Health Care for the Homeless - 421 Fallsway — Baltimore, MD
Health Care for the Homeless - 421 Fallsway is a community health center clinic at 421 Fallsway, Baltimore, MD 21202, open 53 hours a week. That is 8 more hours than the typical Maryland clinic (45 a week). It is run by Health Care for the Homeless, which serves 11,456 patients across 5 clinic locations.
- Address: 421 Fallsway, Baltimore, MD 21202 · Directions
- Phone: (617) 529-9507
- Website: www.hchmd.org
- Weekly hours: 53 (Maryland clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Health Care for the Homeless (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Health Care for the Homeless
Patients came to Health Care for the Homeless for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,480 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,300 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 1,015 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 43 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 527 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,045 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 402 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 209 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 618 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,191 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,287 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 437 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,804 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,576 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 145 | children tested |
Health Care for the Homeless also provides care by telehealth.
Who Health Care for the Homeless serves
11,456 patients used Health Care for the Homeless in 2025. 96% live at or below the poverty line and 99% are at or below twice the poverty line. 10,379 patients were experiencing homelessness and 68 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | MD median | U.S. median | vs MD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 96% | 58% | 65% | +37 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 99% | 91% | 92% | +8 pts |
| Measure | This center | MD median | U.S. median | vs MD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 48% | 14% | 14% | +34 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 39% | 37% | 42% | +1 pts |
| Medicare patients | 12% | 12% | 11% | In line |
| Privately insured patients | 2% | 23% | 24% | −21 pts |
Quality of care at Health Care for the Homeless
Health Care for the Homeless is at or above the Maryland median on 1 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | MD median | U.S. median | vs MD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 62% | 68% | 68% | −6 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 43% | 60% | 54% | −17 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 56% | 57% | 54% | −1 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 33% | 42% | 44% | −9 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 70% | 88% | 77% | −18 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 72% | 85% | 86% | −13 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 86% | 82% | 79% | +5 pts |
Staffing at Health Care for the Homeless
The health center employs 210 full-time-equivalent staff, including 13 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 7 dental staff and 25 mental health staff. That is 885 patients per clinical provider against the Maryland median of 764 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 77,084 visits, about 6.7 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 21202
1,851 Health Care for the Homeless patients live in ZIP 21202, and 29% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Baltimore Medical System, Inc. — 1,501 patients from 21202
- Chase Brexton Health Services, Inc. — 1,198 patients from 21202
- Total Health Care, Inc. — 665 patients from 21202
- Parkwest Health Systems, Inc. — 50 patients from 21202
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