St. Elizabeth's Wellness Center

The St. Elizabeth's Wellness Center is committed to addressing the health and wellness needs of people living in our community, including residents of Project HOME-sponsored housing, people living in North Philadelphia, and people who are currently homeless. These health services, located within the St. Elizabeth's Community Center in North Philadelphia, include primary medical care, behavioral health care, and care coordination services. We also work with many partners to promote health to our patients and the wider community, especially around better nutrition, increased physical activity, smoking cessation and healthy stress reduction.

Overview of Health Services @ St. E's

Services are offered regardless of health insurance status, and include:


Our Medical Team:

Project HOME employs three full-time staff at the St. Elizabeth's Wellness Center:

We also work in close collaboration with physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and students from Thomas Jefferson University Department of Family and Community Medicine:


Our Behavioral Health Team:

In 2011, St. Elizabeth's Wellness Center formed a coalition with other behavioral health providers to increase access to trauma-informed counseling services for patients of St. E's and members of the wider community. The coalition, led by a therapist from Women Against Abuse, received a grant from the City's Dept. of Behavioral Health. Through this grant, the following agencies and their staff are able to provide on-site services at St. E's:


Contact Info:

To schedule an appointment to see a medical provider, please contact Sr. Joanne Whitaker at 215-235-3110 ext. 5633.

To access our behavioral health services, please contact Hannah Jones-Lewis at 215-235-3110 ext. 5634.

For general inquiries about the St. Elizabeth's Wellness Center, please contact Monica Medina McCurdy at 215-235-3110 ext. 5614.

Our address: 1845 N. 23 rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19121 (between Montgomery and Berks Streets, near the 61, 3, and 33 Septa bus routes)