Squirrel Hill Health Center — Pittsburgh, PA
Squirrel Hill Health Center is a community health center clinic at 4516 Browns Hill Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15217, open 40 hours a week. The typical Pennsylvania clinic is open 44 hours a week. It is run by Squirrel Hill Health Center, which serves 8,846 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 4516 Browns Hill Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 · Directions
- Phone: (412) 422-7442
- Website: www.squirrelhillhealthcenter.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (Pennsylvania clinic median: 44)
- Operated by: Squirrel Hill Health Center (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 Squirrel Hill Health Center
Patients came to Squirrel Hill Health Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,394 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,323 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 111 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 1,417 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,936 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 680 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 598 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 681 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,135 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,347 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 275 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,243 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,247 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 301 | children tested |
Squirrel Hill Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Squirrel Hill Health Center serves
8,846 patients used Squirrel Hill Health Center in 2025. 70% live at or below the poverty line and 98% are at or below twice the poverty line. 377 patients were experiencing homelessness and 48 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 70% | 69% | 65% | +1 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 98% | 91% | 92% | +7 pts |
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 23% | 13% | 14% | +9 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 53% | 41% | 42% | +12 pts |
| Medicare patients | 11% | 12% | 11% | −1 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 12% | 23% | 24% | −11 pts |
Quality of care at Squirrel Hill Health Center
Squirrel Hill Health Center is at or above the Pennsylvania median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 66% | 69% | 68% | −3 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 42% | 52% | 54% | −11 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 59% | 49% | 54% | +10 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 39% | 43% | 44% | −5 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 84% | 77% | 77% | +7 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 77% | 82% | 86% | −5 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 75% | 80% | 79% | −5 pts |
Patients from ZIP 15217
390 Squirrel Hill Health Center patients live in ZIP 15217, and 19% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Metro Family Practice, Inc. — 245 patients from 15217
- East Liberty Family Health Care Center — 147 patients from 15217
- Primary Care Health Services, Inc. — 63 patients from 15217
- Sharon Community Health Center — 29 patients from 15217
Community health centers near Squirrel Hill Health Center
Hazelwood Health Center
Steel Valley Family Hlth Center
Metro Community Health Center
AbsoluteCare Pittsburgh
Braddock Health Center
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