Betty Jean Kerr Peoples Health Centers

What Betty Jean Kerr Peoples Health Centers does

Betty Jean Kerr People's Health Centers (PHC) is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1972 and headquartered at 5701 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri, operating under the umbrella of People's Family of Corporations. The organization delivers comprehensive primary medical care, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, radiology, women's health, pediatrics, immunizations, WIC nutrition services, and social services through nine sites across St. Louis City and County, supplemented by mobile outreach, school-based services, and community event presence.

Its technology stack is centered on the NCQA-recognized Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model, MedFusion patient portal, Luma Health online scheduling, NextGen billing/payments, and 3D tomosynthesis mammography deployed at the Florissant and Delmar locations in 2024. The behavioral health arm, formerly Amanda Luckett Murphy Hopewell Center, contributes outpatient therapy, psychiatric rehabilitation, crisis intervention, residential programs (STRIVE, RISE), and supported community living.

The business model combines federal HHS/HRSA grant funding (Grant #1180 CSBG), insurance reimbursement (Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicare, Medicaid, UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, HealthLink), a five-tier sliding fee scale ($20–$35 medical copays, $50–$65 dental, with $10–$303 behavioral health fees), and a state contract with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services administering the WIC program to over 4,000 clients monthly. Following the November 30, 2024 legal merger with Amanda Luckett Murphy Hopewell Center — celebrated with a ribbon-cutting on February 21, 2025 — PHC now operates as the only FQHC in St. Louis integrating primary care and behavioral health under one roof, serving uninsured and medically underserved populations, low-income families at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, pregnant and postpartum women, and behavioral health patients including children, adolescents, and adults with serious mental illness.

Name

Betty Jean Kerr Peoples Health Centers

Legal name

Betty Jean Kerr People's Health Centers

Website

https://phcenters.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Betty Jean Kerr People's Health Centers is a Federally Qualified Health Center founded in 1972 in St. Louis, Missouri, delivering integrated primary care, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, radiology, and WIC nutrition services across nine sites to uninsured and medically underserved populations in St. Louis City and County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Services (Federally Qualified Health Center)

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Health Centers (FQHCs & Look-Alikes) (HLAFAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community & Public Health Dentistry Clinics (FQHC/School-Based/Nonprofit) (HLABAAAF), Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI), Value-Based Primary Care Organizations (Risk-Bearing) (HLAFAGAF), School-Based Health Centers (HLAFAGAG)

Keywords

• Community health services
• Federally qualified health center
• Primary care services
• Behavioral health services
• Dental care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Missouri City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government Funding (HHS/HRSA): Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) receiving HHS funding with Public Health Service deemed status. Receives CSBG grant funding and participates in HRSA loan forgiveness programs.
2. Sliding Fee Scale Payments: Discounted healthcare services based on family size and income, with fees ranging from $20-$35 for medical and $50-$65 for dental based on federal poverty level brackets.
3. Insurance Reimbursement: Accepts major commercial insurances including Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, HealthLink, Medicare, Medicaid, UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, and others. Processes claims for medical, dental, and behavioral health services.
4. WIC Program Contract: Contract with Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to administer WIC supplemental nutrition program serving over 4,000 clients monthly at Central and North sites.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Betty Jean Kerr People's Health Centers is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) delivering comprehensive medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, radiology, and social services to uninsured and medically underserved populations across the St. Louis metropolitan area. Following its November 2024 merger with Amanda Luckett Murphy Hopewell Center, the organization offers integrated primary care and behavioral health under one roof, supported by a sliding fee scale and WIC supplemental nutrition program.

Product overview

Betty Jean Kerr People’s Health Centers (PHC) is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1972, providing comprehensive healthcare services across the St. Louis metropolitan area. The organization operates as a unified product portfolio following the November 2024 merger with Amanda Luckett Murphy Hopewell Center, combining primary care, dental, and behavioral health services. PHC offers an integrated care model—the only FQHC in St. Louis to offer both primary care and behavioral health under one roof—alongside pharmacy, radiology, immunizations, women's health, pediatrics, and social services. The core products include medical services (internal medicine, pediatrics, women's health), dental care, behavioral health (therapy, psychiatric rehabilitation, residential), and WIC nutrition programs. Additional offerings encompass patient portal access, sliding fee scale discounts for uninsured patients, health insurance navigation, community outreach, and a scholarship foundation for employees. The organization serves approximately 3 health center locations and 3 behavioral health sites across St. Louis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BJK Scholarship Foundation: Scholarship program established in 2007 to support People’s Health Centers employees and their immediate family members pursuing degrees in healthcare. Awards $1,000 per academic year to undergraduate and graduate students in nursing, pharmacy, dental, social work and human services.

Products and services

• Primary Care Services

Quantifiable outcome

• WIC program serves over 4,000 clients monthly
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Amanda Luckett Murphy Hopewell CenterflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 November 2024Historic merger creating unified comprehensive healthcare organization. Amanda Luckett Murphy Hopewell Center, a behavioral health provider, merged with Betty Jean Kerr People's Health Centers on November 30, 2024. The merger united two legacy organizations with 14 years of strategic planning, combining primary care and behavioral health services under one organization. Ribbon-cutting ceremony held February 21, 2025 to celebrate the integration.
• United Way of Greater St. LouiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for weekly community meal distribution supporting families across St. Louis during holiday season. Organizations collaborate to provide hot, nutritious meals at health center locations.
• Soulcial KitchencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner providing food truck services for weekly meal distributions at health center locations to address food insecurity.
• Empowered Thriving Communities (ETC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in weekly community meal distribution initiative supporting families with nutritious meals during high-need periods.
• Other FQHC PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with other Federally Qualified Health Centers including Family Care Health Center, Affinia Healthcare, CareSTL Health for community meal distributions and regional health initiatives.
• Sidewalk TalkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal nonprofit bringing mental health awareness through listening movement. St. Louis event on May 6, 2025 at Delmar Boulevard featured People’s Health Centers as local partner for mental health support and resources.
• St. Louis Mental Health BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal mental health advocacy organization collaborating on Sidewalk Talk Bus Tour event and mental health awareness initiatives.
• The Black Healers CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization leading efforts to bring Sidewalk Talk mental health listening movement to St. Louis metro area long-term. Collaborating on May 6, 2025 event.
• City of St. Louis Department of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal health department partner for Sidewalk Talk Bus Tour event, contributing mental and social health resources.
• I Define ME MovementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Sidewalk Talk event providing I Define ME Wellness Mobile and youth wellness programming.
• Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesflagshipOthersState agency providing WIC program contract for federal fiscal year 2025. Organization administers WIC in St. Louis County and St. Louis City under this partnership.
• Black Mamas Matter AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization establishing Black Maternal Health Week (April 11-17). People’s Health Centers participates by raising awareness and promoting policy and health system changes for Black maternal health.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Affinia Healthcare: St. Louis-based Federally Qualified Health Center providing primary care, dental, and behavioral health on a sliding fee scale to underserved populations — directly comparable in service model, geography, target population, and FQHC funding mechanism.
• CareSTL Health: St. Louis FQHC offering comprehensive primary medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services to uninsured and underinsured residents — operates in the same metro, serves the same Medicaid and uninsured populations, and is a named community partner.
• Brightside St. Louis: St. Louis-based behavioral health provider serving individuals with serious mental illness and substance use disorders — directly comparable to the behavioral health portion absorbed via the Hopewell Center merger.
• Family Care Health Center: St. Louis-area FQHC providing primary medical, dental, behavioral health, and WIC services on a sliding fee scale — directly comparable in target population, services portfolio, and FQHC funding model.
• People's Community Action Corporation: Sibling nonprofit under the People's Family of Corporations umbrella, providing community action and social services in the St. Louis metro — directly comparable as part of the same parent ecosystem addressing low-income and underserved populations.

Broad incumbents

• Howard Brown Health: Larger Chicago-based FQHC with comprehensive primary care, behavioral health, and research programs serving LGBTQ+ and underserved populations — comparable care model but broader portfolio and significantly larger scale.

Others

• National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC): National advocacy and technical assistance organization representing FQHCs and look-alikes — adjacent as the industry body governing the regulatory and funding framework BJK PHC operates within.

Regional players

• Great Rivers Behavioral Health: Regional behavioral health organization serving St. Louis-area residents with serious mental illness and addiction — adjacent in service line to the merged-in Hopewell Center operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/bjkpeopleshealthcenters
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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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