Edgewater Health - Merrillville — Merrillville, IN
Edgewater Health - Merrillville is a community health center clinic at 5495 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410, open 40 hours a week. The typical Indiana clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living, Inc., which serves 3,139 patients across 4 clinic locations.
- Address: 5495 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410 · Directions
- Phone: (219) 985-5500
- Website: edgewaterhealth.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (Indiana clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living, Inc. (FQHC look-alike)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, substance use treatment, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living, Inc.
Patients came to Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 1,795 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 108 | patients in treatment |
| Cervical cancer screening | 204 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 106 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 23 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 416 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,078 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 140 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 40 | patients tested |
Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living, Inc. serves
3,139 patients used Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living, Inc. in 2025. 69% live at or below the poverty line and 86% are at or below twice the poverty line. 30 patients were experiencing homelessness.
| Measure | This center | IN median | U.S. median | vs IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 69% | 62% | 65% | +7 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 86% | 87% | 92% | −1 pts |
| Measure | This center | IN median | U.S. median | vs IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 12% | 12% | 14% | In line |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 44% | 44% | 42% | In line |
| Medicare patients | 26% | 13% | 11% | +13 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 18% | 26% | 24% | −8 pts |
Quality of care at Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living, Inc.
Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living, Inc. is at or above the Indiana median on 1 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | IN median | U.S. median | vs IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 61% | 67% | 68% | −7 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 46% | 52% | 54% | −6 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 20% | 53% | 54% | −33 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 19% | 39% | 44% | −21 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 80% | 74% | 77% | +6 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 52% | 80% | 86% | −29 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 62% | 78% | 79% | −16 pts |
Staffing at Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living, Inc.
The health center employs 53 full-time-equivalent staff, including 6 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 4 mental health staff. That is 523 patients per clinical provider against the Indiana median of 1,039 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 9,500 visits, about 3.0 per patient.
Health centers serving ZIP 46410
- Northshore Health Centers, Inc. — 5,376 patients from 46410
- 219 Health Network Inc. — 1,697 patients from 46410
- Community Healthnet Inc. — 1,407 patients from 46410
- Porter Starke Services Inc. — 358 patients from 46410
- Southlake Community Mental Health Center, Inc. — 339 patients from 46410
Community health centers near Edgewater Health - Merrillville
NorthShore Merrillville Health Center
Community HealthNet South
Community HealthNet at MLK
Marram Health Center
219 Health Network Inc.
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