Fairfield Community Health Center
Fairfield Community Health Center is a federally qualified community health center based in Lancaster, OH, with 1 clinic location. It served 7,548 patients in 2025. Fees are on a sliding scale by income and insurance, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay.
- 7,548patients in 2025
- 21%uninsured patients
- 48%at or below the poverty line
- 62full-time-equivalent staff
Care offered: primary care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth.
Who Fairfield Community Health Center serves
48% of patients live at or below the poverty line and 73% are at or below twice that level. 21% have no insurance, 38% have Medicaid or CHIP, 18% have Medicare and 24% have private insurance. 592 patients were experiencing homelessness. 225 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 48% | 61% | 65% | −14 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 73% | 89% | 92% | −16 pts |
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 21% | 11% | 14% | +10 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 38% | 49% | 42% | −11 pts |
| Medicare patients | 18% | 13% | 11% | +5 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 24% | 24% | 24% | In line |
Care and screenings
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 3,160 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 92 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 691 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 766 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 422 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 768 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 283 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,195 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,561 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 361 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,023 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,123 | patients tested |
Quality of care
Fairfield Community Health Center is at or above the Ohio median on 3 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | OH median | U.S. median | vs OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 60% | 69% | 68% | −9 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 55% | 54% | 54% | +1 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 37% | 51% | 54% | −14 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 52% | 48% | 44% | +4 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 71% | 79% | 77% | −8 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 93% | 86% | 86% | +7 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 77% | 79% | 79% | −2 pts |
Staffing
62 full-time-equivalent staff work at Fairfield Community Health Center, including 12 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives. That is 656 patients per clinical provider, against the Ohio median of 1,213 and the U.S. median of 930.
Where Fairfield Community Health Center patients live
| ZIP code | Patients | Uninsured |
|---|---|---|
| 43130 | 5,313 | 21% |
| 43105 | 302 | 13% |
| 43107 | 298 | 15% |
| 43138 | 201 | 20% |
| 43148 | 132 | 18% |
| 43155 | 121 | 23% |
| 43150 | 115 | 16% |
| 43102 | 102 | 27% |
Fairfield Community Health Center locations
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- Shawnee Mental Health Center Inc.
- Alliance Family Health Center, Inc.
How fees work: the sliding-fee guide.