Health Center of Southeast Texas
Health Center of Southeast Texas in Shepherd is a community health center where STI care (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis C) runs alongside family planning on a sliding-scale fee, with appointments required and same-visit treatment available for bacterial infections. Spanish is spoken on staff.
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Spanish Is a Working Clinical Language Here
Spanish-language care at Health Center of Southeast Texas is staffed capacity, not a workaround: clinicians conduct intake, counseling, and treatment conversations directly in Spanish. That means dosing instructions, follow-up schedules, and prevention education are delivered and confirmed in the same language, with no relay between patient and provider.
Hepatitis C Treated Through Completion, On-Site
Health Center of Southeast Texas prescribes and manages direct-acting antiviral therapy for hepatitis C in-house, the same clinic that runs the antibody and confirmatory tests carries the treatment through sustained virologic response. Patients aren't handed off after diagnosis; monitoring and medication management stay in one place.
The Panel Includes Hepatitis C Alongside the Core Four
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, Health Center of Southeast Texas tests for hepatitis C, which means a single visit can surface an infection that often goes undetected until liver damage is already underway.
- Address
- 11 Woodland Park Drive, Shepherd, TX 77371
- Phone
- 936‑628‑1100
- Booking
- Appointment required
Opening hours
- Monday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Tuesday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Wednesday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Thursday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Friday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Languages
English, Spanish
Tests offered
- Hepatitis C
- Gonorrhea
- Syphilis
- Chlamydia
- Conventional HIV
Serves
- Low Income Persons
Care services
- Family Planning
- STI Treatment
- Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
- Hepatitis C Treatment
- Hepatitis A Vaccine
- Adult Hepatitis B Vaccine
Prevention services
- STI Prevention/Education
- HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
- HIV Test Counseling
- Hepatitis Prevention/Education
Fees & payment
- Medicaid Accepted
- Medicare Accepted
- Fee
- Insurance Accepted
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA