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Southern Indiana Community Health Care Inc.

Southern Indiana Community Health Care Inc. is a federally qualified community health center based in Paoli, IN, with 6 clinic locations in 6 cities. It served 12,724 patients in 2025. Fees are on a sliding scale by income and insurance, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay.

Care offered: primary care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth.

Who Southern Indiana Community Health Care Inc. serves

34% of patients live at or below the poverty line and 78% are at or below twice that level. 6% have no insurance, 30% have Medicaid or CHIP, 24% have Medicare and 40% have private insurance. 115 patients were experiencing homelessness. 524 were veterans.

MeasureThis centerIN medianU.S. medianvs IN
Patients at or below the poverty line34%62%65%−28 pts
Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line78%87%92%−9 pts
MeasureThis centerIN medianU.S. medianvs IN
Uninsured patients6%12%14%−5 pts
Medicaid or CHIP patients30%44%42%−14 pts
Medicare patients24%13%11%+11 pts
Privately insured patients40%26%24%+13 pts

Care and screenings

ServicePatientsWhat it counts
Mental health care5,895patients treated for depression or anxiety
Substance use treatment244patients in treatment
Well-child visits1,278children had checkups
Flu shots1,304patients vaccinated
Cervical cancer screening461patients tested
Breast cancer screening1,154patients screened
Family planning618patients served
Diabetes care1,925patients with diabetes
Blood pressure care5,021patients with hypertension
Asthma care628patients with asthma
HIV testing314patients tested
Hepatitis C testing449patients tested
Childhood lead tests475children tested

Quality of care

Southern Indiana Community Health Care Inc. is at or above the Indiana median on 5 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.

MeasureThis centerIN medianU.S. medianvs IN
Adults with high blood pressure under control69%67%68%+2 pts
Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer65%52%54%+13 pts
Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer64%53%54%+10 pts
Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer61%39%44%+22 pts
Patients 12+ screened for depression63%74%77%−11 pts
Adults assessed for tobacco use72%80%86%−9 pts
High-risk adults on statin therapy79%78%79%In line

Staffing

119 full-time-equivalent staff work at Southern Indiana Community Health Care Inc., including 20 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives. That is 642 patients per clinical provider, against the Indiana median of 1,039 and the U.S. median of 930.

Where Southern Indiana Community Health Care Inc. patients live

ZIP codePatientsUninsured
474542,6196%
474211,8166%
474461,1675%
474529738%
474329716%
471188144%
471407256%
474695085%

Southern Indiana Community Health Care Inc. locations

SICHC Bedford

629 Lincoln Ave, Bedford, IN 47421
60 hours a week · (812) 675-4470

SICHC English

307 S Indiana Ave, English, IN 47118
43 hours a week · (812) 338-2924

SICHC Marengo

5604 E White Oak Ln, Marengo, IN 47140
44 hours a week · (812) 365-3221

SICHC Mitchell

2759 State Road 37, Mitchell, IN 47446
40 hours a week · (812) 992-5440

SICHC Paoli

420 W Longest St, Paoli, IN 47454
52 hours a week · (812) 723-3944

SICHC West Baden

8163 W State Road 56, West Baden Springs, IN 47469
48 hours a week · (812) 723-7125

Other health centers in Indiana

How fees work: the sliding-fee guide.