Ridge Community Health Center — Cleveland, OH
Ridge Community Health Center is a community health center clinic at 3569 Ridge Rd, Cleveland, OH 44102, open 57 hours a week. That is 13.5 more hours than the typical Ohio clinic (43.5 a week). It is run by Neighborhood Health Care Incorporated, which serves 23,450 patients across 7 clinic locations.
- Address: 3569 Ridge Rd, Cleveland, OH 44102 · Directions
- Phone: (216) 281-0872
- Website: www.nfpmedcenter.org
- Weekly hours: 57 (Ohio clinic median: 43.5)
- Operated by: Neighborhood Health Care Incorporated (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 Neighborhood Health Care Incorporated
Patients came to Neighborhood Health Care Incorporated for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,965 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 7,472 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 94 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 3,219 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 5,905 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,677 | patients tested |
| Family planning | 1,543 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,680 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 4,494 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,590 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,468 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,267 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 1,338 | children tested |
Neighborhood Health Care Incorporated also provides care by telehealth.
Who Neighborhood Health Care Incorporated serves
23,450 patients used Neighborhood Health Care Incorporated in 2025. 67% live at or below the poverty line and 81% are at or below twice the poverty line. 35 patients were experiencing homelessness and 134 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 67% | 61% | 65% | +6 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 81% | 89% | 92% | −7 pts |
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 8% | 11% | 14% | −3 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 51% | 49% | 42% | +2 pts |
| Medicare patients | 11% | 13% | 11% | −2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 30% | 24% | 24% | +5 pts |
Quality of care at Neighborhood Health Care Incorporated
Neighborhood Health Care Incorporated is at or above the Ohio median on 6 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 76% | 69% | 68% | +8 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 59% | 54% | 54% | +6 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 62% | 51% | 54% | +11 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 60% | 48% | 44% | +12 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 85% | 79% | 77% | +6 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 85% | 86% | 86% | −1 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 82% | 79% | 79% | +3 pts |
Staffing at Neighborhood Health Care Incorporated
The health center employs 217 full-time-equivalent staff, including 28 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 9 dental staff and 29 mental health staff. That is 837 patients per clinical provider against the Ohio median of 1,213 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 89,125 visits, about 3.8 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 44102
4,356 Neighborhood Health Care Incorporated patients live in ZIP 44102, and 7% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Metrohealth System, the — 1,746 patients from 44102
- Circle Health Services — 1,164 patients from 44102
- Signature Health, Inc. — 928 patients from 44102
- Care Alliance — 305 patients from 44102