Vine Hill Community Clinic — Nashville, TN
Vine Hill Community Clinic is a community health center clinic at 601 Benton Ave, Nashville, TN 37204, open 42 hours a week. The typical Tennessee clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by University Community Health Services, Inc. D/B/A Connectus Health, which serves 7,282 patients across 4 clinic locations.
- Address: 601 Benton Ave, Nashville, TN 37204 · Directions
- Phone: (615) 292-9770
- Website: www.connectus.org
- Weekly hours: 42 (Tennessee clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: University Community Health Services, Inc. D/B/A Connectus Health (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at University Community Health Services, Inc. D/B/A Connectus Health
Patients came to University Community Health Services, Inc. D/B/A Connectus Health for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 836 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 2,239 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 994 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 717 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 144 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,105 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 521 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 970 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 107 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 502 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 448 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 656 | children tested |
University Community Health Services, Inc. D/B/A Connectus Health also provides care by telehealth.
Who University Community Health Services, Inc. D/B/A Connectus Health serves
7,282 patients used University Community Health Services, Inc. D/B/A Connectus Health in 2025. 94% live at or below the poverty line and 99% are at or below twice the poverty line. 77 patients were experiencing homelessness and 56 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | TN median | U.S. median | vs TN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 94% | 65% | 65% | +29 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 99% | 95% | 92% | +4 pts |
| Measure | This center | TN median | U.S. median | vs TN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 26% | 26% | 14% | In line |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 45% | 23% | 42% | +22 pts |
| Medicare patients | 3% | 13% | 11% | −10 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 20% | 28% | 24% | −8 pts |
Quality of care at University Community Health Services, Inc. D/B/A Connectus Health
University Community Health Services, Inc. D/B/A Connectus Health is at or above the Tennessee median on 7 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | TN median | U.S. median | vs TN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 73% | 66% | 68% | +7 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 68% | 48% | 54% | +21 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 66% | 46% | 54% | +21 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 60% | 34% | 44% | +25 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 90% | 86% | 77% | +5 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 93% | 89% | 86% | +5 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 91% | 78% | 79% | +13 pts |
Staffing at University Community Health Services, Inc. D/B/A Connectus Health
The health center employs 63 full-time-equivalent staff, including 14 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 3 mental health staff. That is 508 patients per clinical provider against the Tennessee median of 813 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 34,111 visits, about 4.7 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 37204
96 University Community Health Services, Inc. D/B/A Connectus Health patients live in ZIP 37204. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- United Neighborhood Health Services, Inc. DBA Nbhd Hlth — 115 patients from 37204
- Matthew Walker Health Center — 59 patients from 37204
- Mercy Health Services, Inc. — 24 patients from 37204
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