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Center for Family Health

Center for Family Health is a federally qualified community health center based in Jackson, MI, with 3 clinic locations. It served 31,387 patients in 2025. Fees are on a sliding scale by income and insurance, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay.

Care offered: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth.

Who Center for Family Health serves

35% of patients live at or below the poverty line and 85% are at or below twice that level. 7% have no insurance, 50% have Medicaid or CHIP, 14% have Medicare and 29% have private insurance. 508 patients were experiencing homelessness. 373 were veterans.

MeasureThis centerMI medianU.S. medianvs MI
Patients at or below the poverty line35%54%65%−19 pts
Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line85%87%92%−2 pts
MeasureThis centerMI medianU.S. medianvs MI
Uninsured patients7%10%14%−3 pts
Medicaid or CHIP patients50%45%42%+5 pts
Medicare patients14%15%11%−1 pts
Privately insured patients29%25%24%+5 pts

Care and screenings

ServicePatientsWhat it counts
Dental care7,490patients had dental exams
Mental health care6,629patients treated for depression or anxiety
Substance use treatment424patients in treatment
Well-child visits5,077children had checkups
Flu shots3,857patients vaccinated
Cervical cancer screening1,721patients tested
Breast cancer screening2,906patients screened
Family planning1,380patients served
Diabetes care2,567patients with diabetes
Blood pressure care4,604patients with hypertension
Asthma care1,948patients with asthma
HIV testing248patients tested
Hepatitis C testing221patients tested
Childhood lead tests742children tested

Quality of care

Center for Family Health is at or above the Michigan median on 6 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.

MeasureThis centerMI medianU.S. medianvs MI
Adults with high blood pressure under control72%71%68%In line
Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer65%57%54%+8 pts
Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer64%60%54%+4 pts
Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer58%49%44%+8 pts
Patients 12+ screened for depression77%71%77%+6 pts
Adults assessed for tobacco use99%80%86%+19 pts
High-risk adults on statin therapy75%79%79%−5 pts

Staffing

259 full-time-equivalent staff work at Center for Family Health, including 32 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives. That is 987 patients per clinical provider, against the Michigan median of 987 and the U.S. median of 930.

Where Center for Family Health patients live

ZIP codePatientsUninsured
492039,2407%
492017,7737%
492026,2107%
492698138%
492246057%
492304696%
492544475%
492773936%

Center for Family Health locations

Center for Family Health Dental

500 N Jackson St, Jackson, MI 49201
42 hours a week · (517) 748-5500

CFH - Downtown Site

505 N Jackson St, Jackson, MI 49201
81 hours a week · (517) 748-5500

CFH - LifeWays

1200 N West Ave, Jackson, MI 49202
24 hours a week · (517) 748-5500

Other health centers in Michigan

How fees work: the sliding-fee guide.