Bobbie Sterne Health Center (formerly Elm Street) — Cincinnati, OH
Bobbie Sterne Health Center (formerly Elm Street) is a community health center clinic at 1525 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH 45202, open 40 hours a week. The typical Ohio clinic is open 43.5 hours a week. It is run by Cincinnati, City of, which serves 40,923 patients across 7 clinic locations.
- Address: 1525 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH 45202 · Directions
- Phone: (513) 352-3092
- Website: N/A
- Weekly hours: 40 (Ohio clinic median: 43.5)
- Operated by: Cincinnati, City of (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Cincinnati, City of
Patients came to Cincinnati, City of for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 20,704 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 3,177 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Eye exams | 4,262 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 6,349 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 6,084 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,426 | patients tested |
| Family planning | 2,065 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,186 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 3,936 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 2,010 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 6,222 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 3,851 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 1,939 | children tested |
Cincinnati, City of also provides care by telehealth.
Who Cincinnati, City of serves
40,923 patients used Cincinnati, City of in 2025. 89% live at or below the poverty line and 97% are at or below twice the poverty line. 123 patients were experiencing homelessness and 182 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 89% | 61% | 65% | +28 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 97% | 89% | 92% | +8 pts |
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 33% | 11% | 14% | +22 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 54% | 49% | 42% | +5 pts |
| Medicare patients | 3% | 13% | 11% | −10 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 10% | 24% | 24% | −15 pts |
Quality of care at Cincinnati, City of
Cincinnati, City of is at or above the Ohio median on 7 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 70% | 69% | 68% | +1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 54% | 54% | 54% | +1 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 71% | 51% | 54% | +19 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 49% | 48% | 44% | +1 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 84% | 79% | 77% | +5 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 90% | 86% | 86% | +4 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 89% | 79% | 79% | +10 pts |
Staffing at Cincinnati, City of
The health center employs 272 full-time-equivalent staff, including 28 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 78 dental staff and 7 mental health staff. That is 1,446 patients per clinical provider against the Ohio median of 1,213 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 116,942 visits, about 2.9 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 45202
964 Cincinnati, City of patients live in ZIP 45202, and 19% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Cincinnati Health Network, Inc. DBA Neighborhub Health — 2,798 patients from 45202
- Christian Community Health Services — 515 patients from 45202
- Winton Hills Medical & Health Center, Inc. — 162 patients from 45202
- Equitas Health Inc. — 148 patients from 45202
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