Caring Health Center — Springfield, MA
Caring Health Center is a community health center clinic at 477 Sumner Avenue, Springfield, MA 01108, open 42.5 hours a week. The typical Massachusetts clinic is open 48.8 hours a week. It is run by Caring Health Center, which serves 21,828 patients across 4 clinic locations.
- Address: 477 Sumner Avenue, Springfield, MA 01108 · Directions
- Phone: (413) 739-1100
- Website: www.caringhealth.org
- Weekly hours: 42.5 (Massachusetts clinic median: 48.8)
- Operated by: Caring Health Center (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Caring Health Center
Patients came to Caring Health Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 5,760 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 4,968 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 129 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 2,480 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 3,752 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,048 | patients tested |
| Family planning | 685 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,918 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 4,469 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,437 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,927 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,438 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 641 | children tested |
Caring Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Caring Health Center serves
21,828 patients used Caring Health Center in 2025. 93% live at or below the poverty line and 98% are at or below twice the poverty line. 469 patients were experiencing homelessness and 87 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | MA median | U.S. median | vs MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 93% | 79% | 65% | +14 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 98% | 95% | 92% | +3 pts |
| Measure | This center | MA median | U.S. median | vs MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 7% | 10% | 14% | −4 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 61% | 43% | 42% | +18 pts |
| Medicare patients | 14% | 11% | 11% | +3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 18% | 25% | 24% | −7 pts |
Quality of care at Caring Health Center
Caring Health Center is at or above the Massachusetts median on 4 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | MA median | U.S. median | vs MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 66% | 69% | 68% | −3 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 67% | 66% | 54% | +1 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 59% | 67% | 54% | −9 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 47% | 52% | 44% | −5 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 76% | 65% | 77% | +12 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 95% | 84% | 86% | +11 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 91% | 79% | 79% | +12 pts |
Patients from ZIP 01108
4,604 Caring Health Center patients live in ZIP 01108, and 9% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Holyoke Health Center, Inc. — 961 patients from 01108
- Ma League of Comunity Health Centers — 149 patients from 01108
- City of Springfield, Massachusetts — 142 patients from 01108
- Hilltown Community Health Center, Inc. — 31 patients from 01108
Community health centers near Caring Health Center
HSH Health Center & Dental Clinic
Baystate Brightwood Health Center
Chicopee Health Center
Community Health Center, Inc.
Community Health Center of Enfield
More Caring Health Center locations
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See all 4 Caring Health Center locations
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