Espanola Dental Clinic — Espanola, NM
Espanola Dental Clinic is a community health center clinic at 608 la Joya St, Espanola, NM 87532, open 40 hours a week. The typical New Mexico clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by El Centro Family Health, which serves 15,868 patients across 14 clinic locations.
- Address: 608 la Joya St, Espanola, NM 87532 · Directions
- Phone: (505) 753-9454
- Website: www.ecfh.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (New Mexico clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: El Centro Family Health (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 El Centro Family Health
Patients came to El Centro Family Health for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,661 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 5,343 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 925 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 575 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,267 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 210 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 991 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 557 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,496 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 3,838 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,112 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 541 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 534 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 46 | children tested |
El Centro Family Health also provides care by telehealth.
Who El Centro Family Health serves
15,868 patients used El Centro Family Health in 2025. 85% live at or below the poverty line and 97% are at or below twice the poverty line. 187 patients were experiencing homelessness and 263 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NM median | U.S. median | vs NM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 85% | 63% | 65% | +22 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 97% | 90% | 92% | +7 pts |
| Measure | This center | NM median | U.S. median | vs NM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 19% | 20% | 14% | −1 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 29% | 33% | 42% | −4 pts |
| Medicare patients | 28% | 18% | 11% | +10 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 23% | 26% | 24% | −3 pts |
Quality of care at El Centro Family Health
El Centro Family Health is at or above the New Mexico median on 2 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | NM median | U.S. median | vs NM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 68% | 67% | 68% | +1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 29% | 47% | 54% | −18 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 31% | 40% | 54% | −9 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 26% | 36% | 44% | −10 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 48% | 72% | 77% | −23 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 70% | 79% | 86% | −9 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 76% | 73% | 79% | +3 pts |
Staffing at El Centro Family Health
The health center employs 198 full-time-equivalent staff, including 24 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 17 dental staff and 13 mental health staff. That is 671 patients per clinical provider against the New Mexico median of 936 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 73,655 visits, about 4.6 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 87532
2,066 El Centro Family Health patients live in ZIP 87532, and 24% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Las Clinicas del Norte, Inc. — 811 patients from 87532
- Presbyterian Medical Services — 488 patients from 87532
- La Familia Medical Center — 346 patients from 87532
- Southwest Care Center — 119 patients from 87532
Community health centers near Espanola Dental Clinic
PMS - Valley Community Health Center
PMS - Espanola Family Wellness Center
Las Clinicas del Norte, Inc. @ Abiquiu
Southwest CARE Center - Women's Health & Pediatrics
La Familia Medical Center
More El Centro Family Health locations
Rio Arriba Health Commons
Penasco Medical and Dental Clinics
See all 14 El Centro Family Health locations
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