PrimeCare Northwest — Chicago, IL
PrimeCare Northwest is a community health center clinic at 1649 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60639, open 57.5 hours a week. That is 12.5 more hours than the typical Illinois clinic (45 a week). It is run by Primecare Community Health,Inc., which serves 31,859 patients across 5 clinic locations.
- Address: 1649 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60639 · Directions
- Phone: (773) 278-6868
- Website: www.primecarechi.org
- Weekly hours: 57.5 (Illinois clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Primecare Community Health,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 Primecare Community Health,Inc.
Patients came to Primecare Community Health,Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,913 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 8,366 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 127 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 5,228 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 10,037 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 3,421 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 3,529 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 2,001 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 4,047 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 5,909 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 2,624 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 7,431 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 5,993 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 954 | children tested |
Primecare Community Health,Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Primecare Community Health,Inc. serves
31,859 patients used Primecare Community Health,Inc. in 2025. 40% live at or below the poverty line and 86% are at or below twice the poverty line. 120 patients were experiencing homelessness and 26 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 40% | 73% | 65% | −33 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 86% | 95% | 92% | −9 pts |
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 10% | 17% | 14% | −7 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 51% | 56% | 42% | −5 pts |
| Medicare patients | 9% | 7% | 11% | +3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 30% | 16% | 24% | +14 pts |
Quality of care at Primecare Community Health,Inc.
Primecare Community Health,Inc. is at or above the Illinois median on 7 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 | 75% | 67% | 68% | +8 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 67% | 48% | 54% | +19 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 78% | 57% | 54% | +21 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 65% | 37% | 44% | +27 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 93% | 84% | 77% | +9 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 95% | 86% | 86% | +8 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 89% | 80% | 79% | +9 pts |
Staffing at Primecare Community Health,Inc.
The health center employs 247 full-time-equivalent staff, including 35 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 7 dental staff and 16 mental health staff. That is 918 patients per clinical provider against the Illinois median of 964 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 125,014 visits, about 3.9 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 60639
5,870 Primecare Community Health,Inc. patients live in ZIP 60639, and 13% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Erie Family Health Center, Inc. — 7,068 patients from 60639
- Pcc Community Wellness Center — 5,781 patients from 60639
- Infant Welfare Society of Chicago — 3,165 patients from 60639
- Access Community Health Network — 1,925 patients from 60639
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North/Kostner Health Center
ACCESS Humboldt Park Family Health Center
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ACCESS Austin Family Health Center
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