Ampla Health North Chico Medical — Chico, CA
Ampla Health North Chico Medical is a community health center clinic at 100 Independence Cir, Chico, CA 95973, open 41.3 hours a week. That is 1.3 more hours than the typical California clinic (40 a week). It is run by Ampla Health, which serves 82,179 patients across 17 clinic locations.
- Address: 100 Independence Cir, Chico, CA 95973 · Directions
- Phone: (530) 891-7889
- Weekly hours: 41.3 (California clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Ampla Health (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Ampla Health
Patients came to Ampla Health for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 14,676 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 15,719 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 801 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 2,316 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 10,062 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 11,602 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 4,297 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 7,468 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,969 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 11,317 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 17,317 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 4,368 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 9,140 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,962 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 2,417 | children tested |
Ampla Health also provides care by telehealth.
Who Ampla Health serves
82,179 patients used Ampla Health in 2025. 65% live at or below the poverty line and 91% are at or below twice the poverty line. 3,066 patients were experiencing homelessness and 1,380 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 | 91% | 95% | 92% | −5 pts |
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 10% | 8% | 14% | +2 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 60% | 71% | 42% | −11 pts |
| Medicare patients | 14% | 8% | 11% | +6 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 16% | 10% | 24% | +7 pts |
Quality of care at Ampla Health
Ampla Health is at or above the California median on 2 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 | 54% | 59% | 54% | −6 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 45% | 60% | 54% | −15 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 52% | 44% | 44% | +8 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 57% | 68% | 77% | −11 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 78% | 86% | 86% | −8 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 77% | 79% | 79% | −2 pts |
Staffing at Ampla Health
The health center employs 849 full-time-equivalent staff, including 93 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 86 dental staff and 11 mental health staff. That is 886 patients per clinical provider against the California median of 869 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 418,685 visits, about 5.1 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 95973
5,243 Ampla Health patients live in ZIP 95973, and 7% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Peach Tree Healthcare — 513 patients from 95973
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