FFHC-Ashland — Chicago, IL
FFHC-Ashland is a community health center clinic at 4802 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60609, open 44 hours a week. The typical Illinois clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Friend Family Health Center, Inc., which serves 38,055 patients across 3 clinic locations.
- Address: 4802 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60609 · Directions
- Phone: (773) 376-9400
- Weekly hours: 44 (Illinois clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Friend 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 Friend Family Health Center, Inc.
Patients came to Friend 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 | 3,227 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 4,725 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 85 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 7,390 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,848 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 2,758 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,478 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 2,475 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,602 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 5,997 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 3,037 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 8,712 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 7,302 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 2,862 | children tested |
Friend Family Health Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Friend Family Health Center, Inc. serves
38,055 patients used Friend Family Health Center, Inc. in 2025. 88% live at or below the poverty line and 98% are at or below twice the poverty line. 31 patients were experiencing homelessness and 134 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 88% | 73% | 65% | +15 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 98% | 95% | 92% | +2 pts |
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 13% | 17% | 14% | −3 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 72% | 56% | 42% | +16 pts |
| Medicare patients | 4% | 7% | 11% | −2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 11% | 16% | 24% | −5 pts |
Quality of care at Friend Family Health Center, Inc.
Friend Family Health Center, Inc. is at or above the Illinois median on 5 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 | 52% | 67% | 68% | −15 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 50% | 48% | 54% | +3 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 64% | 57% | 54% | +7 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 30% | 37% | 44% | −7 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 90% | 84% | 77% | +6 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 86% | 86% | 86% | In line |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 81% | 80% | 79% | +1 pts |
Staffing at Friend Family Health Center, Inc.
The health center employs 206 full-time-equivalent staff, including 30 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 12 dental staff and 10 mental health staff. That is 1,251 patients per clinical provider against the Illinois median of 964 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 124,065 visits, about 3.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 60609
1,543 Friend Family Health Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 60609, and 20% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois — 4,466 patients from 60609
- Access Community Health Network — 4,395 patients from 60609
- Esperanza Health Centers — 4,249 patients from 60609
- Alivio Medical Center, Inc. — 1,599 patients from 60609
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