1515 Lee St Des Plaines — Des Plaines, IL
1515 Lee St Des Plaines is a community health center clinic at 1515 Lee St, Des Plaines, IL 60018, open 64 hours a week. That is 19 more hours than the typical Illinois clinic (45 a week). It is run by Greater Family Health, which serves 75,001 patients across 12 clinic locations.
- Address: 1515 Lee St, Des Plaines, IL 60018 · Directions
- Phone: (844) 599-3700
- Weekly hours: 64 (Illinois clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Greater Family Health (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Greater Family Health
Patients came to Greater Family Health for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 7,817 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 8,020 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 226 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 12,224 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 7,140 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 6,430 | patients tested |
| Family planning | 3,625 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 7,436 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 9,846 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,812 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 13,755 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 7,621 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 2,724 | children tested |
Greater Family Health also provides care by telehealth.
Who Greater Family Health serves
75,001 patients used Greater Family Health in 2025. 94% live at or below the poverty line and 99% are at or below twice the poverty line. 11,742 patients were experiencing homelessness and 212 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 94% | 73% | 65% | +21 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 99% | 95% | 92% | +4 pts |
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 27% | 17% | 14% | +10 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 51% | 56% | 42% | −5 pts |
| Medicare patients | 3% | 7% | 11% | −4 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 19% | 16% | 24% | +4 pts |
Quality of care at Greater Family Health
Greater Family Health is at or above the Illinois median on 6 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 69% | 67% | 68% | +1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 48% | 48% | 54% | In line |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 69% | 57% | 54% | +12 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 55% | 37% | 44% | +18 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 96% | 84% | 77% | +12 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 98% | 86% | 86% | +12 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 78% | 80% | 79% | −2 pts |
Staffing at Greater Family Health
The health center employs 359 full-time-equivalent staff, including 56 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 14 dental staff and 9 mental health staff. That is 1,341 patients per clinical provider against the Illinois median of 964 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 246,410 visits, about 3.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 60018
361 Greater Family Health patients live in ZIP 60018, and 32% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Access Community Health Network — 2,501 patients from 60018
- Legacy Medical Care Inc. — 308 patients from 60018
- Erie Family Health Center, Inc. — 209 patients from 60018
- Asian Human Services Family Health Center, Inc. — 159 patients from 60018
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More Greater Family Health locations
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