Centro de Salud Familiar Dr Julio Palmieri Ferri, Inc. — Arroyo, PR
Centro de Salud Familiar Dr Julio Palmieri Ferri, Inc. is a community health center clinic at Morse St. Valentina Cnr., Arroyo, PR 00714, open 117 hours a week. That is 69.5 more hours than the typical Puerto Rico clinic (47.5 a week). It is run by Centro de Salud Familiar (Palmieri), which serves 17,619 patients across 3 clinic locations.
- Address: Morse St. Valentina Cnr., Arroyo, PR 00714 · Directions
- Phone: (787) 839-4150
- Website: N/A
- Weekly hours: 117 (Puerto Rico clinic median: 47.5)
- Operated by: Centro de Salud Familiar (Palmieri) (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 Centro de Salud Familiar (Palmieri)
Patients came to Centro de Salud Familiar (Palmieri) for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,783 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,364 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 20 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 1,843 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 882 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,486 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 2,568 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 207 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,469 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,781 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 792 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 3,038 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,152 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 367 | children tested |
Centro de Salud Familiar (Palmieri) also provides care by telehealth.
Who Centro de Salud Familiar (Palmieri) serves
17,619 patients used Centro de Salud Familiar (Palmieri) in 2025. 80% live at or below the poverty line and 96% are at or below twice the poverty line. 26 patients were experiencing homelessness and 92 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | PR median | U.S. median | vs PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 80% | 85% | 65% | −5 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 96% | 97% | 92% | −1 pts |
| Measure | This center | PR median | U.S. median | vs PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 2% | 9% | 14% | −6 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 43% | 60% | 42% | −17 pts |
| Medicare patients | 24% | 16% | 11% | +8 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 30% | 14% | 24% | +16 pts |
Quality of care at Centro de Salud Familiar (Palmieri)
Centro de Salud Familiar (Palmieri) is at or above the Puerto Rico median on 6 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | PR median | U.S. median | vs PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 87% | 81% | 68% | +6 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 91% | 71% | 54% | +20 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 84% | 61% | 54% | +23 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 84% | 57% | 44% | +27 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 93% | 86% | 77% | +7 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 92% | 94% | 86% | −3 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 84% | 83% | 79% | +1 pts |
Patients from ZIP 00714
8,492 Centro de Salud Familiar (Palmieri) patients live in ZIP 00714, and 2% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Centro de Servicios Primarios de Salud de Patillas Inc. — 2,410 patients from 00714
- Med Centro, Inc. — 29 patients from 00714
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