Arcare
Arcare is a federally qualified community health center based in Augusta, AR, with 108 clinic locations in 68 cities. It served 125,836 patients in 2025. Fees are on a sliding scale by income and insurance, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay.
- 125,836patients in 2025
- 9%uninsured patients
- 82%at or below the poverty line
- 1,441full-time-equivalent staff
Care offered: primary care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth.
Who Arcare serves
82% of patients live at or below the poverty line and 96% are at or below twice that level. 9% have no insurance, 36% have Medicaid or CHIP, 20% have Medicare and 35% have private insurance. 8,833 patients were experiencing homelessness. 385 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | AR median | U.S. median | vs AR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 82% | 65% | 65% | +17 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 96% | 89% | 92% | +7 pts |
| Measure | This center | AR median | U.S. median | vs AR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 9% | 19% | 14% | −10 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 36% | 29% | 42% | +7 pts |
| Medicare patients | 20% | 18% | 11% | +1 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 35% | 36% | 24% | −1 pts |
Care and screenings
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 34,960 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 3,842 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 6,627 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 7,126 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,416 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 2,091 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,147 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 13,486 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 28,937 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 3,758 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 13,745 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 13,847 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 47 | children tested |
Quality of care
Arcare is at or above the Arkansas median on 0 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | AR median | U.S. median | vs AR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 56% | 73% | 68% | −17 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 37% | 51% | 54% | −14 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 34% | 39% | 54% | −5 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 42% | 44% | 44% | −3 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 64% | 68% | 77% | −4 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 80% | 88% | 86% | −8 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 73% | 77% | 79% | −4 pts |
Staffing
1,441 full-time-equivalent staff work at Arcare, including 147 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives. That is 854 patients per clinical provider, against the Arkansas median of 780 and the U.S. median of 930.
Where Arcare patients live
| ZIP code | Patients | Uninsured |
|---|---|---|
| 72401 | 5,832 | 14% |
| 72143 | 5,418 | 11% |
| 72023 | 4,439 | 8% |
| 72501 | 3,217 | 15% |
| 72076 | 2,706 | 7% |
| 72404 | 2,450 | 14% |
| 42003 | 2,228 | 9% |
| 72764 | 2,008 | 6% |
Arcare locations
ARcare - 49
ARcare - 162
48 more locations are listed on the city pages for Arkansas.
Other health centers in Arkansas
- St. Francis House Nwa, Inc.
- Boston Mountain Rural Health Center, Inc.
- Mainline Health Systems, Inc.
- River Valley Primary Care Services
- Healthy Connections, Inc.
- East Arkansas Family Health Center, Inc.
How fees work: the sliding-fee guide.