478 Burnside Ave East Hartford, CT 06108 — East Hartford, CT
478 Burnside Ave East Hartford, CT 06108 is a community health center clinic at 478 Burnside Ave, East Hartford, CT 06108, open 42.5 hours a week. The typical Connecticut clinic is open 46.5 hours a week. It is run by First Choice Health Centers, Inc., which serves 18,033 patients across 9 clinic locations.
- Address: 478 Burnside Ave, East Hartford, CT 06108 · Directions
- Phone: (860) 610-6191
- Weekly hours: 42.5 (Connecticut clinic median: 46.5)
- Operated by: First Choice Health Centers, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at First Choice Health Centers, Inc.
Patients came to First Choice Health Centers, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 6,443 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,509 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 32 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 1,497 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 1,935 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,296 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,240 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 978 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 665 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,182 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,482 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 805 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,386 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,922 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 395 | children tested |
First Choice Health Centers, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who First Choice Health Centers, Inc. serves
18,033 patients used First Choice Health Centers, Inc. in 2025. 62% live at or below the poverty line and 89% are at or below twice the poverty line. 99 patients were experiencing homelessness and 92 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | CT median | U.S. median | vs CT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 62% | 65% | 65% | −3 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 89% | 89% | 92% | In line |
| Measure | This center | CT median | U.S. median | vs CT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 16% | 14% | 14% | +2 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 52% | 55% | 42% | −4 pts |
| Medicare patients | 14% | 10% | 11% | +4 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 19% | 17% | 24% | +1 pts |
Quality of care at First Choice Health Centers, Inc.
First Choice Health Centers, Inc. is at or above the Connecticut median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | CT median | U.S. median | vs CT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 71% | 70% | 68% | +1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 52% | 61% | 54% | −8 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 55% | 64% | 54% | −9 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 46% | 54% | 44% | −8 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 76% | 79% | 77% | −2 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 77% | 84% | 86% | −8 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 82% | 82% | 79% | In line |
Staffing at First Choice Health Centers, Inc.
The health center employs 148 full-time-equivalent staff, including 19 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 13 dental staff and 13 mental health staff. That is 962 patients per clinical provider against the Connecticut median of 940 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 88,153 visits, about 4.9 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 06108
4,573 First Choice Health Centers, Inc. patients live in ZIP 06108, and 19% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Intercommunity Inc. — 1,883 patients from 06108
- Community Health Center, Inc. — 654 patients from 06108
- Charter Oak Health Center, Inc. — 653 patients from 06108
- Community Health Services, Inc. — 630 patients from 06108
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