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North Hudson Community Action Corporation

North Hudson Community Action Corporation is a federally qualified community health center based in Union City, NJ, with 9 clinic locations in 9 cities. It served 70,111 patients in 2025. Fees are on a sliding scale by income and insurance, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay.

70,111patients in 2025
43%uninsured patients
68%at or below the poverty line

Care offered: primary care, dental care, mental health care, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth.

Who North Hudson Community Action Corporation serves

68% of patients live at or below the poverty line and 96% are at or below twice that level. 43% have no insurance, 41% have Medicaid or CHIP, 3% have Medicare and 13% have private insurance. 23 patients were experiencing homelessness. 94 were veterans.

Measure	This center	NJ median	U.S. median	vs NJ
Patients at or below the poverty line	68%	68%	65%	In line
Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line	96%	95%	92%	+1 pts

Measure	This center	NJ median	U.S. median	vs NJ
Uninsured patients	43%	28%	14%	+15 pts
Medicaid or CHIP patients	41%	51%	42%	−11 pts
Medicare patients	3%	6%	11%	−2 pts
Privately insured patients	13%	16%	24%	−3 pts

Care and screenings

Service	Patients	What it counts
Dental care	11,145	patients had dental exams
Mental health care	2,746	patients treated for depression or anxiety
Eye exams	463	patients had eye exams
Well-child visits	12,068	children had checkups
Flu shots	7,773	patients vaccinated
Cervical cancer screening	4,734	patients tested
Breast cancer screening	4,224	patients screened
Family planning	21,544	patients served
Diabetes care	5,476	patients with diabetes
Blood pressure care	8,479	patients with hypertension
Asthma care	1,296	patients with asthma
HIV testing	906	patients tested
Childhood lead tests	2,637	children tested

Quality of care

North Hudson Community Action Corporation is at or above the New Jersey median on 5 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.

Measure	This center	NJ median	U.S. median	vs NJ
Adults with high blood pressure under control	73%	61%	68%	+11 pts
Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer	40%	42%	54%	−2 pts
Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer	63%	58%	54%	+5 pts
Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer	55%	36%	44%	+19 pts
Patients 12+ screened for depression	90%	80%	77%	+10 pts
Adults assessed for tobacco use	91%	85%	86%	+6 pts
High-risk adults on statin therapy	76%	79%	79%	−3 pts

Where North Hudson Community Action Corporation patients live

ZIP code	Patients	Uninsured
07087	9,978	41%
07093	9,158	44%
07047	5,963	44%
07055	5,376	53%
07601	2,883	38%
07026	2,692	32%
07307	2,628	31%
07631	2,238	46%