North Shore Community Health, Inc.

Massachusetts · Health Center Program awardee · UDS 2025

North Shore Community Health, Inc. is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in Massachusetts and a Health Center Program awardee, funded in part by Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. Its service delivery sites include Salem, Peabody, and Gloucester. In 2025 it served 15,479 patients, up 9.1% from 14,190 in 2024. 29.0% of its patients were uninsured, compared with 14.7% across Massachusetts health centers and 17.2% nationally.

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Medium 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

15,479Patients served, 2025

29.0%of patients uninsured

33.5%of patients on Medicaid/CHIP

$2,124Total accrued cost per patient

North Shore Community Health, Inc. compared with Massachusetts 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	North Shore Community Health, Inc.	Massachusetts health centers	National
Patients
Children under 18	14.7%	21.1%	28.6%
Adults 65 and older	14.5%	14.2%	12.8%
At or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline	97.0%	87.9%	90.0%
Insurance status
Uninsured	29.0%	14.7%	17.2%
Medicaid / CHIP	33.5%	41.0%	47.9%
Medicare	10.8%	12.2%	11.6%
Private insurance	23.5%	29.9%	23.0%
Cost
Total accrued cost per patient	$2,124	$2,419	$1,672
Clinical quality
Cervical cancer screening	65.6%	66.8%	57.0%
Colorectal cancer screening	35.6%	53.0%	44.9%
Breast cancer screening	58.7%	65.2%	56.0%
Controlling high blood pressure	64.2%	69.3%	69.1%
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (lower is better)	21.3%	22.1%	26.3%
Depression screening and follow-up	59.0%	66.4%	75.3%
Tobacco screening and cessation	80.5%	81.0%	84.8%
Statin therapy for cardiovascular disease	77.5%	78.7%	79.0%

Patients by service

Service	2025
Medical	12,899
Dental	4,809
Mental health	1,258

Trends, 2016–2025

Year	Patients	Cost per patient	Uninsured	Medicaid/CHIP
2025	15,479	$2,124	29.0%	33.5%
2024	14,190	$1,897	25.7%	35.3%
2023	12,586	$2,089	27.3%	40.8%
2022	14,178	$1,856	27.0%	46.9%
2021	13,174	$1,730	24.7%	49.7%
2020	12,426	–	24.5%	52.5%
2019	13,272	–	27.9%	48.9%
2018	12,998	–	28.6%	49.4%
2017	13,021	–	29.3%	26.5%
2016	13,157	–	16.5%	39.6%

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