Community Health Center, Inc. Ellis R. Shipp — West Valley City, UT
Community Health Center, Inc. Ellis R. Shipp is a community health center clinic at 4535 S 5600 W, West Valley City, UT 84120, open 44 hours a week. The typical Utah clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Community Health Centers, Inc., which serves 32,530 patients across 6 clinic locations.
- Address: 4535 S 5600 W, West Valley City, UT 84120 · Directions
- Phone: (801) 676-4405
- Website: www.chc-ut.org
- Weekly hours: 44 (Utah clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Community Health Centers, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Community Health Centers, Inc.
Patients came to Community Health Centers, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 3,796 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 4,111 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 165 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 176 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 7,603 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 9,234 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 3,264 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,173 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 2,358 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 4,331 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 4,446 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 960 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,580 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,552 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 2,081 | children tested |
Community Health Centers, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Community Health Centers, Inc. serves
32,530 patients used Community Health Centers, Inc. in 2025. 58% live at or below the poverty line and 95% are at or below twice the poverty line.
| Measure | This center | UT median | U.S. median | vs UT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 58% | 54% | 65% | +4 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 95% | 86% | 92% | +9 pts |
| Measure | This center | UT median | U.S. median | vs UT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 48% | 31% | 14% | +17 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 16% | 17% | 42% | −2 pts |
| Medicare patients | 3% | 13% | 11% | −10 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 32% | 37% | 24% | −5 pts |
Quality of care at Community Health Centers, Inc.
Community Health Centers, Inc. is at or above the Utah median on 5 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | UT median | U.S. median | vs UT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 74% | 70% | 68% | +5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 55% | 43% | 54% | +12 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 76% | 47% | 54% | +29 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 45% | 38% | 44% | +6 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 63% | 70% | 77% | −7 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 64% | 88% | 86% | −25 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 86% | 74% | 79% | +12 pts |
Staffing at Community Health Centers, Inc.
The health center employs 158 full-time-equivalent staff, including 29 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 17 dental staff and 2 mental health staff. That is 1,140 patients per clinical provider against the Utah median of 976 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 109,012 visits, about 3.4 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 84120
2,964 Community Health Centers, Inc. patients live in ZIP 84120, and 50% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Utah Partners for Health — 331 patients from 84120
- Midtown Community Health Center — 217 patients from 84120
- Wasatch Homeless Hlth Care/4th St. Clinic — 110 patients from 84120
- Mountainlands Community Health Center — 19 patients from 84120
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