Community Health Improvement
Community Health Improvement is a federally qualified community health center based in Decatur, IL, with 2 clinic locations. It served 15,061 patients in 2025. Fees are on a sliding scale by income and insurance, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay.
- 15,061patients in 2025
- 10%uninsured patients
- 69%at or below the poverty line
- 117full-time-equivalent staff
Care offered: primary care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth.
Who Community Health Improvement serves
69% of patients live at or below the poverty line and 92% are at or below twice that level. 10% have no insurance, 62% have Medicaid or CHIP, 10% have Medicare and 18% have private insurance. 457 patients were experiencing homelessness. 126 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 69% | 73% | 65% | −3 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 92% | 95% | 92% | −3 pts |
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 10% | 17% | 14% | −7 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 62% | 56% | 42% | +6 pts |
| Medicare patients | 10% | 7% | 11% | +3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 18% | 16% | 24% | +2 pts |
Care and screenings
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 4,514 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 289 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 3,183 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 800 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 920 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 622 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 867 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,200 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,239 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 926 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,176 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,305 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 915 | children tested |
Quality of care
Community Health Improvement is at or above the Illinois median on 2 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 | 75% | 67% | 68% | +8 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 36% | 48% | 54% | −12 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 40% | 57% | 54% | −17 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 20% | 37% | 44% | −17 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 86% | 84% | 77% | +2 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 85% | 86% | 86% | −1 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 75% | 80% | 79% | −5 pts |
Staffing
117 full-time-equivalent staff work at Community Health Improvement, including 20 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives. That is 772 patients per clinical provider, against the Illinois median of 964 and the U.S. median of 930.
Where Community Health Improvement patients live
| ZIP code | Patients | Uninsured |
|---|---|---|
| 62526 | 5,627 | 10% |
| 62521 | 4,583 | 10% |
| 62522 | 2,500 | 9% |
| 62549 | 286 | 11% |
| 62523 | 237 | – |
| 62535 | 140 | – |
| 62573 | 119 | – |
| 61727 | 114 | 23% |
Community Health Improvement locations
Crossing Healthcare Schrodt Community Health Center
Other health centers in Illinois
- Central Counties Health Centers, Inc.
- Promise Healthcare Nfp
- Family Christian Health Center
- Asian Human Services Family Health Center, Inc.
- Rural Health Inc.
- Christian Community Health Center
How fees work: the sliding-fee guide.