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Multi-Cultural Health Evaluation Delivery System, Inc.

Multi-Cultural Health Evaluation Delivery System, Inc. is an FQHC look-alike community health center based in Erie, PA, with 3 clinic locations. It served 4,687 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, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth.

Who Multi-Cultural Health Evaluation Delivery System, Inc. serves

93% of patients live at or below the poverty line and 99% are at or below twice that level. 7% have no insurance, 78% have Medicaid or CHIP, 3% have Medicare and 11% have private insurance.

MeasureThis centerPA medianU.S. medianvs PA
Patients at or below the poverty line93%69%65%+24 pts
Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line99%91%92%+7 pts
MeasureThis centerPA medianU.S. medianvs PA
Uninsured patients7%13%14%−6 pts
Medicaid or CHIP patients78%41%42%+37 pts
Medicare patients3%12%11%−9 pts
Privately insured patients11%23%24%−11 pts

Care and screenings

ServicePatientsWhat it counts
Mental health care422patients treated for depression or anxiety
Well-child visits1,262children had checkups
Flu shots1,436patients vaccinated
Cervical cancer screening220patients tested
Breast cancer screening224patients screened
Family planning54patients served
Diabetes care332patients with diabetes
Blood pressure care569patients with hypertension
Asthma care98patients with asthma
HIV testing306patients tested
Childhood lead tests275children tested

Quality of care

Multi-Cultural Health Evaluation Delivery System, Inc. is at or above the Pennsylvania median on 4 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.

MeasureThis centerPA medianU.S. medianvs PA
Adults with high blood pressure under control60%69%68%−9 pts
Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer56%52%54%+4 pts
Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer55%49%54%+6 pts
Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer48%43%44%+5 pts
Patients 12+ screened for depression75%77%77%−2 pts
Adults assessed for tobacco use87%82%86%+5 pts
High-risk adults on statin therapy76%80%79%−4 pts

Staffing

43 full-time-equivalent staff work at Multi-Cultural Health Evaluation Delivery System, Inc., including 6 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives. That is 770 patients per clinical provider, against the Pennsylvania median of 998 and the U.S. median of 930.

Where Multi-Cultural Health Evaluation Delivery System, Inc. patients live

ZIP codePatientsUninsured
165031,6838%
165106606%
165045636%
1650238110%
165093395%
165072559%
16508220–
16511176–

Multi-Cultural Health Evaluation Delivery System, Inc. locations

MHEDS-John F. Kennedy Center

2021 E 20th St, Erie, PA 16510
39.5 hours a week · (814) 616-7730

Multi-Cultural Health Evaluation Delivery System

826 Parade St, Erie, PA 16503
46.5 hours a week · (814) 377-0377

MEHDS Peach Street Site

2928 Peach St, Erie, PA 16508
44 hours a week · (814) 453-6229

Other health centers in Pennsylvania

How fees work: the sliding-fee guide.