Central City Community Health Center, Inc. - SLA — Los Angeles, CA
Central City Community Health Center, Inc. - SLA is a community health center clinic at 5970 S Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90001, open 46 hours a week. That is 6 more hours than the typical California clinic (40 a week). It is run by Central City Community Health Center, Inc., which serves 33,632 patients across 19 clinic locations.
- Address: 5970 S Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90001 · Directions
- Phone: (323) 234-3280
- Website: www.centralcityhealth.org
- Weekly hours: 46 (California clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Central City Community Health Center, 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 Central City Community Health Center, Inc.
Patients came to Central City 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 | 4,587 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 8,971 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 70 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 317 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 2,472 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 5,384 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 2,526 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 2,641 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,531 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 5,512 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 7,638 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,372 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,328 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 550 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 1,092 | children tested |
Central City Community Health Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Central City Community Health Center, Inc. serves
33,632 patients used Central City Community Health Center, Inc. in 2025. 73% live at or below the poverty line and 93% are at or below twice the poverty line. 1,064 patients were experiencing homelessness and 124 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 73% | 75% | 65% | −2 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 93% | 95% | 92% | −3 pts |
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 4% | 8% | 14% | −3 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 69% | 71% | 42% | −2 pts |
| Medicare patients | 15% | 8% | 11% | +7 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 12% | 10% | 24% | +2 pts |
Quality of care at Central City Community Health Center, Inc.
Central City Community Health Center, Inc. is at or above the California median on 0 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 | 66% | 68% | 68% | −3 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 43% | 59% | 54% | −17 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 45% | 60% | 54% | −14 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 33% | 44% | 44% | −11 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 50% | 68% | 77% | −18 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 78% | 86% | 86% | −8 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 78% | 79% | 79% | −1 pts |
Staffing at Central City Community Health Center, Inc.
The health center employs 296 full-time-equivalent staff, including 45 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 19 dental staff and 15 mental health staff. That is 752 patients per clinical provider against the California median of 869 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 210,256 visits, about 6.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 90001
1,590 Central City Community Health Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 90001, and 3% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Alta Med Health Services Corporation — 4,097 patients from 90001
- St. John's Community Health — 2,565 patients from 90001
- South Central Family Health Center — 1,635 patients from 90001
- Central Neighborhood Health Foundation — 852 patients from 90001
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