Alder Street — Scranton, PA
Alder Street is a community health center clinic at 425 Alder St, Scranton, PA 18505, open 37 hours a week. The typical Pennsylvania clinic is open 44 hours a week. It is run by Scranton Primary Health Care Center, Inc., which serves 11,060 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 425 Alder St, Scranton, PA 18505 · Directions
- Phone: (570) 955-5524
- Website: www.scrantonprimary.org
- Weekly hours: 37 (Pennsylvania clinic median: 44)
- Operated by: Scranton Primary Health Care Center, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Scranton Primary Health Care Center, Inc.
Patients came to Scranton Primary Health Care Center, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,622 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 1,123 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 2,150 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,216 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 444 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 436 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 298 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,050 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,944 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 332 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,435 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 131 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 293 | children tested |
Scranton Primary Health Care Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Scranton Primary Health Care Center, Inc. serves
11,060 patients used Scranton Primary Health Care Center, Inc. in 2025. 69% live at or below the poverty line and 75% are at or below twice the poverty line. 524 patients were experiencing homelessness and 127 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 69% | 69% | 65% | +1 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 75% | 91% | 92% | −17 pts |
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 21% | 13% | 14% | +8 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 38% | 41% | 42% | −4 pts |
| Medicare patients | 10% | 12% | 11% | −1 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 29% | 23% | 24% | +6 pts |
Quality of care at Scranton Primary Health Care Center, Inc.
Scranton Primary Health Care Center, Inc. is at or above the Pennsylvania median on 4 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 76% | 69% | 68% | +7 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 41% | 52% | 54% | −11 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 47% | 49% | 54% | −1 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 45% | 43% | 44% | +2 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 89% | 77% | 77% | +12 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 76% | 82% | 86% | −6 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 86% | 80% | 79% | +6 pts |
Patients from ZIP 18505
2,289 Scranton Primary Health Care Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 18505, and 24% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- The Wright Center Medical Group — 2,948 patients from 18505
- Caring Community Health Center — 2,748 patients from 18505
- Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers — 139 patients from 18505
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