Esperanza Health Centers
Esperanza Health Centers is a federally qualified community health center based in Chicago, IL, with 4 clinic locations. It served 57,221 patients in 2025. Fees are on a sliding scale by income and insurance, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay.
- 57,221patients in 2025
- 21%uninsured patients
- 72%at or below the poverty line
- 369full-time-equivalent staff
Care offered: primary care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth.
Who Esperanza Health Centers serves
72% of patients live at or below the poverty line and 99% are at or below twice that level. 21% have no insurance, 57% have Medicaid or CHIP, 3% have Medicare and 18% have private insurance. 772 patients were experiencing homelessness.
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 72% | 73% | 65% | −1 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 99% | 95% | 92% | +4 pts |
| Measure | This center | IL median | U.S. median | vs IL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 21% | 17% | 14% | +5 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 57% | 56% | 42% | +1 pts |
| Medicare patients | 3% | 7% | 11% | −3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 18% | 16% | 24% | +3 pts |
Care and screenings
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 8,501 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 170 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 13,307 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 16,498 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 5,186 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 3,892 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 13,284 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 7,255 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 7,787 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 2,858 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 15,924 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 12,451 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 4,768 | children tested |
Quality of care
Esperanza Health Centers is at or above the Illinois median on 7 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 | 78% | 67% | 68% | +11 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 68% | 48% | 54% | +21 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 77% | 57% | 54% | +20 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 56% | 37% | 44% | +19 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 93% | 84% | 77% | +9 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 92% | 86% | 86% | +6 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 85% | 80% | 79% | +5 pts |
Staffing
369 full-time-equivalent staff work at Esperanza Health Centers, including 69 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives. That is 828 patients per clinical provider, against the Illinois median of 964 and the U.S. median of 930.
Where Esperanza Health Centers patients live
| ZIP code | Patients | Uninsured |
|---|---|---|
| 60629 | 14,620 | 20% |
| 60632 | 11,765 | 20% |
| 60623 | 6,015 | 22% |
| 60609 | 4,249 | 22% |
| 60608 | 2,359 | 21% |
| 60636 | 2,320 | 23% |
| 60652 | 2,002 | 20% |
| 60804 | 1,694 | 26% |
Esperanza Health Centers locations
Esperanza California
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How fees work: the sliding-fee guide.