Esperanza Health Center - Kensington — Philadelphia, PA
Esperanza Health Center - Kensington is a community health center clinic at 861 E Allegheny Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19134, open 44 hours a week. That matches the 44-hour week of a typical Pennsylvania clinic. It is run by Esperanza Health Center, which serves 15,120 patients across 3 clinic locations.
- Address: 861 E Allegheny Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19134 · Directions
- Phone: (215) 302-3600
- Website: esperanzahealth.com
- Weekly hours: 44 (Pennsylvania clinic median: 44)
- Operated by: Esperanza Health Center (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 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.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 3,409 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 3,611 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 307 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 2,390 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 3,254 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,404 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,240 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 814 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,922 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 3,549 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,568 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,374 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,348 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 510 | children 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.
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 70% | 69% | 65% | +2 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 91% | 91% | 92% | In line |
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 24% | 13% | 14% | +11 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 58% | 41% | 42% | +16 pts |
| Medicare patients | 10% | 12% | 11% | −2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 7% | 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.
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 72% | 69% | 68% | +3 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 63% | 52% | 54% | +11 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 76% | 49% | 54% | +27 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 56% | 43% | 44% | +13 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 59% | 77% | 77% | −18 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 92% | 82% | 86% | +9 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 86% | 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 19134
2,892 Esperanza Health Center patients live in ZIP 19134, and 16% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Delaware Valley Community Health, Inc. — 4,652 patients from 19134
- Philadelphia, City of — 1,946 patients from 19134
- Greater Philadelphia Health Action, Inc. — 1,525 patients from 19134
- Public Health Management Corporation — 884 patients from 19134
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