TCA HEALTH HOLDS GRAND OPENING FOR NEW HEGEWISCH LOCATION

TCA HEALTH HOLDS GRAND OPENING FOR NEW HEGEWISCH LOCATION 

The grand opening coincides with this year's National Health Center Week


TCA Health is announcing the grand opening of its newest clinic in Chicago’s Hegewisch community. The former bank building underwent a total gut rehab that transformed the site into a clinic with five exam rooms, a triage space and pharmacy. TCA Health's newest location at 13336 S. Baltimore Ave., will be open for tours Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, from 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. This clinic marks TCA's seventh facility on the city’s South Side, including its Mobile Student Health Clinic. Elected officials expected to be in attendance are 10th Ward Alderperson Peter Chico and state Senator Elgie Sims Jr., who represent Hegewisch.


“Like all of the other communities where we've expanded, we've seen the ZIP codes from those areas come into our main site in the Altgeld Gardens/Riverdale area. So, we know Hegewisch is underserved. As a Federally Qualified Health Center we are able to provide affordable and high quality primary health care,” explains CEO Veronica Clarke. “In addition to there being a pharmacy desert, there is a huge behavioral health need in that community.”


Established in 1970 as a privately-owned clinic, TCA Health was founded to provide quality health care services to Chicago’s medically underserved and underrepresented communities. Now, as then, the need to provide accessible, comprehensive health care to local residents is the clinic’s primary goal. TCA expects to see 15-20 patients a day with Saturday hours once a month.


Hegewisch has a population of mostly white, Black and Latino residents. With the largest age groups ranging from five to 34 years old and residents over 50. The majority earn less than $25,000 a year.


According to the National Association of Community Health Centers, community health centers is the largest primary care network in America. A recent report shows they served nearly 34 million patients in 2024, an increase of over 1 million people.


The Hegewisch Health Center will employ a full-time physician and medical director. Clarke plans to add another doctor as the demand grows.


As a Health Resources and Services Administration grant recipient, TCA Health serves all patients regardless of their ability to pay.

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