ACCESS Ashland Family Health Center — Chicago, IL
ACCESS Ashland Family Health Center is a community health center clinic at 5159 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60609, open 54 hours a week. That is 9 more hours than the typical Illinois clinic (45 a week). It is run by Access Community Health Network, which serves 152,893 patients across 31 clinic locations.
- Address: 5159 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60609 · Directions
- Phone: (773) 434-9216
- Website: www.accesscommunityhealth.net
- Weekly hours: 54 (Illinois clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Access Community Health Network (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Access Community Health Network
Patients came to Access Community Health Network for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 23,580 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 375 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 27,540 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 28,176 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 13,247 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 12,071 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 10,796 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 20,084 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 28,509 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 9,171 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 51,431 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 21,875 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 9,056 | children tested |
Access Community Health Network also provides care by telehealth.
Who Access Community Health Network serves
152,893 patients used Access Community Health Network in 2025. 74% live at or below the poverty line and 93% are at or below twice the poverty line. 1,029 patients were experiencing homelessness and 201 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 74% | 73% | 65% | +1 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 93% | 95% | 92% | −2 pts |
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 17% | 17% | 14% | +1 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 56% | 56% | 42% | In line |
| Medicare patients | 5% | 7% | 11% | −1 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 21% | 16% | 24% | +5 pts |
Quality of care at Access Community Health Network
Access Community Health Network 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 | 68% | 67% | 68% | In line |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 64% | 48% | 54% | +16 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 73% | 57% | 54% | +16 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 55% | 37% | 44% | +17 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 84% | 84% | 77% | In line |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 91% | 86% | 86% | +5 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 90% | 80% | 79% | +10 pts |
Patients from ZIP 60609
4,395 Access Community Health Network patients live in ZIP 60609, and 13% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois — 4,466 patients from 60609
- Esperanza Health Centers — 4,249 patients from 60609
- Alivio Medical Center, Inc. — 1,599 patients from 60609
- Friend Family Health Center, Inc. — 1,543 patients from 60609
Community health centers near ACCESS Ashland Family Health Center
FFHC-Ashland
UI Health Mile Square Health Center Back of the Yards Dental
FFHC-Western
Esperanza Brighton Park
Howard Brown Health 63rd Street, Oral Health Services
More Access Community Health Network locations
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ACCESS Plaza Family Health Center
ACCESS Servicios Medicos la Villita
ACCESS Pilsen Family Health Center
ACCESS at Gary Comer Youth Center
See all 31 Access Community Health Network locations
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