Block Island Medical Center/Wood River Health Dental — Block Island, RI
Block Island Medical Center/Wood River Health Dental is a community health center clinic at 6 Payne Rd, Block Island, RI 02807, open 5 hours a week. The typical Rhode Island clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Wood River Health Services Inc., which serves 11,834 patients across 4 clinic locations.
- Address: 6 Payne Rd, Block Island, RI 02807 · Directions
- Phone: (401) 539-2461
- Weekly hours: 5 (Rhode Island clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Wood River Health Services Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Wood River Health Services Inc.
Patients came to Wood River Health Services Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 3,021 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 4,325 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 72 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 995 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,497 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 480 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 789 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 262 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,069 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 3,070 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 799 | patients with asthma |
| Hepatitis C testing | 255 | patients tested |
Wood River Health Services Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Wood River Health Services Inc. serves
11,834 patients used Wood River Health Services Inc. in 2025. 25% live at or below the poverty line and 88% are at or below twice the poverty line. 386 patients were experiencing homelessness and 588 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | RI median | U.S. median | vs RI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 25% | 59% | 65% | −34 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 88% | 86% | 92% | +1 pts |
| Measure | This center | RI median | U.S. median | vs RI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 4% | 7% | 14% | −3 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 26% | 51% | 42% | −25 pts |
| Medicare patients | 25% | 11% | 11% | +14 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 45% | 26% | 24% | +19 pts |
Quality of care at Wood River Health Services Inc.
Wood River Health Services Inc. is at or above the Rhode Island median on 5 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | RI median | U.S. median | vs RI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 75% | 74% | 68% | In line |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 68% | 62% | 54% | +6 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 56% | 64% | 54% | −8 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 61% | 53% | 44% | +8 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 81% | 75% | 77% | +6 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 87% | 87% | 86% | In line |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 77% | 81% | 79% | −5 pts |
Staffing at Wood River Health Services Inc.
The health center employs 92 full-time-equivalent staff, including 11 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 13 dental staff and 6 mental health staff. That is 1,099 patients per clinical provider against the Rhode Island median of 912 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 45,274 visits, about 3.8 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 02807
133 Wood River Health Services Inc. patients live in ZIP 02807, and 80% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- The Providence Community Hlth Centers, Inc. — 20 patients from 02807
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