Barbara L. Willis Wellness Center — Portsmouth, VA
Barbara L. Willis Wellness Center is a community health center clinic at 1541 High St, Portsmouth, VA 23704, open 50 hours a week. That is 5 more hours than the typical Virginia clinic (45 a week). It is run by Portsmouth Community Health Center, Inc., which serves 15,634 patients across 5 clinic locations.
- Address: 1541 High St, Portsmouth, VA 23704 · Directions
- Phone: (757) 393-6363
- Weekly hours: 50 (Virginia clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Portsmouth Community Health Center, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Portsmouth Community Health Center, Inc.
Patients came to Portsmouth Community Health Center, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,693 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 3,281 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 1,757 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,070 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 306 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 960 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 291 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,092 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 4,245 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,100 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 3,599 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,450 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 435 | children tested |
Portsmouth Community Health Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Portsmouth Community Health Center, Inc. serves
15,634 patients used Portsmouth Community Health Center, Inc. in 2025. 74% live at or below the poverty line and 99% are at or below twice the poverty line. 472 patients were experiencing homelessness and 697 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | VA median | U.S. median | vs VA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 74% | 53% | 65% | +21 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 99% | 96% | 92% | +3 pts |
| Measure | This center | VA median | U.S. median | vs VA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 15% | 16% | 14% | −1 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 45% | 28% | 42% | +17 pts |
| Medicare patients | 19% | 17% | 11% | +2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 21% | 26% | 24% | −5 pts |
Quality of care at Portsmouth Community Health Center, Inc.
Portsmouth Community Health Center, Inc. is at or above the Virginia median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | VA median | U.S. median | vs VA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 70% | 71% | 68% | In line |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 40% | 56% | 54% | −16 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 41% | 49% | 54% | −8 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 39% | 50% | 44% | −11 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 88% | 79% | 77% | +9 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 90% | 90% | 86% | In line |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 79% | 80% | 79% | −1 pts |
Patients from ZIP 23704
1,707 Portsmouth Community Health Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 23704, and 10% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Peninsula Institute for Community Health — 92 patients from 23704
Community health centers near Barbara L. Willis Wellness Center
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East End Physicians
48th Street Physicians
Warwick Boulevard Physicians
Burnetts Way Family Medicine
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