U.S. median | vs IA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 78% | 76% | 68% | +2 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 59% | 56% | 54% | +3 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 63% | 63% | 54% | −1 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 31% | 41% | 44% | −10 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 75% | 81% | 77% | −6 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 87% | 92% | 86% | −4 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 87% | 83% | 79% | +4 pts |
Staffing at United Community Health Center
The health center employs 43 full-time-equivalent staff, including 4 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 8 dental staff and 4 mental health staff. That is 1,466 patients per clinical provider against the Iowa median of 1,413 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 18,080 visits, about 3.4 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 50588
3,017 United Community Health Center patients live in ZIP 50588, and 18% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Community Health Center of Fort Dodge, Inc. — 149 patients from 50588
- Siouxland Community Health Center — 119 patients from 50588
- Greater Sioux Community Health Center — 31 patients from 50588
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