ChesPenn Center for Family Health at Upper Darby — Upper Darby, PA
ChesPenn Center for Family Health at Upper Darby is a community health center clinic at 5 S State Rd, Upper Darby, PA 19082, open 40 hours a week. The typical Pennsylvania clinic is open 44 hours a week. It is run by Chespenn Health Services, which serves 13,827 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 5 S State Rd, Upper Darby, PA 19082 · Directions
- Phone: (610) 352-6585
- Website: www.chespenn.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (Pennsylvania clinic median: 44)
- Operated by: Chespenn Health Services (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 Chespenn Health Services
Patients came to Chespenn Health Services for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 3,129 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 1,818 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 2,083 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 3,056 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 531 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 519 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 771 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,069 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 3,545 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,096 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,771 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,115 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 552 | children tested |
Chespenn Health Services also provides care by telehealth.
Who Chespenn Health Services serves
13,827 patients used Chespenn Health Services in 2025. 81% live at or below the poverty line and 97% are at or below twice the poverty line. 247 patients were experiencing homelessness and 44 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 81% | 69% | 65% | +12 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 97% | 91% | 92% | +5 pts |
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 20% | 13% | 14% | +6 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 54% | 41% | 42% | +13 pts |
| Medicare patients | 11% | 12% | 11% | −1 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 14% | 23% | 24% | −8 pts |
Quality of care at Chespenn Health Services
Chespenn Health Services is at or above the Pennsylvania median on 3 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 | 64% | 69% | 68% | −5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 36% | 52% | 54% | −17 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 45% | 49% | 54% | −4 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 28% | 43% | 44% | −16 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 85% | 77% | 77% | +7 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 83% | 82% | 86% | In line |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 86% | 80% | 79% | +5 pts |
Staffing at Chespenn Health Services
The health center employs 82 full-time-equivalent staff, including 9 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 8 dental staff and 1 mental health staff. That is 1,582 patients per clinical provider against the Pennsylvania median of 998 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 37,111 visits, about 2.7 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 19082
2,716 Chespenn Health Services patients live in ZIP 19082, and 17% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Greater Philadelphia Health Action, Inc. — 1,137 patients from 19082
- Philadelphia Fight — 1,003 patients from 19082
- Delaware Valley Community Health, Inc. — 544 patients from 19082
- Public Health Management Corporation — 327 patients from 19082
Community health centers near ChesPenn Center for Family Health at Upper Darby
Fairmount Primary Care Center at Horizon House
PHMC Health Center on Cedar Avenue
Spectrum Community Health Center
Philadelphia District Health Center #4
Greater Philadelphia Health Action, Inc. Dental and Behavioral Healthcare
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