VHP Community Smiles at 6th Street — Allentown, PA
VHP Community Smiles at 6th Street is a community health center clinic at 101 N 6th St, Allentown, PA 18101, open 47 hours a week. That is 3 more hours than the typical Pennsylvania clinic (44 a week). It is run by Valley Health Partners Community Health Center, which serves 56,474 patients across 8 clinic locations.
- Address: 101 N 6th St, Allentown, PA 18101 · Directions
- Phone: (484) 224-0777
- Weekly hours: 47 (Pennsylvania clinic median: 44)
- Operated by: Valley Health Partners Community Health Center (FQHC look-alike)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Valley Health Partners Community Health Center
Patients came to Valley Health Partners Community 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 | 7,252 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 9,368 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 357 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 9,954 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 17,821 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 12,204 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 3,265 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 3,461 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 2,917 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 4,522 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 6,120 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 4,483 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 4,751 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 3,562 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 3,833 | children tested |
Valley Health Partners Community Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Valley Health Partners Community Health Center serves
56,474 patients used Valley Health Partners Community Health Center in 2025. 52% live at or below the poverty line and 83% are at or below twice the poverty line. 4,152 patients were experiencing homelessness and 220 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 52% | 69% | 65% | −16 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 83% | 91% | 92% | −8 pts |
| Measure | This center | PA median | U.S. median | vs PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 10% | 13% | 14% | −3 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 50% | 41% | 42% | +9 pts |
| Medicare patients | 8% | 12% | 11% | −3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 27% | 23% | 24% | +4 pts |
Quality of care at Valley Health Partners Community Health Center
Valley Health Partners Community Health Center is at or above the Pennsylvania median on 6 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 | 76% | 69% | 68% | +7 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 83% | 52% | 54% | +31 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 81% | 49% | 54% | +32 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 62% | 43% | 44% | +18 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 86% | 77% | 77% | +9 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 95% | 82% | 86% | +12 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 78% | 80% | 79% | −2 pts |
Staffing at Valley Health Partners Community Health Center
The health center employs 467 full-time-equivalent staff, including 59 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 17 dental staff and 16 mental health staff. That is 961 patients per clinical provider against the Pennsylvania median of 998 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 192,251 visits, about 3.4 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 18101
1,298 Valley Health Partners Community Health Center patients live in ZIP 18101, and 10% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Star Community Health Inc. — 997 patients from 18101
- Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley — 221 patients from 18101
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Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley- Hamilton Street
Star Community Health OB/GYN - Bethlehem
Star Community Health KidsCare - Bethlehem
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