ACCESS Doctors Medical Center — Chicago, IL
ACCESS Doctors Medical Center is a community health center clinic at 6240 W 55th St, Chicago, IL 60638, open 49 hours a week. That is 4 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: 6240 W 55th St, Chicago, IL 60638 · Directions
- Phone: (773) 284-2200
- Website: www.accesscommunityhealth.net
- Weekly hours: 49 (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 60638
3,247 Access Community Health Network patients live in ZIP 60638, and 11% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Esperanza Health Centers — 1,489 patients from 60638
- Lawndale Christian Health Center — 1,124 patients from 60638
- The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois — 574 patients from 60638
- Erie Family Health Center, Inc. — 517 patients from 60638
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LCHC at Archer Avenue
Alivio Medical Center Dental at 63rd St.
UI Health Mile Square Health Center Dental - 55th and Pulaski
Esperanza at 63rd
More Access Community Health Network locations
ACCESS Des Plaines Valley Health Center
ACCESS Southwest Family Health Center
ACCESS Hawthorne Family Health Center
ACCESS Servicios Medicos la Villita
ACCESS Paul and Mimi Francis Westside Family Health Center
ACCESS Cabrini Family Health Center
See all 31 Access Community Health Network locations
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