Erie Helping Hands Health Center — Chicago, IL
Erie Helping Hands Health Center is a community health center clinic at 4747 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60625, open 45 hours a week. That matches the 45-hour week of a typical Illinois clinic. It is run by Erie Family Health Center, Inc., which serves 95,878 patients across 7 clinic locations.
- Address: 4747 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60625 · Directions
- Phone: (312) 666-3494
- Website: www.eriefamilyhealth.org
- Weekly hours: 45 (Illinois clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Erie Family Health Center, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Erie Family Health Center, Inc.
Patients came to Erie Family Health Center, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 16,334 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 13,565 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 188 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 25,511 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 27,162 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 9,568 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 10,265 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 13,771 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 9,653 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 12,083 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 6,079 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 15,728 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 9,198 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 8,885 | children tested |
Erie Family Health Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Erie Family Health Center, Inc. serves
95,878 patients used Erie Family Health Center, Inc. in 2025. 76% live at or below the poverty line and 94% are at or below twice the poverty line. 232 patients were experiencing homelessness and 167 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 76% | 73% | 65% | +4 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 94% | 95% | 92% | −1 pts |
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 23% | 17% | 14% | +6 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 62% | 56% | 42% | +6 pts |
| Medicare patients | 3% | 7% | 11% | −4 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 12% | 16% | 24% | −3 pts |
Quality of care at Erie Family Health Center, Inc.
Erie Family Health Center, Inc. is at or above the Illinois median on 7 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 | 74% | 67% | 68% | +6 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 71% | 48% | 54% | +23 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 85% | 57% | 54% | +28 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 68% | 37% | 44% | +31 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 89% | 84% | 77% | +5 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 94% | 86% | 86% | +7 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 91% | 80% | 79% | +11 pts |
Staffing at Erie Family Health Center, Inc.
The health center employs 794 full-time-equivalent staff, including 163 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 31 dental staff and 33 mental health staff. That is 589 patients per clinical provider against the Illinois median of 964 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 486,102 visits, about 5.1 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 60625
6,671 Erie Family Health Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 60625, and 29% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Tapestry 360 Health — 3,922 patients from 60625
- Howard Brown Health Center — 1,089 patients from 60625
- Asian Human Services Family Health Center, Inc. — 748 patients from 60625
- Primecare Community Health,Inc. — 359 patients from 60625
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