MLK Health Center & Pharmacy

MLK Health Center & Pharmacy The MLK Health Center & Pharmacy is northwest Louisiana's oldest free clinic & pharmacy.

Our vision is to improve the health of our community and the patients we serve; and meet the demand for high quality comprehensive healthcare services in a cost-effective manner by putting our patients first, and by serving them with care and compassion.

This season of gratitude, we’re especially thankful for Dr. & Mrs. Lafargue!Your support made today’s night free clinic ...
11/20/2025

This season of gratitude, we’re especially thankful for Dr. & Mrs. Lafargue!

Your support made today’s night free clinic possible and helped ensure our neighbors receive the care they deserve this holiday season.

We’re counting our blessings this Thanksgiving, and John Ratcliff is one of them!Thank you for sponsoring today’s night ...
11/20/2025

We’re counting our blessings this Thanksgiving, and John Ratcliff is one of them!

Thank you for sponsoring today’s night clinic and helping us share the gift of good health with our community.

11/20/2025

In honor of our 40th anniversary, Dr. Goodman sits down with our Executive Director to reflect on the remarkable commitment of our founder, Dr. Robert Jackson, who built MLK Health while working 100-hour weeks as a medical resident. That spirit still drives our work four decades later.

By 1989, their dream became reality. ✨The clinic moved across the street from Sister Margaret’s Hospitality House into a...
11/20/2025

By 1989, their dream became reality. ✨

The clinic moved across the street from Sister Margaret’s Hospitality House into a 2,200-square-foot cinderblock building — simple but full of heart. It had everything that mattered: a waiting room, exam rooms, and a small pharmacy stocked entirely through donations.

For the first time, care could continue beyond mealtime — and a lasting foundation was set for what would become MLK Health Center & Pharmacy.

Gratitude is at the heart of what we do. ❤Thank you, Ms. Laurie Lyons, for sponsoring today’s clinic and helping us serv...
11/19/2025

Gratitude is at the heart of what we do. ❤

Thank you, Ms. Laurie Lyons, for sponsoring today’s clinic and helping us serve with compassion this holiday season!

11/19/2025

Before our clinic grew into what it is today, we called Sprague Street home. This 2007 KTBS 3 News feature takes us back to those early days — neighbors helping neighbors, volunteers giving their all, and a mission built on compassion that still guides us 40 years later. ❤

⏳ Time is of the essence. We encourage you to learn your risk for diabetes type 2 at diabetes.org/dpp. If your score ind...
11/18/2025

⏳ Time is of the essence. We encourage you to learn your risk for diabetes type 2 at diabetes.org/dpp. If your score indicates that you are at risk, you will be connected to a National Diabetes Prevention Program near you. It’s a scalable, evidence-based path to reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes.

In the late 1980s, Sister Margaret’s soup kitchen on Sprague Street became more than a place to eat — it became a place ...
11/18/2025

In the late 1980s, Sister Margaret’s soup kitchen on Sprague Street became more than a place to eat — it became a place of hope. 💙

When Dr. Robert Jackson joined her efforts, he recognized familiar faces: patients he’d treated through the hospital’s charity care program, many struggling with chronic illnesses and no access to medicine.

Together, they offered basic medical care right there at the soup kitchen — using borrowed equipment and volunteer help. But when suppertime ended, so did the clinic. They knew it was time to grow.

Thank you for showing our clinic patients how to whip up a quick and delicious mango smoothie this past Saturday! 🥭
11/17/2025

Thank you for showing our clinic patients how to whip up a quick and delicious mango smoothie this past Saturday! 🥭

From student volunteer to Medical Director — Dr. Bass’s journey embodies 40 years of compassionate care."During my time ...
11/17/2025

From student volunteer to Medical Director — Dr. Bass’s journey embodies 40 years of compassionate care.

"During my time at LSU Health Sciences Center, the Martin Luther King Health Center and Pharmacy played a meaningful and formative role in my medical education. Volunteering there gave me real-world exposure to community-based primary care beyond the walls of academic medicine. I had the opportunity to care for underserved patients, manage chronic conditions with limited resources, and practice true relationship-driven medicine -- lessons that shaped my approach long before residency.

MLK allowed me to apply what I was learning in the classroom to real patients who trusted me, and it strengthened both my clinical confidence and my sense of purpose. It was an outstanding adjunct to my medical school training -- not only reinforcing clinical skills, but deepening my understanding of compassion, continuity of care, and the impact that accessible primary care has on the health of a community.

Those early experiences at MLK helped lay the groundwork for the physician I am today. Now having come full circle as the clinic's medical director I am even more impressed with all of the clinic gets done on a relatively small budget."

Decades ago, Sister Margaret came to Shreveport with a simple calling: feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and walk along...
11/15/2025

Decades ago, Sister Margaret came to Shreveport with a simple calling: feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and walk alongside her neighbors. What began as small acts of service grew into Christian Services, a movement that still touches thousands. It was from the dining room table in Christian Services' soup kitchen that she co-founded MLK Health.

Her steadfast courage and compassion became the heart of our mission. As we celebrate 40 years, we honor a legacy that shows lasting change begins with dedication, kindness, and showing up for your community.

Photo of Sister Margaret McCaffrey, circa 1970, at the Christian Service Hospitality House.

Address

865 Olive Street
Shreveport, LA
71104

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

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(318) 227-2912

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The vision of the MLK Health Center & Pharmacy is to improve the health of our community and the patients we serve; and meet the demand for high quality comprehensive healthcare services in a cost-effective manner by putting our patients first, and by serving them with care and compassion.