North/Kostner Health Center — Chicago, IL
North/Kostner Health Center is a community health center clinic at 1520 North Kostner Avenue, Chicago, IL 60651, open 40 hours a week. The typical Illinois clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Near North Health Service Corporation, which serves 20,859 patients across 4 clinic locations.
- Address: 1520 North Kostner Avenue, Chicago, IL 60651 · Directions
- Phone: (312) 337-1073
- Website: www.nearnorthhealth.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (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 60651
2,137 Near North Health Service Corporation patients live in ZIP 60651, and 25% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Erie Family Health Center, Inc. — 5,181 patients from 60651
- Pcc Community Wellness Center — 4,009 patients from 60651
- Primecare Community Health,Inc. — 3,743 patients from 60651
- Access Community Health Network — 1,892 patients from 60651
Community health centers near North/Kostner Health Center
PrimeCare Northwest
ACCESS Austin Family Health Center
Howard Brown Health at la Casa Norte
Primecare Fullerton
ACCESS Humboldt Park Family Health Center
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