Bell Gardens Community Health Center — Bell Gardens, CA
Bell Gardens Community Health Center is a community health center clinic at 6912 Ajax Ave, Bell Gardens, CA 90201, open 54 hours a week. That is 14 more hours than the typical California clinic (40 a week). It is run by Jwch Institute, Inc., which serves 76,196 patients across 37 clinic locations.
- Address: 6912 Ajax Ave, Bell Gardens, CA 90201 · Directions
- Phone: (323) 562-5813
- Website: www.jwchinstitute.org/clinic_bg.htm
- Weekly hours: 54 (California clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Jwch Institute, Inc. (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 Jwch Institute, Inc.
Patients came to Jwch Institute, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 34,782 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 14,961 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 1,322 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 4,976 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 8,623 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 10,309 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 7,154 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 9,930 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 2,226 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 11,267 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 13,034 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 2,962 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 20,103 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 18,455 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 2,047 | children tested |
Jwch Institute, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Jwch Institute, Inc. serves
76,196 patients used Jwch Institute, Inc. in 2025. 76% live at or below the poverty line and 96% are at or below twice the poverty line. 13,476 patients were experiencing homelessness and 168 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 76% | 75% | 65% | +1 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 | 7% | 8% | 14% | −1 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 81% | 71% | 42% | +10 pts |
| Medicare patients | 7% | 8% | 11% | −2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 5% | 10% | 24% | −4 pts |
Quality of care at Jwch Institute, Inc.
Jwch Institute, Inc. is at or above the California median on 4 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 | 67% | 68% | 68% | −1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 64% | 59% | 54% | +4 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 57% | 60% | 54% | −3 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 44% | 44% | 44% | In line |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 81% | 68% | 77% | +12 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 87% | 86% | 86% | +1 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 70% | 79% | 79% | −9 pts |
Staffing at Jwch Institute, Inc.
The health center employs 1,071 full-time-equivalent staff, including 82 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 78 dental staff and 61 mental health staff. That is 928 patients per clinical provider against the California median of 869 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 489,429 visits, about 6.4 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 90201
3,580 Jwch Institute, Inc. patients live in ZIP 90201, and 9% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Alta Med Health Services Corporation — 8,796 patients from 90201
- Family Health Care Centers of Greater Los Angeles, Inc. — 5,927 patients from 90201
- South Central Family Health Center — 1,661 patients from 90201
- Complete Care Community Health Center, Inc. — 1,431 patients from 90201
Community health centers near Bell Gardens Community Health Center
AltaMed Medical Group - Bell Gardens
Bell Gardens Family Medical Center
Angeles Community Health Center - Bell
Complete Care Health Center - South Gate
SCFHC- Cudahy Family Health Center
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