Elements at Crossing Healthcare — Decatur, IL
Elements at Crossing Healthcare is a community health center clinic at 420 E Central Ave, Decatur, IL 62521, open 47 hours a week. That is 2 more hours than the typical Illinois clinic (45 a week). It is run by Community Health Improvement, which serves 15,061 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 420 E Central Ave, Decatur, IL 62521 · Directions
- Phone: (217) 877-9117
- Website: www.crossinghealthcare.org
- Weekly hours: 47 (Illinois clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Community Health Improvement (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Community Health Improvement
Patients came to Community Health Improvement for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 4,514 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 289 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 3,183 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 800 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 920 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 622 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 867 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,200 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,239 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 926 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,176 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,305 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 915 | children tested |
Community Health Improvement also provides care by telehealth.
Who Community Health Improvement serves
15,061 patients used Community Health Improvement in 2025. 69% live at or below the poverty line and 92% are at or below twice the poverty line. 457 patients were experiencing homelessness and 126 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 69% | 73% | 65% | −3 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 92% | 95% | 92% | −3 pts |
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 10% | 17% | 14% | −7 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 62% | 56% | 42% | +6 pts |
| Medicare patients | 10% | 7% | 11% | +3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 18% | 16% | 24% | +2 pts |
Quality of care at Community Health Improvement
Community Health Improvement is at or above the Illinois median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 75% | 67% | 68% | +8 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 36% | 48% | 54% | −12 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 40% | 57% | 54% | −17 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 20% | 37% | 44% | −17 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 86% | 84% | 77% | +2 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 85% | 86% | 86% | −1 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 75% | 80% | 79% | −5 pts |
Staffing at Community Health Improvement
The health center employs 117 full-time-equivalent staff, including 20 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 13 mental health staff. That is 772 patients per clinical provider against the Illinois median of 964 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 65,028 visits, about 4.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 62521
4,583 Community Health Improvement patients live in ZIP 62521, and 10% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University — 2,118 patients from 62521
- Central Counties Health Centers, Inc. — 60 patients from 62521
- Promise Healthcare Nfp — 18 patients from 62521
Community health centers near Elements at Crossing Healthcare
SIU Center for Family Medicine-Decatur
SIHF Healthcare - Arthur
SIU Center for Family Medicine-Taylorville
Central Counties Health Centers - Christian County
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