Milwaukee Health Services, Inc. — Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee Health Services, Inc. is a community health center clinic at 2555 N Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53212, open 81 hours a week. That is 36 more hours than the typical Wisconsin clinic (45 a week). It is run by Milwaukee Health Services, Inc., which serves 11,818 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 2555 N Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53212 · Directions
- Phone: 414-372-8080 x1100
- Website: www.mhsi.org
- Weekly hours: 81 (Wisconsin clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Milwaukee Health Services, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Milwaukee Health Services, Inc.
Patients came to Milwaukee Health Services, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,577 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,649 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 16 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 1,613 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,544 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 721 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 157 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,544 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,471 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,925 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 992 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,043 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,691 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 379 | children tested |
Milwaukee Health Services, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Milwaukee Health Services, Inc. serves
11,818 patients used Milwaukee Health Services, Inc. in 2025. 85% live at or below the poverty line and 95% are at or below twice the poverty line. 86 patients were experiencing homelessness and 123 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | WI median | U.S. median | vs WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 85% | 62% | 65% | +23 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 95% | 93% | 92% | +2 pts |
| Measure | This center | WI median | U.S. median | vs WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 4% | 16% | 14% | −12 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 60% | 55% | 42% | +5 pts |
| Medicare patients | 18% | 9% | 11% | +9 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 18% | 18% | 24% | In line |
Quality of care at Milwaukee Health Services, Inc.
Milwaukee Health Services, Inc. is at or above the Wisconsin median on 3 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | WI median | U.S. median | vs WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 66% | 65% | 68% | +1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 52% | 56% | 54% | −4 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 44% | 59% | 54% | −15 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 41% | 48% | 44% | −7 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 78% | 76% | 77% | +2 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 85% | 84% | 86% | +1 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 76% | 77% | 79% | In line |
Staffing at Milwaukee Health Services, Inc.
The health center employs 160 full-time-equivalent staff, including 18 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 8 dental staff and 7 mental health staff. That is 655 patients per clinical provider against the Wisconsin median of 1,928 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 41,203 visits, about 3.5 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 53212
1,457 Milwaukee Health Services, Inc. patients live in ZIP 53212, and 2% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Outreach Community Health Centers, Inc. — 2,000 patients from 53212
- Progressive Community Health Centers, Inc. — 1,026 patients from 53212
- Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers, Inc. — 414 patients from 53212
- Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center, Inc. — 94 patients from 53212
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