NorthLakes - Iron River — Iron River, WI
NorthLakes - Iron River is a community health center clinic at 7665 US Highway 2, Iron River, WI 54847, open 49.5 hours a week. That is 4.5 more hours than the typical Wisconsin clinic (45 a week). It is run by The Lakes Community Health Center, Inc., which serves 29,857 patients across 18 clinic locations.
- Address: 7665 US Highway 2, Iron River, WI 54847 · Directions
- Phone: (715) 372-5001
- Website: www.northlakesclinic.org
- Weekly hours: 49.5 (Wisconsin clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: The Lakes Community Health Center, Inc. (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 The Lakes Community Health Center, Inc.
Patients came to The Lakes Community 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 | 15,370 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 7,506 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 829 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 631 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 603 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 948 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 411 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 755 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 297 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,105 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,665 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 522 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 286 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 363 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 53 | children tested |
The Lakes Community Health Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who The Lakes Community Health Center, Inc. serves
29,857 patients used The Lakes Community Health Center, Inc. in 2025. 37% live at or below the poverty line and 81% are at or below twice the poverty line. 111 patients were experiencing homelessness and 858 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | WI median | U.S. median | vs WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 37% | 62% | 65% | −25 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 81% | 93% | 92% | −12 pts |
| Measure | This center | WI median | U.S. median | vs WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 6% | 16% | 14% | −10 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 49% | 55% | 42% | −6 pts |
| Medicare patients | 17% | 9% | 11% | +8 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 27% | 18% | 24% | +9 pts |
Quality of care at The Lakes Community Health Center, Inc.
The Lakes Community Health Center, Inc. is at or above the Wisconsin median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | WI median | U.S. median | vs WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 63% | 65% | 68% | −3 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 64% | 56% | 54% | +8 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 52% | 59% | 54% | −8 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 55% | 48% | 44% | +7 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 75% | 76% | 77% | In line |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 75% | 84% | 86% | −10 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 73% | 77% | 79% | −4 pts |
Staffing at The Lakes Community Health Center, Inc.
The health center employs 426 full-time-equivalent staff, including 17 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 73 dental staff and 45 mental health staff. That is 1,800 patients per clinical provider against the Wisconsin median of 1,928 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 185,008 visits, about 6.2 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 54847
1,149 The Lakes Community Health Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 54847, and 3% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Lake Superior Community Health Center — 28 patients from 54847
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