Tamms Health Center — Tamms, IL
Tamms Health Center is a community health center clinic at 290 Railroad St, Tamms, IL 62988, open 36 hours a week. The typical Illinois clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Community Health & Emergency Svcs., Inc., which serves 11,231 patients across 9 clinic locations.
- Address: 290 Railroad St, Tamms, IL 62988 · Directions
- Phone: (618) 747-2391
- Website: www.chesi.org
- Weekly hours: 36 (Illinois clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Community Health & Emergency Svcs., 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 Community Health & Emergency Svcs., Inc.
Patients came to Community Health & Emergency Svcs., Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 4,322 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 1,795 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 211 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 372 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 216 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 661 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 386 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 178 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 992 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,594 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 202 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 108 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 78 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 24 | children tested |
Community Health & Emergency Svcs., Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Community Health & Emergency Svcs., Inc. serves
11,231 patients used Community Health & Emergency Svcs., Inc. in 2025. 62% live at or below the poverty line and 97% are at or below twice the poverty line. 118 patients were experiencing homelessness and 402 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 62% | 73% | 65% | −11 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 97% | 95% | 92% | +2 pts |
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 41% | 17% | 14% | +24 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 36% | 56% | 42% | −21 pts |
| Medicare patients | 10% | 7% | 11% | +3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 14% | 16% | 24% | −2 pts |
Quality of care at Community Health & Emergency Svcs., Inc.
Community Health & Emergency Svcs., Inc. is at or above the Illinois median on 0 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 | 67% | 67% | 68% | −1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 42% | 48% | 54% | −5 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 22% | 57% | 54% | −35 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 36% | 37% | 44% | −1 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 62% | 84% | 77% | −22 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 80% | 86% | 86% | −6 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 76% | 80% | 79% | −4 pts |
Patients from ZIP 62988
368 Community Health & Emergency Svcs., Inc. patients live in ZIP 62988, and 26% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Rural Health Inc. — 239 patients from 62988
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More Community Health & Emergency Svcs., Inc. locations
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