FCHC South — Lancaster, OH
FCHC South is a community health center clinic at 220 E Walnut St, Lancaster, OH 43130, open 61.5 hours a week. That is 18 more hours than the typical Ohio clinic (43.5 a week). It is run by Fairfield Community Health Center, which serves 7,548 patients.
- Address: 220 E Walnut St, Lancaster, OH 43130 · Directions
- Phone: (740) 277-6043
- Website: www.fchc.org
- Weekly hours: 61.5 (Ohio clinic median: 43.5)
- Operated by: Fairfield Community Health Center (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 Fairfield Community Health Center
Patients came to Fairfield Community Health Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 3,160 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 92 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 691 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 766 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 422 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 768 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 283 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,195 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,561 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 361 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,023 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,123 | patients tested |
Fairfield Community Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Fairfield Community Health Center serves
7,548 patients used Fairfield Community Health Center in 2025. 48% live at or below the poverty line and 73% are at or below twice the poverty line. 592 patients were experiencing homelessness and 225 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 48% | 61% | 65% | −14 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 73% | 89% | 92% | −16 pts |
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 21% | 11% | 14% | +10 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 38% | 49% | 42% | −11 pts |
| Medicare patients | 18% | 13% | 11% | +5 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 24% | 24% | 24% | In line |
Quality of care at Fairfield Community Health Center
Fairfield Community Health Center is at or above the Ohio median on 3 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 60% | 69% | 68% | −9 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 55% | 54% | 54% | +1 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 37% | 51% | 54% | −14 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 52% | 48% | 44% | +4 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 71% | 79% | 77% | −8 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 93% | 86% | 86% | +7 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 77% | 79% | 79% | −2 pts |
Staffing at Fairfield Community Health Center
The health center employs 62 full-time-equivalent staff, including 12 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 5 mental health staff. That is 656 patients per clinical provider against the Ohio median of 1,213 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 24,771 visits, about 3.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 43130
5,313 Fairfield Community Health Center patients live in ZIP 43130, and 21% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Hopewell Health Centers, Inc. — 559 patients from 43130
- Ohio State University, the — 93 patients from 43130
- Columbus Neighborhood Health Center — 81 patients from 43130
- Lower Light Christian Health Center, Inc. — 34 patients from 43130