Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley- Broad St Dental & Pharmacy — Bethlehem, PA
Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley- Broad St Dental & Pharmacy is a community health center clinic at 637 E Broad St, Bethlehem, PA 18018, open 42.5 hours a week. The typical Pennsylvania clinic is open 44 hours a week. It is run by Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley, which serves 9,486 patients across 5 clinic locations.
- Address: 637 E Broad St, Bethlehem, PA 18018 · Directions
- Phone: 610-841-8400 x3
- Website: www.nhclv.org
- Weekly hours: 42.5 (Pennsylvania clinic median: 44)
- Operated by: Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley (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 Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley
Patients came to Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,861 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 1,673 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 137 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 999 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 691 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,041 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 640 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 788 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 963 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,995 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 523 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 418 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 592 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 61 | children tested |
Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley also provides care by telehealth.
Who Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley serves
9,486 patients used Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley in 2025. 77% live at or below the poverty line and 98% are at or below twice the poverty line. 300 patients were experiencing homelessness and 49 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 77% | 69% | 65% | +8 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 98% | 91% | 92% | +7 pts |
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 40% | 13% | 14% | +27 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 31% | 41% | 42% | −10 pts |
| Medicare patients | 6% | 12% | 11% | −6 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 21% | 23% | 24% | −2 pts |
Quality of care at Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley
Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley is at or above the Pennsylvania median on 4 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 | 63% | 69% | 68% | −6 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 56% | 52% | 54% | +3 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 60% | 49% | 54% | +11 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 35% | 43% | 44% | −8 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 85% | 77% | 77% | +8 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 90% | 82% | 86% | +8 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 75% | 80% | 79% | −6 pts |
Staffing at Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley
The health center employs 78 full-time-equivalent staff, including 12 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 4 dental staff and 2 mental health staff. That is 794 patients per clinical provider against the Pennsylvania median of 998 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 37,790 visits, about 4.0 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 18018
405 Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley patients live in ZIP 18018, and 28% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Star Community Health Inc. — 2,632 patients from 18018
- Valley Health Partners Community Health Center — 1,042 patients from 18018
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