David Raines Community Health Center: Services & Hours

All David Raines Community Health Center Locations & Hours

Use this directory to choose the actual clinic before traveling. Times are local Central Time. The administrative office is listed separately because it is not the same address as the Shreveport North patient clinic.

David Raines Community Health Center Services

Not every service is offered at every clinic or every hour. Dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, pediatrics and testing may have separate scheduling arrangements.

Which Department Should You Contact?

How to Make an Appointment

The CDC lists appointments as required at its Shreveport North and Bossier City entries. Calling your clinic directly is the most dependable route to a confirmed visit.

1. Choose the clinic. Use the location directory above and confirm it provides your needed service.
2. Call the relevant number. For Shreveport North medical, dental or pediatric care, dial 318-425-2252.
3. Explain your reason for visiting. Tell the scheduler whether this is a new-patient visit, follow-up, dental concern, child’s appointment or another service.
4. Discuss insurance or payment. Provide your insurance plan details or ask about self-pay and sliding-scale eligibility.
5. Ask what to bring. Confirm whether identification, insurance card, medication list, medical history or income documents are required.
6. Confirm the appointment. Record the clinic address, provider or department, appointment date, time and arrival instructions.
7. Use the official patient portal when appropriate. Existing patients can access the provider-linked portal through the official David Raines website.

Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare & Sliding-Scale Fees

David Raines is identified in federal public-health listings as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). CDC directory entries list Medicaid, Medicare, insurance and sliding-scale payment options.

How to Request a Sliding-Fee Discount

1. Call the registration or billing team at your preferred clinic.
2. Say you want to check eligibility for the sliding-fee discount program.
3. Ask what household-size and income verification the program requires.
4. Request an estimate for the exact service you need.
5. Confirm whether laboratory tests, referrals, dental treatment or prescriptions have separate charges.

What to Bring to Your First Visit

• Photo identification if available or required by registration staff.
• Insurance, Medicaid or Medicare card, if applicable.
• Current medications, dosages and pharmacy information.
• Relevant previous test results and medical records.
• Vaccination history for a child’s appointment, when applicable.
• A list of health questions, symptoms and follow-up concerns.
• Income or household documents if applying for a financial discount and requested by the clinic.
• Parent or guardian consent information when required for a minor.

Ask before visiting if you need interpreter support, accessible accommodations, records transfer or help completing registration paperwork.

Patient Portal, Medical Questions & Online Bill Payment

Children’s School-Based Healthcare

David Raines also operates school-based healthcare programs through participating schools. These services are separate from ordinary community clinic appointments.

According to the official school-based health information:

• Enrollment is optional and generally requires a parent or guardian consent form.
• With signed consent on file, participating students may receive services according to the school-based health program’s rules.
• Parents can request notification before nonemergency care through the consent process described by the program.
• Immunizations require additional signed permission from a parent or legal guardian.
• The organization states there is no out-of-pocket charge to families for school-based services; insurance may still be billed when applicable.

Contact the school or the health center to check whether your child’s campus participates and how to obtain the appropriate consent documents.

After-Hours Help, Closures & Emergency Care

The official directory publishes after-hours assistance numbers for individual clinics. These are for contacting the health center’s after-hours service and should not be confused with a 24-hour walk-in clinic.

For routine prescription requests, lab questions, rescheduling or billing, use the clinic or portal during normal service hours where possible. For potentially life-threatening symptoms, call 911 rather than waiting for a routine clinic response.

Corporate Office — Not the Same as the North Clinic

If you need to see a physician or dentist, use the actual clinic address on your appointment confirmation rather than the corporate address.

Related Community Health Center Guides

These are separate healthcare organizations, not David Raines branches. Use them only for comparing community healthcare access in other areas.