City of Frederick
City of Frederick is a federally qualified community health center based in Frederick, MD, with 1 clinic location. It served 1,315 patients in 2025. Fees are on a sliding scale by income and insurance, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay.
- 1,315patients in 2025
- 92%uninsured patients
- 54%at or below the poverty line
- 15full-time-equivalent staff
Care offered: primary care, mental health care, children’s checkups, and women’s health.
Who City of Frederick serves
54% of patients live at or below the poverty line and 96% are at or below twice that level. 92% have no insurance, 5% have Medicaid or CHIP, 2% have Medicare and 0% have private insurance. 72 patients were experiencing homelessness.
| Measure | This center | MD median | U.S. median | vs MD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 54% | 58% | 65% | −5 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 96% | 91% | 92% | +4 pts |
| Measure | This center | MD median | U.S. median | vs MD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 92% | 14% | 14% | +78 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 5% | 37% | 42% | −32 pts |
| Medicare patients | 2% | 12% | 11% | −9 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 0% | 23% | 24% | −23 pts |
Care and screenings
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 99 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 280 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 238 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 103 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 73 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 21 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 166 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 248 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 30 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 92 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 41 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 18 | children tested |
Quality of care
City of Frederick is at or above the Maryland median on 0 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | MD median | U.S. median | vs MD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 57% | 68% | 68% | −11 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 51% | 60% | 54% | −8 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 48% | 57% | 54% | −9 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 25% | 42% | 44% | −17 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 30% | 88% | 77% | −57 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 67% | 85% | 86% | −19 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 61% | 82% | 79% | −21 pts |
Staffing
15 full-time-equivalent staff work at City of Frederick, including 3 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives. That is 447 patients per clinical provider, against the Maryland median of 764 and the U.S. median of 930.
Where City of Frederick patients live
| ZIP code | Patients | Uninsured |
|---|---|---|
| 21703 | 514 | 97% |
| 21702 | 459 | 95% |
| 21701 | 204 | 70% |
| 21704 | 29 | 90% |
| 21793 | 26 | 96% |
City of Frederick locations
The City of Frederick Housing and Human Services/FCAA
Other health centers in Maryland
- Mobile Medical Care Inc.
- Owensville Primary Care Inc. DBA Bay Community Health
- Parkwest Health Systems, Inc.
- West Cecil Health Center, Inc.
- Walnut Street Community Health Center, Inc.
- Health Care for the Homeless
How fees work: the sliding-fee guide.