Near North Health Family Health Center at Oakwood Shores — Chicago, IL
Near North Health Family Health Center at Oakwood Shores is a community health center clinic at 3753 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL 60653, open 52.5 hours a week. That is 7.5 more hours than the typical Illinois clinic (45 a week). It is run by Near North Health Service Corporation, which serves 20,859 patients across 4 clinic locations.
- Address: 3753 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL 60653 · Directions
- Phone: (312) 337-1073
- Weekly hours: 52.5 (Illinois clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Near North Health Service Corporation (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 Near North Health Service Corporation
Patients came to Near North Health Service Corporation for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,287 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 1,759 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 20 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 1,064 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 3,873 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,658 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,547 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 716 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,180 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,974 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 4,078 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,459 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 3,626 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 3,243 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 1,556 | children tested |
Near North Health Service Corporation also provides care by telehealth.
Who Near North Health Service Corporation serves
20,859 patients used Near North Health Service Corporation in 2025. 79% live at or below the poverty line and 96% are at or below twice the poverty line. 290 patients were experiencing homelessness and 125 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 79% | 73% | 65% | +6 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 96% | 95% | 92% | +1 pts |
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 23% | 17% | 14% | +7 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 59% | 56% | 42% | +3 pts |
| Medicare patients | 7% | 7% | 11% | In line |
| Privately insured patients | 11% | 16% | 24% | −5 pts |
Quality of care at Near North Health Service Corporation
Near North Health Service Corporation is at or above the Illinois median on 1 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 | 54% | 67% | 68% | −13 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 30% | 48% | 54% | −17 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 59% | 57% | 54% | +2 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 26% | 37% | 44% | −11 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 38% | 84% | 77% | −46 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 54% | 86% | 86% | −32 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 65% | 80% | 79% | −15 pts |
Staffing at Near North Health Service Corporation
The health center employs 208 full-time-equivalent staff, including 20 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 7 dental staff and 4 mental health staff. That is 1,057 patients per clinical provider against the Illinois median of 964 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 59,566 visits, about 2.9 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 60653
2,087 Near North Health Service Corporation patients live in ZIP 60653, and 14% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Friend Family Health Center, Inc. — 1,776 patients from 60653
- Access Community Health Network — 1,419 patients from 60653
- The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois — 950 patients from 60653
- Howard Brown Health Center — 506 patients from 60653
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