Alivio Medical Center — Chicago, IL
Alivio Medical Center is a community health center clinic at 966 W 21st St, Chicago, IL 60608, open 42 hours a week. The typical Illinois clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Alivio Medical Center, Inc., which serves 22,702 patients across 4 clinic locations.
- Address: 966 W 21st St, Chicago, IL 60608 · Directions
- Phone: (773) 254-1400
- Weekly hours: 42 (Illinois clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Alivio Medical 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 Alivio Medical Center, Inc.
Patients came to Alivio Medical 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 | 1,832 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 3,844 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 3,485 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 6,155 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 2,092 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,570 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,556 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 3,190 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 3,371 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 725 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 3,569 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,345 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 1,266 | children tested |
Alivio Medical Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Alivio Medical Center, Inc. serves
22,702 patients used Alivio Medical Center, Inc. in 2025. 75% live at or below the poverty line and 98% are at or below twice the poverty line. 91 patients were experiencing homelessness.
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 75% | 73% | 65% | +2 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 98% | 95% | 92% | +3 pts |
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 31% | 17% | 14% | +14 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 49% | 56% | 42% | −7 pts |
| Medicare patients | 4% | 7% | 11% | −3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 16% | 16% | 24% | In line |
Quality of care at Alivio Medical Center, Inc.
Alivio Medical Center, Inc. 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 | 72% | 67% | 68% | +5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 45% | 48% | 54% | −2 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 66% | 57% | 54% | +9 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 40% | 37% | 44% | +3 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 87% | 84% | 77% | +3 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 91% | 86% | 86% | +4 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 84% | 80% | 79% | +4 pts |
Staffing at Alivio Medical Center, Inc.
The health center employs 184 full-time-equivalent staff, including 22 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 6 dental staff and 11 mental health staff. That is 1,054 patients per clinical provider against the Illinois median of 964 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 69,082 visits, about 3.0 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 60608
3,097 Alivio Medical Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 60608, and 27% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois — 4,097 patients from 60608
- Access Community Health Network — 3,925 patients from 60608
- Esperanza Health Centers — 2,359 patients from 60608
- Lawndale Christian Health Center — 1,303 patients from 60608
Community health centers near Alivio Medical Center
ACCESS Pilsen Family Health Center
ACCESS Plaza Family Health Center
Haymarket Center
Haymarket Center
Haymarket Center
More Alivio Medical Center, Inc. locations
Alivio Medical Center Dental at 63rd St.
More community health centers in Chicago and across Illinois.