Northern Sussex Community Health Center — Milford, DE
Northern Sussex Community Health Center is a community health center clinic at 21 W Clarke Ave, Milford, DE 19963, open 40 hours a week. The typical Delaware clinic is open 44 hours a week. It is run by La Red Health Center, Inc., which serves 14,867 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 21 W Clarke Ave, Milford, DE 19963 · Directions
- Phone: (302) 855-1233
- Website: www.laredhealthcenter.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (Delaware clinic median: 44)
- Operated by: La Red Health Center, 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 La Red Health Center, Inc.
Patients came to La Red Health Center, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 3,177 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,325 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 97 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 2,620 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 699 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,202 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 2,346 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,827 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,124 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,933 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 299 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 3,347 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 3,595 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 854 | children tested |
La Red Health Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who La Red Health Center, Inc. serves
14,867 patients used La Red Health Center, Inc. in 2025. 88% live at or below the poverty line and 99% are at or below twice the poverty line. 238 patients were experiencing homelessness and 156 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | DE median | U.S. median | vs DE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 88% | 61% | 65% | +27 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 99% | 93% | 92% | +6 pts |
| Measure | This center | DE median | U.S. median | vs DE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 39% | 39% | 14% | In line |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 34% | 30% | 42% | +4 pts |
| Medicare patients | 7% | 7% | 11% | In line |
| Privately insured patients | 20% | 25% | 24% | −5 pts |
Quality of care at La Red Health Center, Inc.
La Red Health Center, Inc. is at or above the Delaware median on 3 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | DE median | U.S. median | vs DE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 62% | 66% | 68% | −4 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 85% | 82% | 54% | +3 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 63% | 63% | 54% | In line |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 41% | 51% | 44% | −10 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 75% | 83% | 77% | −8 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 85% | 85% | 86% | In line |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 71% | 75% | 79% | −4 pts |
Staffing at La Red Health Center, Inc.
The health center employs 141 full-time-equivalent staff, including 15 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 11 dental staff and 6 mental health staff. That is 1,003 patients per clinical provider and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 52,940 visits, about 3.6 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 19963
1,197 La Red Health Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 19963, and 36% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Westside Family Healthcare, Inc. — 88 patients from 19963
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