Lewistown Community Health Center — Lewistown, PA
Lewistown Community Health Center is a community health center clinic at 106 Derry Heights Blvd, Lewistown, PA 17044, open 42.5 hours a week. The typical Pennsylvania clinic is open 44 hours a week. It is run by Primary Health Network, which serves 75,803 patients across 36 clinic locations.
- Address: 106 Derry Heights Blvd, Lewistown, PA 17044 · Directions
- Phone: (717) 447-0340
- Weekly hours: 42.5 (Pennsylvania clinic median: 44)
- Operated by: Primary Health Network (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Primary Health Network
Patients came to Primary Health Network for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 13,714 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 36,280 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 5,869 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 6,336 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 920 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 2,176 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,000 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 7,413 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 17,154 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 2,559 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 800 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,118 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 712 | children tested |
Primary Health Network also provides care by telehealth.
Who Primary Health Network serves
75,803 patients used Primary Health Network in 2025. 41% live at or below the poverty line and 73% are at or below twice the poverty line. 371 patients were experiencing homelessness and 1,128 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 41% | 69% | 65% | −28 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 73% | 91% | 92% | −19 pts |
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 6% | 13% | 14% | −8 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 37% | 41% | 42% | −5 pts |
| Medicare patients | 24% | 12% | 11% | +13 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 32% | 23% | 24% | +9 pts |
Quality of care at Primary Health Network
Primary Health Network is at or above the Pennsylvania median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 76% | 69% | 68% | +7 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 46% | 52% | 54% | −6 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 22% | 49% | 54% | −26 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 42% | 43% | 44% | −1 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 89% | 77% | 77% | +12 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 70% | 82% | 86% | −12 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 76% | 80% | 79% | −5 pts |
Staffing at Primary Health Network
The health center employs 640 full-time-equivalent staff, including 51 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 44 dental staff and 88 mental health staff. That is 1,474 patients per clinical provider against the Pennsylvania median of 998 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 299,855 visits, about 4.0 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 17044
1,255 Primary Health Network patients live in ZIP 17044, and 6% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Broad Top Area Medical Center, Inc. — 154 patients from 17044
- Hamilton Health Center, Inc. — 69 patients from 17044
- Sadler Health Center Corporation — 25 patients from 17044
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BTAMC Mount Union Area Medical Center
BTAMC Primary Care Center
Btamc Family Wellness Center
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Schuylkill Community Health Center
Punxsutawney Community Health Center
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