St. Thomas Community Health Center, Inc.

Louisiana · Health Center Program awardee · UDS 2025

St. Thomas Community Health Center, Inc. is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in Louisiana and a Health Center Program awardee, funded in part by Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. Its service delivery sites include New Orleans and Gretna. In 2025 it served 23,635 patients, up 5.4% from 22,434 in 2024. 23.5% of its patients were uninsured, compared with 15.8% across Louisiana health centers and 17.2% nationally.

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Medium by patient volume (small: under 10,000 patients; medium: 10,000–29,999; large: 30,000 or more) · urban setting · Section 330 funding: Community Health Center

23,635Patients served, 2025

23.5%of patients uninsured

39.5%of patients on Medicaid/CHIP

$1,940Total accrued cost per patient

St. Thomas Community Health Center, Inc. compared with Louisiana and the nation, 2025

State and national columns are HRSA's published figures for Section 330-funded health centers. A dash means HRSA publishes no figure.
Measure	St. Thomas Community Health Center, Inc.	Louisiana health centers	National
Patients
Children under 18	11.8%	27.3%	28.6%
Adults 65 and older	11.9%	10.8%	12.8%
At or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline	98.3%	93.6%	90.0%
Insurance status
Uninsured	23.5%	15.8%	17.2%
Medicaid / CHIP	39.5%	51.4%	47.9%
Medicare	12.4%	12.7%	11.6%
Private insurance	24.6%	20.1%	23.0%
Cost
Total accrued cost per patient	$1,940	$1,605	$1,672
Clinical quality
Cervical cancer screening	59.0%	44.3%	57.0%
Colorectal cancer screening	52.6%	43.9%	44.9%
Breast cancer screening	71.1%	54.3%	56.0%
Controlling high blood pressure	58.4%	67.5%	69.1%
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (lower is better)	23.3%	26.8%	26.3%
Depression screening and follow-up	82.5%	82.2%	75.3%
Childhood immunization status	16.1%	22.1%	29.5%
Tobacco screening and cessation	85.9%	83.3%	84.8%
Statin therapy for cardiovascular disease	82.0%	80.0%	79.0%

Patients by service

Service	2025
Medical	23,388
Mental health	790

Trends, 2016–2025

Year	Patients	Cost per patient	Uninsured	Medicaid/CHIP
2025	23,635	$1,940	23.5%	39.5%
2024	22,434	$1,792	27.9%	39.6%
2023	20,619	$1,741	22.5%	49.7%
2022	19,596	$1,567	14.6%	60.3%
2021	18,329	$1,476	13.7%	62.0%
2020	18,910	–	15.2%	59.9%
2019	22,760	–	20.3%	55.1%
2018	25,095	–	17.0%	59.3%
2017	22,451	–	16.4%	59.8%
2016	19,198	–	18.7%	55.6%

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