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Salem Family Health Center

5 out of 5 · 40 reviews

Family Medicine • Salem, MA • Since 1987 • 3 community-based locations in Salem, Peabody and Gloucester locations

About

Salem Family Health Center is part of North Shore Community Health (NSCH), a nonprofit providing comprehensive, patient-centered primary care across the North Shore. Key details: - Services: Primary care for all ages, plus Dental and Behavioral Health; four NSCH locations include the Salem Family Health Center. - Providers: Board-certified Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants. - Locations: The Salem Family Health Center is located at 27 Congress St, Salem, MA 01970 (HQ); additional NSCH sites include a Salem High School-based health center, Peabody Veterans Memorial High School, Gloucester Family Health Center, and a Peabody Family Health Center. - Mission/approach: Focus on accessible, affordable care and building healthy communities. - Scale: Founded 1987; ~80 employees; annual revenue around $21.8M; total funding ~$50K. If you’re specifically seeking information about the Salem Family Health Center’s patient care, visit details, or services offered there, NSCH indicates integrated primary care at this site as part of its four-location network.

Clinic Type

Family Medicine

Address

Salem Family Health Center, 301 Essex Street, Salem, MA

Phone

978-744-8388

Email

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Opening Hours

Monday: 8:30AM – 7:30PM Tuesday: 8:30AM – 5:00PM Wednesday: 8:30AM – 7:30PM Thursday: 8:30AM – 5:00PM Friday: 8:30AM – 5:00PM Saturday: 8:30AM – 1:00PM

Telehealth

Available

Services Offered

  • primary care
  • dental care
  • substance-use-disorder-treatment
  • behavioral-health
  • pharmacy-services
  • virtual-health
  • sexual-reproductive-health
  • immunizations
  • pediatric-newborn-services

Team

  • Michelle Mock — BSN; MSN and FNP; AANP board certified; Family Medicine specialist
  • Amer El-Haddad, M.D. — Chief Medical Officer
  • Dr. Kristin Darden, M.D. — Medical Director, Salem Family Health Center
  • Dr. Robert Slocum, M.D.; MPH — Provider focusing on primary care for patients with substance use disorders and other vulnerabilities

Insurance & Payment

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Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Arabic
  • Spanish

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed

  • Birdeye: 5/5 stars (Hudson Headwaters location) (40 reviews)
  • rater8 (Salem Family Health): 4.9/5 stars (rater8) (874 ratings, 296 comments)

Patients praise

  • kind and friendly staff
  • clean and well-maintained facility

Common complaints

  • disorganized administration and communication issues
  • difficulty with appointment scheduling and frequent cancellations
  • perceived lack of care and unprofessional behavior from staff
  • inconsistent provider continuity

"I have been a patient at this provider for less than two months and so far I have seen they are disorganized, unaccountable, and uncaring."

— LocalityBiz review

"Everyone with whom I interact is unfailingly kind, helpful, and friendly. Facility, great staff, clean, friendly, new."

— rater8 review

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.

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