LCHC at Kovler Center — Chicago, IL
LCHC at Kovler Center is a community health center clinic at 1331 W Albion Ave, Chicago, IL 60626, open 4 hours a week. The typical Illinois clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Lawndale Christian Health Center, which serves 57,177 patients across 40 clinic locations.
- Address: 1331 W Albion Ave, Chicago, IL 60626 · Directions
- Phone: (872) 588-3000
- Website: lawndale.org
- Weekly hours: 4 (Illinois clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Lawndale Christian Health Center (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 Lawndale Christian Health Center
Patients came to Lawndale Christian 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 | 8,762 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 10,006 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 875 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 3,587 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 9,515 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 12,083 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 2,692 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 802 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 3,296 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 7,900 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 12,077 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 4,642 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 11,325 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 8,594 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 3,809 | children tested |
Lawndale Christian Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Lawndale Christian Health Center serves
57,177 patients used Lawndale Christian Health Center in 2025. 90% live at or below the poverty line and 99% are at or below twice the poverty line. 4,842 patients were experiencing homelessness and 246 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 90% | 73% | 65% | +17 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 99% | 95% | 92% | +4 pts |
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 25% | 17% | 14% | +8 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 55% | 56% | 42% | −1 pts |
| Medicare patients | 7% | 7% | 11% | In line |
| Privately insured patients | 13% | 16% | 24% | −2 pts |
Quality of care at Lawndale Christian Health Center
Lawndale Christian Health Center is at or above the Illinois median on 4 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 | 67% | 67% | 68% | In line |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 52% | 48% | 54% | +4 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 62% | 57% | 54% | +5 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 41% | 37% | 44% | +3 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 64% | 84% | 77% | −20 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 85% | 86% | 86% | −1 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 85% | 80% | 79% | +5 pts |
Staffing at Lawndale Christian Health Center
The health center employs 659 full-time-equivalent staff, including 118 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 20 dental staff and 14 mental health staff. That is 485 patients per clinical provider against the Illinois median of 964 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 233,149 visits, about 4.1 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 60626
135 Lawndale Christian Health Center patients live in ZIP 60626, and 23% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Tapestry 360 Health — 3,505 patients from 60626
- Howard Brown Health Center — 2,638 patients from 60626
- Access Community Health Network — 2,590 patients from 60626
- Erie Family Health Center, Inc. — 1,252 patients from 60626
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Howard Brown Health Center-Clark
Tapestry 360 Health - Trilogy
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