Lower Lights Health Newark — Newark, OH
Lower Lights Health Newark is a community health center clinic at 69 S Terrace Ave, Newark, OH 43055, open 32 hours a week. The typical Ohio clinic is open 43.5 hours a week. It is run by Lower Light Christian Health Center, Inc., which serves 17,370 patients across 8 clinic locations.
- Address: 69 S Terrace Ave, Newark, OH 43055 · Directions
- Phone: (614) 274-1455
- Website: lowerlightshealth.org
- Weekly hours: 32 (Ohio clinic median: 43.5)
- Operated by: Lower Light Christian Health Center, 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 Lower Light Christian Health Center, Inc.
Patients came to Lower Light Christian Health Center, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 814 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 5,910 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 385 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 1,137 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 985 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,046 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,581 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 2,604 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,229 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,950 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 5,253 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 796 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 21 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 22 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 202 | children tested |
Lower Light Christian Health Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Lower Light Christian Health Center, Inc. serves
17,370 patients used Lower Light Christian Health Center, Inc. in 2025. 72% live at or below the poverty line and 93% are at or below twice the poverty line. 2,977 patients were experiencing homelessness and 251 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 72% | 61% | 65% | +11 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 93% | 89% | 92% | +4 pts |
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 29% | 11% | 14% | +18 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 32% | 49% | 42% | −17 pts |
| Medicare patients | 11% | 13% | 11% | −2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 28% | 24% | 24% | +4 pts |
Quality of care at Lower Light Christian Health Center, Inc.
Lower Light Christian Health Center, Inc. is at or above the Ohio median on 5 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 | 67% | 69% | 68% | −1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 54% | 54% | 54% | In line |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 66% | 51% | 54% | +14 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 55% | 48% | 44% | +7 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 83% | 79% | 77% | +4 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 96% | 86% | 86% | +10 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 82% | 79% | 79% | +3 pts |
Staffing at Lower Light Christian Health Center, Inc.
The health center employs 190 full-time-equivalent staff, including 25 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 4 dental staff and 16 mental health staff. That is 684 patients per clinical provider against the Ohio median of 1,213 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 81,532 visits, about 4.7 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 43055
694 Lower Light Christian Health Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 43055, and 10% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Muskingum Valley Health Centers, Inc. — 357 patients from 43055
- Equitas Health Inc. — 87 patients from 43055
- Ohio State University, the — 73 patients from 43055
- Knox, County of — 54 patients from 43055