Allen resource center expands care for chronic illness support

A year after opening on the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen campus, the Texas Health Community Resource Center has expanded its hours and services, giving Collin County residents a broader place to get chronic-illness support, bloodwork and help finding basic needs before a health problem turns urgent.

The center opened in May 2025 and began seeing patients at the end of that month in Medical Office Building 2. Texas Health says it serves eligible residents with care tailored to conditions such as diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and congestive heart failure, along with education, nutrition counseling, support groups, community health worker navigation and a food pantry.

The expansion comes as the center has already built a steady local footprint. Texas Health says more than 129 enrolled clients have been served and the site has logged more than 460 visits since opening, evidence that the need for a community-based model is real in a fast-growing county.

That model is aimed at more than lab results and office visits. Texas Health says the center was designed to address non-medical drivers of health, including economic stability, housing and nutrition security. The Good For You Healthy Hub food pantry, which offers free fresh fruits and vegetables, is part of that approach, as are community health workers who connect residents to local resources.

For a working parent in Allen or nearby parts of Collin County, that kind of schedule can matter as much as the medical care itself. A resident managing diabetes or heart failure may need bloodwork, coaching on meals, help tracking medications and a place to ask where to turn for food or transportation assistance. Expanded hours make it easier to do all of that without losing a day’s pay or missing a shift.

The timing also reflects the scale of local need. Texas Health says Collin County has more than 150,000 residents without health insurance, and the county’s population grew 47.2% between 2010 and 2022. U.S. Census Bureau estimates put the county’s July 1, 2025 population at 1,297,179.

Texas Health also says it served 4,167 Medicaid or uninsured patients in 2023 in the five ZIP codes surrounding Texas Health Allen, and its 2022-2025 Community Health Needs Assessment identified healthcare access and quality of care, behavioral health and social determinants of health as areas for improvement. Texas Health Allen, which says it has served the community since 2000, now has another layer of support on its campus for residents who need more than a hospital visit to stay well.