Alisal Health Center — Salinas, CA
Alisal Health Center is a community health center clinic at 559 E Alisal St, Suite 201, Salinas, CA 93905, open 47 hours a week. That is 7 more hours than the typical California clinic (40 a week). It is run by Monterey, County of, which serves 39,295 patients across 6 clinic locations.
- Address: 559 E Alisal St, Suite 201, Salinas, CA 93905 · Directions
- Phone: (831) 796-8800
- Website: www.montereycountyclinicservices.org
- Weekly hours: 47 (California clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Monterey, County of (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Monterey, County of
Patients came to Monterey, County of for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 6,135 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 42 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 11,697 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 13,685 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 2,736 | patients tested |
| Family planning | 2,798 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 4,147 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 5,690 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,546 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 3,481 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 3,304 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 2,097 | children tested |
Monterey, County of also provides care by telehealth.
Who Monterey, County of serves
39,295 patients used Monterey, County of in 2025. 65% live at or below the poverty line and 96% are at or below twice the poverty line. 232 patients were experiencing homelessness and 43 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 65% | 75% | 65% | −10 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 96% | 95% | 92% | In line |
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 3% | 8% | 14% | −4 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 85% | 71% | 42% | +14 pts |
| Medicare patients | 8% | 8% | 11% | In line |
| Privately insured patients | 4% | 10% | 24% | −6 pts |
Quality of care at Monterey, County of
Monterey, County of is at or above the California median on 7 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 74% | 68% | 68% | +6 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 75% | 59% | 54% | +16 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 83% | 60% | 54% | +23 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 58% | 44% | 44% | +14 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 83% | 68% | 77% | +15 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 88% | 86% | 86% | +2 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 89% | 79% | 79% | +10 pts |
Staffing at Monterey, County of
The health center employs 267 full-time-equivalent staff, including 39 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 2 mental health staff. That is 1,008 patients per clinical provider against the California median of 869 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 172,118 visits, about 4.4 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 93905
12,572 Monterey, County of patients live in ZIP 93905, and 2% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas — 17,796 patients from 93905
- Salud Para la Gente, Inc. — 350 patients from 93905
- San Benito Health Foundation — 99 patients from 93905
- Santa Cruz County — 40 patients from 93905
Community health centers near Alisal Health Center
Csvs - Sanborn Clinic
Csvs - Circle Clinic
Csvs - Blanco Optometry
Csvs - Plaza Clinic
Csvs - Alvin Clinic
More Monterey, County of locations
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County of Monterey - Seaside Family Health Center
See all 6 Monterey, County of locations
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