Community Health Services, Inc. — Hartford, CT
Community Health Services, Inc. is a community health center clinic at 500 Albany Ave, Hartford, CT 06120, open 46 hours a week. That matches the 46.5-hour week of a typical Connecticut clinic. It is run by Community Health Services, Inc., which serves 16,249 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 500 Albany Ave, Hartford, CT 06120 · Directions
- Phone: (860) 249-9625
- Website: www.chshartford.org
- Weekly hours: 46 (Connecticut clinic median: 46.5)
- Operated by: Community Health Services, 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 Services, Inc.
Patients came to Community Health Services, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 5,568 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,157 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 352 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 830 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 2,268 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,451 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 731 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 403 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 775 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,862 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,497 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,188 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 86 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,056 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 529 | children tested |
Community Health Services, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Community Health Services, Inc. serves
16,249 patients used Community Health Services, Inc. in 2025. 84% live at or below the poverty line and 96% are at or below twice the poverty line. 325 patients were experiencing homelessness and 84 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | CT median | U.S. median | vs CT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 84% | 65% | 65% | +19 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 96% | 89% | 92% | +7 pts |
| Measure | This center | CT median | U.S. median | vs CT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 24% | 14% | 14% | +10 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 55% | 55% | 42% | In line |
| Medicare patients | 8% | 10% | 11% | −2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 13% | 17% | 24% | −5 pts |
Quality of care at Community Health Services, Inc.
Community Health Services, Inc. is at or above the Connecticut median on 1 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | CT median | U.S. median | vs CT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 64% | 70% | 68% | −6 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 50% | 61% | 54% | −10 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 55% | 64% | 54% | −9 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 40% | 54% | 44% | −13 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 54% | 79% | 77% | −24 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 88% | 84% | 86% | +4 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 69% | 82% | 79% | −13 pts |
Staffing at Community Health Services, Inc.
The health center employs 152 full-time-equivalent staff, including 18 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 11 dental staff and 9 mental health staff. That is 918 patients per clinical provider against the Connecticut median of 940 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 69,367 visits, about 4.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 06120
2,585 Community Health Services, Inc. patients live in ZIP 06120, and 17% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Community Health Center, Inc. — 896 patients from 06120
- Charter Oak Health Center, Inc. — 790 patients from 06120
- Wheeler Clinic, Inc. the — 587 patients from 06120
- First Choice Health Centers, Inc. — 310 patients from 06120
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