Frontera Healthcare Network
Frontera Healthcare Network is a federally qualified community health center based in Eden, TX, with 8 clinic locations in 5 cities. It served 8,591 patients in 2025. Fees are on a sliding scale by income and insurance, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay.
- 8,591patients in 2025
- 15%uninsured patients
- 70%at or below the poverty line
- 81full-time-equivalent staff
Care offered: primary care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth.
Who Frontera Healthcare Network serves
70% of patients live at or below the poverty line and 87% are at or below twice that level. 15% have no insurance, 14% have Medicaid or CHIP, 23% have Medicare and 48% have private insurance. 218 patients were experiencing homelessness. 258 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 70% | 65% | 65% | +5 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 87% | 94% | 92% | −7 pts |
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 15% | 32% | 14% | −17 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 14% | 23% | 42% | −9 pts |
| Medicare patients | 23% | 9% | 11% | +14 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 48% | 30% | 24% | +17 pts |
Care and screenings
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 1,212 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 2,078 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 920 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 124 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 187 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 99 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 943 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,788 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 258 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 344 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 386 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 87 | children tested |
Quality of care
Frontera Healthcare Network is at or above the Texas median on 3 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 | 73% | 67% | 68% | +6 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 42% | 48% | 54% | −6 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 26% | 54% | 54% | −28 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 39% | 40% | 44% | In line |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 96% | 80% | 77% | +15 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 95% | 89% | 86% | +6 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 76% | 81% | 79% | −5 pts |
Staffing
81 full-time-equivalent staff work at Frontera Healthcare Network, including 11 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives. That is 752 patients per clinical provider, against the Texas median of 1,028 and the U.S. median of 930.
Where Frontera Healthcare Network patients live
| ZIP code | Patients | Uninsured |
|---|---|---|
| 76856 | 2,056 | 12% |
| 78624 | 1,575 | 19% |
| 76825 | 1,187 | 25% |
| 76849 | 1,103 | 10% |
| 76859 | 1,094 | 14% |
| 78028 | 201 | – |
| 76837 | 160 | 13% |
| 78631 | 146 | 11% |
Frontera Healthcare Network locations
Frontera Healthcare Network Brady Center
Frontera Healthcare Fredericksburg Behavioral Health Clinic
Frontera Healthcare Network - Fredericksburg Clinic
Frontera Healthcare Network Primary Care
Frontera Healthcare Fredericksburg Clinic
Frontera Healthcare Network - Junction Clinic
Frontera Healthcare Network Mason Clinic
Frontera Healthcare Network - Menard Clinic
Other health centers in Texas
- Dallas County Hospital District
- South Plains Rural Health Services, Inc.
- Ellis County Coalition for Health Options
- Saint Hope Foundation
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Clinic, Inc.
How fees work: the sliding-fee guide.