NorthShore Gary Health Center — Gary, IN
NorthShore Gary Health Center is a community health center clinic at 2200 Richard Gordon Hatcher Blvd, Gary, IN 46404, open 40 hours a week. The typical Indiana clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Northshore Health Centers, Inc., which serves 84,040 patients across 14 clinic locations.
- Address: 2200 Richard Gordon Hatcher Blvd, Gary, IN 46404 · Directions
- Phone: (219) 763-8112
- Website: northshorehealth.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (Indiana clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Northshore Health Centers, 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 Northshore Health Centers, Inc.
Patients came to Northshore Health Centers, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 13,382 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 14,012 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 1,348 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 6,510 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 9,675 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,977 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 7,892 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 2,416 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 6,480 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 5,927 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 9,812 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 2,854 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 6,421 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 1,366 | children tested |
Northshore Health Centers, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Northshore Health Centers, Inc. serves
84,040 patients used Northshore Health Centers, Inc. in 2025. 49% live at or below the poverty line and 76% are at or below twice the poverty line. 1,569 patients were experiencing homelessness and 260 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | IN median | U.S. median | vs IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 49% | 62% | 65% | −13 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 76% | 87% | 92% | −11 pts |
| Measure | This center | IN median | U.S. median | vs IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 15% | 12% | 14% | +3 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 39% | 44% | 42% | −5 pts |
| Medicare patients | 6% | 13% | 11% | −7 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 40% | 26% | 24% | +14 pts |
Quality of care at Northshore Health Centers, Inc.
Northshore Health Centers, Inc. is at or above the Indiana median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | IN median | U.S. median | vs IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 57% | 67% | 68% | −11 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 43% | 52% | 54% | −9 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 49% | 53% | 54% | −5 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 20% | 39% | 44% | −19 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 76% | 74% | 77% | +2 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 85% | 80% | 86% | +5 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 67% | 78% | 79% | −12 pts |
Staffing at Northshore Health Centers, Inc.
The health center employs 524 full-time-equivalent staff, including 66 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 35 dental staff and 28 mental health staff. That is 1,279 patients per clinical provider against the Indiana median of 1,039 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 298,240 visits, about 3.5 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 46404
2,391 Northshore Health Centers, Inc. patients live in ZIP 46404, and 13% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Community Healthnet Inc. — 2,277 patients from 46404
- 219 Health Network Inc. — 707 patients from 46404
- Porter Starke Services Inc. — 583 patients from 46404
- Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living, Inc. — 530 patients from 46404