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Esperanza Health Center - Fifth Street — Philadelphia, PA

Esperanza Health Center - Fifth Street is a community health center clinic at 2940 N 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19133, open 40 hours a week. The typical Pennsylvania clinic is open 44 hours a week. It is run by Esperanza Health Center, which serves 15,120 patients across 3 clinic locations.

Fees are on a sliding scale. What you pay at Esperanza Health Center - Fifth Street depends on your income and household size, and the clinic bills Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance. Care is not free, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay. Among Esperanza Health Center patients, 24% are uninsured, 58% have Medicaid or CHIP, 10% have Medicare and 7% have private insurance. Call (215) 221-6633 to book and ask about your plan. How sliding-fee pricing works.

Care and screenings at Esperanza Health Center

Patients came to Esperanza Health Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.

ServicePatientsWhat it counts
Dental care3,409patients had dental exams
Mental health care3,611patients treated for depression or anxiety
Substance use treatment307patients in treatment
Well-child visits2,390children had checkups
Flu shots3,254patients vaccinated
Cervical cancer screening1,404patients tested
Breast cancer screening1,240patients screened
Family planning814patients served
Diabetes care1,922patients with diabetes
Blood pressure care3,549patients with hypertension
Asthma care1,568patients with asthma
HIV testing2,374patients tested
Hepatitis C testing2,348patients tested
Childhood lead tests510children tested

Esperanza Health Center also provides care by telehealth.

Who Esperanza Health Center serves

15,120 patients used Esperanza Health Center in 2025. 70% live at or below the poverty line and 91% are at or below twice the poverty line. 384 patients were experiencing homelessness and 247 were veterans.

MeasureThis centerPA medianU.S. medianvs PA
Patients at or below the poverty line70%69%65%+2 pts
Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line91%91%92%In line
MeasureThis centerPA medianU.S. medianvs PA
Uninsured patients24%13%14%+11 pts
Medicaid or CHIP patients58%41%42%+16 pts
Medicare patients10%12%11%−2 pts
Privately insured patients7%23%24%−16 pts

Quality of care at Esperanza Health Center

Esperanza Health Center is at or above the Pennsylvania median on 6 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.

MeasureThis centerPA medianU.S. medianvs PA
Adults with high blood pressure under control72%69%68%+3 pts
Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer63%52%54%+11 pts
Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer76%49%54%+27 pts
Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer56%43%44%+13 pts
Patients 12+ screened for depression59%77%77%−18 pts
Adults assessed for tobacco use92%82%86%+9 pts
High-risk adults on statin therapy86%80%79%+6 pts

Staffing at Esperanza Health Center

The health center employs 219 full-time-equivalent staff, including 25 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 9 dental staff and 10 mental health staff. That is 608 patients per clinical provider against the Pennsylvania median of 998 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 73,463 visits, about 4.9 per patient.

Patients from ZIP 19133

1,076 Esperanza Health Center patients live in ZIP 19133, and 15% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:

Community health centers near Esperanza Health Center - Fifth Street

Maria de los Santos Women's Health Center

400 W Allegheny Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19133 · 0.3 mi away

Maria de Los Santos Health Ctr

401 W Allegheny Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19133 · 0.3 mi away

Congreso Health Center

216 W Somerset St, Philadelphia, PA 19133 · 0.3 mi away

Maria de los Santos at COMHAR

2600 N American St, Philadelphia, PA 19133 · 0.4 mi away

PHMC Health Connection

1900 N 9th St, Philadelphia, PA 19122 · 1.1 mi away

More Esperanza Health Center locations

Esperanza Health Center - Kensington

861 E Allegheny Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19134
44 hours a week · (215) 302-3600

Esperanza Health Center- Hunting Park

4417 N 6th St, Philadelphia, PA 19140
43 hours a week · (215) 302-3600

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