Lincoln Heights Health Center — Cincinnati, OH
Lincoln Heights Health Center is a community health center clinic at 1401 Steffen Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45215, open 40 hours a week. The typical Ohio clinic is open 43.5 hours a week. It is run by The Healthcare Connection, Inc., which serves 21,294 patients across 3 clinic locations.
- Address: 1401 Steffen Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45215 · Directions
- Phone: (513) 588-3263
- Website: na
- Weekly hours: 40 (Ohio clinic median: 43.5)
- Operated by: The Healthcare Connection, Inc. (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 The Healthcare Connection, Inc.
Patients came to The Healthcare Connection, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 6,515 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,758 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 22 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 1,985 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 5,433 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 3,816 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 699 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 625 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 613 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,282 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,339 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 769 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,098 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,036 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 1,177 | children tested |
The Healthcare Connection, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who The Healthcare Connection, Inc. serves
21,294 patients used The Healthcare Connection, Inc. in 2025. 73% live at or below the poverty line and 96% are at or below twice the poverty line. 403 patients were experiencing homelessness and 23 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 73% | 61% | 65% | +12 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 96% | 89% | 92% | +7 pts |
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 20% | 11% | 14% | +10 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 64% | 49% | 42% | +15 pts |
| Medicare patients | 5% | 13% | 11% | −8 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 11% | 24% | 24% | −13 pts |
Quality of care at The Healthcare Connection, Inc.
The Healthcare Connection, Inc. is at or above the Ohio median on 1 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 80% | 69% | 68% | +11 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 35% | 54% | 54% | −19 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 51% | 51% | 54% | In line |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 35% | 48% | 44% | −13 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 55% | 79% | 77% | −24 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 43% | 86% | 86% | −43 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 75% | 79% | 79% | −4 pts |
Staffing at The Healthcare Connection, Inc.
The health center employs 116 full-time-equivalent staff, including 15 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 13 dental staff and 5 mental health staff. That is 1,420 patients per clinical provider against the Ohio median of 1,213 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 53,450 visits, about 2.5 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 45215
2,512 The Healthcare Connection, Inc. patients live in ZIP 45215, and 21% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Cincinnati, City of — 675 patients from 45215
- Winton Hills Medical & Health Center, Inc. — 161 patients from 45215
- Christian Community Health Services — 118 patients from 45215
- Butler County Community Health Consortium, Inc. DBA Primary Health Solutions — 86 patients from 45215
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