SIU Medicine North Dirksen Express Care — Springfield, IL
SIU Medicine North Dirksen Express Care is a community health center clinic at 3220 Atlanta St, Springfield, IL 62707, open 84 hours a week. That is 39 more hours than the typical Illinois clinic (45 a week). It is run by Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, which serves 54,431 patients across 16 clinic locations.
- Address: 3220 Atlanta St, Springfield, IL 62707 · Directions
- Phone: (217) 545-8000
- Weekly hours: 84 (Illinois clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University (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 Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University
Patients came to Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 6,509 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 18,744 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 628 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 2,399 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 8,401 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 2,521 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 5,410 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,400 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 6,714 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 14,101 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 2,554 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 3,597 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 3,897 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 154 | children tested |
Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University also provides care by telehealth.
Who Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University serves
54,431 patients used Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University in 2025. 61% live at or below the poverty line and 64% are at or below twice the poverty line. 160 patients were experiencing homelessness and 24 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 61% | 73% | 65% | −12 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 64% | 95% | 92% | −32 pts |
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 6% | 17% | 14% | −11 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 40% | 56% | 42% | −17 pts |
| Medicare patients | 23% | 7% | 11% | +17 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 31% | 16% | 24% | +16 pts |
Quality of care at Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University
Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University is at or above the Illinois median on 3 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 | 63% | 67% | 68% | −5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 59% | 48% | 54% | +12 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 58% | 57% | 54% | +1 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 59% | 37% | 44% | +22 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 80% | 84% | 77% | −4 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 85% | 86% | 86% | −1 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 79% | 80% | 79% | −1 pts |
Staffing at Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University
The health center employs 445 full-time-equivalent staff, including 67 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 26 dental staff and 40 mental health staff. That is 813 patients per clinical provider against the Illinois median of 964 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 209,672 visits, about 3.9 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 62707
1,300 Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University patients live in ZIP 62707, and 5% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Central Counties Health Centers, Inc. — 272 patients from 62707
Community health centers near SIU Medicine North Dirksen Express Care
Capitol Community Health Center
St. John's Dental Clinic
Family Guidance Center
CCHC Helping Hands HCH Site
Central Counties Health Centers - Christian County
More Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University locations
SIU Center for Family Medicine-Integrated Wellness Clinic
SIU Center for Family Medicine-Springfield
SIU Center for Family Medicine-Sangamon County Health
SIU Center for Healthy Aging and Wellness
SIU Center for Family Medicine - General Internal Medicine Clinic
SIU Center for Family Medicine-Taylorville
SIU Center for Family Medicine-Jacksonville
See all 16 Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University locations
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