Howard Brown Health Center

Illinois · Health Center Program awardee · UDS 2025

Howard Brown Health Center is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in Illinois and a Health Center Program awardee, funded in part by Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. Its service delivery sites include Chicago. In 2025 it served 42,984 patients, up 7.3% from 40,067 in 2024. 20.1% of its patients were uninsured, compared with 18.6% across Illinois health centers and 17.2% nationally.

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Large by patient volume (small: under 10,000 patients; medium: 10,000–29,999; large: 30,000 or more) · urban setting · Section 330 funding: Community Health Center

42,984Patients served, 2025

20.1%of patients uninsured

29.2%of patients on Medicaid/CHIP

$5,013Total accrued cost per patient

$1,912Cost per visit

Howard Brown Health Center compared with Illinois and the nation, 2025

State and national columns are HRSA's published figures for Section 330-funded health centers. A dash means HRSA publishes no figure.
Measure	Howard Brown Health Center	Illinois health centers	National
Patients
Children under 18	2.1%	31.9%	28.6%
Adults 65 and older	5.4%	8.9%	12.8%
At or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline	80.8%	92.5%	90.0%
Insurance status
Uninsured	20.1%	18.6%	17.2%
Medicaid / CHIP	29.2%	53.4%	47.9%
Medicare	4.4%	7.7%	11.6%
Private insurance	46.3%	20.3%	23.0%
Cost
Total accrued cost per patient	$5,013	$1,244	$1,672
Cost per visit	$1,912	$394	$438
Clinical quality
Cervical cancer screening	39.0%	64.8%	57.0%
Colorectal cancer screening	35.6%	47.2%	44.9%
Breast cancer screening	38.8%	54.4%	56.0%
Controlling high blood pressure	66.5%	67.3%	69.1%
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (lower is better)	24.2%	28.5%	26.3%
Depression screening and follow-up	69.0%	82.8%	75.3%
Tobacco screening and cessation	79.7%	88.1%	84.8%
Statin therapy for cardiovascular disease	76.3%	82.9%	79.0%

Patients by service

Service	2025
Medical	39,725
Dental	5,327
Mental health	3,505
Total clinic visits	112,703

Trends, 2016–2025

Year	Patients	Cost per patient	Uninsured	Medicaid/CHIP
2025	42,984	$5,013	20.1%	29.2%
2024	40,067	$5,140	20.5%	29.2%
2023	37,832	$5,294	19.1%	33.3%
2022	35,044	$5,601	18.7%	29.4%
2021	30,430	$6,378	22.6%	23.7%
2020	27,336	–	23.7%	26.2%
2019	30,013	–	26.3%	23.2%
2018	25,488	–	25.1%	24.0%
2017	18,029	–	21.6%	23.9%
2016	13,047	–	20.4%	19.8%

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