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First Choice@809 Main Street — East Hartford, CT

First Choice@809 Main Street is a community health center clinic at 809 Main St, East Hartford, CT 06108, open 42.5 hours a week. The typical Connecticut clinic is open 46.5 hours a week. It is run by First Choice Health Centers, Inc., which serves 18,033 patients across 9 clinic locations.

Fees are on a sliding scale. What you pay at First Choice@809 Main 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 First Choice Health Centers, Inc. patients, 16% are uninsured, 52% have Medicaid or CHIP, 14% have Medicare and 19% have private insurance. Call (860) 528-1359 to book and ask about your plan. How sliding-fee pricing works.

Care and screenings at First Choice Health Centers, Inc.

Patients came to First Choice Health Centers, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.

ServicePatientsWhat it counts
Dental care6,443patients had dental exams
Mental health care2,509patients treated for depression or anxiety
Substance use treatment32patients in treatment
Eye exams1,497patients had eye exams
Well-child visits1,935children had checkups
Flu shots2,296patients vaccinated
Cervical cancer screening1,240patients tested
Breast cancer screening978patients screened
Family planning665patients served
Diabetes care2,182patients with diabetes
Blood pressure care2,482patients with hypertension
Asthma care805patients with asthma
HIV testing2,386patients tested
Hepatitis C testing1,922patients tested
Childhood lead tests395children tested

First Choice Health Centers, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.

Who First Choice Health Centers, Inc. serves

18,033 patients used First Choice Health Centers, Inc. in 2025. 62% live at or below the poverty line and 89% are at or below twice the poverty line. 99 patients were experiencing homelessness and 92 were veterans.

MeasureThis centerCT medianU.S. medianvs CT
Patients at or below the poverty line62%65%65%−3 pts
Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line89%89%92%In line
MeasureThis centerCT medianU.S. medianvs CT
Uninsured patients16%14%14%+2 pts
Medicaid or CHIP patients52%55%42%−4 pts
Medicare patients14%10%11%+4 pts
Privately insured patients19%17%24%+1 pts

Quality of care at First Choice Health Centers, Inc.

First Choice Health Centers, Inc. is at or above the Connecticut median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.

MeasureThis centerCT medianU.S. medianvs CT
Adults with high blood pressure under control71%70%68%+1 pts
Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer52%61%54%−8 pts
Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer55%64%54%−9 pts
Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer46%54%44%−8 pts
Patients 12+ screened for depression76%79%77%−2 pts
Adults assessed for tobacco use77%84%86%−8 pts
High-risk adults on statin therapy82%82%79%In line

Staffing at First Choice Health Centers, Inc.

The health center employs 148 full-time-equivalent staff, including 19 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 13 dental staff and 13 mental health staff. That is 962 patients per clinical provider against the Connecticut median of 940 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 88,153 visits, about 4.9 per patient.

Patients from ZIP 06108

4,573 First Choice Health Centers, Inc. patients live in ZIP 06108, and 19% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:

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