East Cliff Family Health Center — Santa Cruz, CA
East Cliff Family Health Center is a community health center clinic at 1510 Capitola Rd, Santa Cruz, CA 95062, open 61 hours a week. That is 21 more hours than the typical California clinic (40 a week). It is run by Santa Cruz Community Health Centers, which serves 13,635 patients across 3 clinic locations.
- Address: 1510 Capitola Rd, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 · Directions
- Phone: (831) 427-3500
- Weekly hours: 61 (California clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Santa Cruz Community Health Centers (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, substance use treatment, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Santa Cruz Community Health Centers
Patients came to Santa Cruz Community Health Centers for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 4,712 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 123 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 1,582 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 1,654 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,963 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,206 | patients tested |
| Family planning | 995 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,100 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,292 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 808 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,976 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,828 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 304 | children tested |
Santa Cruz Community Health Centers also provides care by telehealth.
Who Santa Cruz Community Health Centers serves
13,635 patients used Santa Cruz Community Health Centers in 2025. 74% live at or below the poverty line and 92% are at or below twice the poverty line. 1,152 patients were experiencing homelessness and 69 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 74% | 75% | 65% | −1 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 92% | 95% | 92% | −4 pts |
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 11% | 8% | 14% | +4 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 67% | 71% | 42% | −4 pts |
| Medicare patients | 11% | 8% | 11% | +3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 10% | 10% | 24% | +1 pts |
Quality of care at Santa Cruz Community Health Centers
Santa Cruz Community Health Centers is at or above the California median on 3 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 | 73% | 68% | 68% | +5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 58% | 59% | 54% | −1 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 67% | 60% | 54% | +7 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 45% | 44% | 44% | +2 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 52% | 68% | 77% | −16 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 33% | 86% | 86% | −53 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 71% | 79% | 79% | −8 pts |
Patients from ZIP 95062
3,640 Santa Cruz Community Health Centers patients live in ZIP 95062, and 12% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Santa Cruz County — 1,279 patients from 95062
- Salud Para la Gente, Inc. — 173 patients from 95062
- Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas — 16 patients from 95062
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