North Chicago Health Center — North Chicago, IL
North Chicago Health Center is a community health center clinic at 2215 Audrey Nixon Blvd, North Chicago, IL 60064, open 60 hours a week. That is 15 more hours than the typical Illinois clinic (45 a week). It is run by County of Lake, DBA Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center, which serves 30,002 patients across 7 clinic locations.
- Address: 2215 Audrey Nixon Blvd, North Chicago, IL 60064 · Directions
- Phone: (847) 984-5200
- Weekly hours: 60 (Illinois clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: County of Lake, DBA Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center (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 County of Lake, DBA Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center
Patients came to County of Lake, DBA Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 5,890 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 8,692 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 296 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 6,007 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 6,394 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 2,333 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,775 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,577 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 3,189 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 3,976 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 869 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 4,346 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,912 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 1,766 | children tested |
County of Lake, DBA Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who County of Lake, DBA Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center serves
30,002 patients used County of Lake, DBA Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center in 2025. 67% live at or below the poverty line and 96% are at or below twice the poverty line. 810 patients were experiencing homelessness and 106 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 67% | 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 | 29% | 17% | 14% | +12 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 61% | 56% | 42% | +5 pts |
| Medicare patients | 5% | 7% | 11% | −2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 5% | 16% | 24% | −11 pts |
Quality of care at County of Lake, DBA Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center
County of Lake, DBA Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center is at or above the Illinois median on 6 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 | 70% | 67% | 68% | +3 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 53% | 48% | 54% | +6 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 69% | 57% | 54% | +12 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 36% | 37% | 44% | −1 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 86% | 84% | 77% | +2 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 93% | 86% | 86% | +7 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 86% | 80% | 79% | +6 pts |
Patients from ZIP 60064
2,412 County of Lake, DBA Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center patients live in ZIP 60064, and 26% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Erie Family Health Center, Inc. — 1,142 patients from 60064
Community health centers near North Chicago Health Center
Erie Waukegan Health Center
300 McHenry Rd
Kenosha Community Health Center, Inc.
ACCESS Northwest Family Health Center
345 W. Northwest Highway, Palatine, IL 60067
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