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Westside Health Center — Baltimore, MD

Westside Health Center is a community health center clinic at 2449 Frederick Ave, Baltimore, MD 21223, open 42.5 hours a week. The typical Maryland clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Total Health Care, Inc., which serves 26,976 patients across 7 clinic locations.

Fees are on a sliding scale. What you pay at Westside Health Center depends on your income and household size, and the clinic bills Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance. Care is not free, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay. Among Total Health Care, Inc. patients, 6% are uninsured, 69% have Medicaid or CHIP, 12% have Medicare and 13% have private insurance. Call (410) 383-8300 to book and ask about your plan. How sliding-fee pricing works.

Care and screenings at Total Health Care, Inc.

Patients came to Total Health Care, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.

ServicePatientsWhat it counts
Dental care3,904patients had dental exams
Mental health care5,402patients treated for depression or anxiety
Substance use treatment295patients in treatment
Well-child visits4,357children had checkups
Flu shots2,980patients vaccinated
Cervical cancer screening1,668patients tested
Breast cancer screening1,618patients screened
Family planning1,030patients served
Diabetes care2,907patients with diabetes
Blood pressure care7,111patients with hypertension
Asthma care3,173patients with asthma
HIV testing5,381patients tested
Hepatitis C testing4,785patients tested
Childhood lead tests517children tested

Total Health Care, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.

Who Total Health Care, Inc. serves

26,976 patients used Total Health Care, Inc. in 2025. 72% live at or below the poverty line and 92% are at or below twice the poverty line. 288 patients were experiencing homelessness and 199 were veterans.

MeasureThis centerMD medianU.S. medianvs MD
Patients at or below the poverty line72%58%65%+14 pts
Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line92%91%92%In line
MeasureThis centerMD medianU.S. medianvs MD
Uninsured patients6%14%14%−8 pts
Medicaid or CHIP patients69%37%42%+32 pts
Medicare patients12%12%11%In line
Privately insured patients13%23%24%−9 pts

Quality of care at Total Health Care, Inc.

Total Health Care, Inc. is at or above the Maryland median on 0 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.

MeasureThis centerMD medianU.S. medianvs MD
Adults with high blood pressure under control51%68%68%−17 pts
Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer44%60%54%−15 pts
Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer40%57%54%−17 pts
Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer21%42%44%−21 pts
Patients 12+ screened for depression78%88%77%−9 pts
Adults assessed for tobacco use81%85%86%−4 pts
High-risk adults on statin therapy77%82%79%−4 pts

Staffing at Total Health Care, Inc.

The health center employs 287 full-time-equivalent staff, including 28 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 12 dental staff and 21 mental health staff. That is 949 patients per clinical provider against the Maryland median of 764 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 101,749 visits, about 3.8 per patient.

Patients from ZIP 21223

2,018 Total Health Care, Inc. patients live in ZIP 21223, and 4% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:

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