Excelsior Clinic — San Francisco, CA
Excelsior Clinic is a community health center clinic at 4836 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94112, open 58 hours a week. That is 18 more hours than the typical California clinic (40 a week). It is run by Mission Area Health Associates DBA Mission Neighborhood Health Center, which serves 17,369 patients across 3 clinic locations.
- Address: 4836 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94112 · Directions
- Phone: 415-552-3870 x2225
- Website: www.mnhc.org
- Weekly hours: 58 (California clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Mission Area Health Associates DBA Mission Neighborhood Health Center (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 Mission Area Health Associates DBA Mission Neighborhood Health Center
Patients came to Mission Area Health Associates DBA Mission Neighborhood Health Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,853 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,547 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 57 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 1,207 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 3,779 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 4,371 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,611 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,177 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,359 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,849 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,517 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 724 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,780 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,547 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 690 | children tested |
Mission Area Health Associates DBA Mission Neighborhood Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Mission Area Health Associates DBA Mission Neighborhood Health Center serves
17,369 patients used Mission Area Health Associates DBA Mission Neighborhood Health Center in 2025. 82% live at or below the poverty line and 96% are at or below twice the poverty line. 3,862 patients were experiencing homelessness and 23 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 82% | 75% | 65% | +7 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 96% | 95% | 92% | +1 pts |
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 6% | 8% | 14% | −2 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 73% | 71% | 42% | +2 pts |
| Medicare patients | 6% | 8% | 11% | −2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 15% | 10% | 24% | +5 pts |
Quality of care at Mission Area Health Associates DBA Mission Neighborhood Health Center
Mission Area Health Associates DBA Mission Neighborhood Health Center is at or above the California median on 7 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 | 71% | 68% | 68% | +2 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 75% | 59% | 54% | +16 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 83% | 60% | 54% | +23 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 50% | 44% | 44% | +6 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 73% | 68% | 77% | +5 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 95% | 86% | 86% | +9 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 81% | 79% | 79% | +2 pts |
Staffing at Mission Area Health Associates DBA Mission Neighborhood Health Center
The health center employs 216 full-time-equivalent staff, including 23 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 6 dental staff and 6 mental health staff. That is 748 patients per clinical provider against the California median of 869 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 80,575 visits, about 4.6 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 94112
4,353 Mission Area Health Associates DBA Mission Neighborhood Health Center patients live in ZIP 94112, and 5% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- North East Medical Services — 9,816 patients from 94112
- San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium — 1,170 patients from 94112
- San Francisco Medical Center Outpatient Improvement Programs, Inc. — 228 patients from 94112
- Healthright 360 — 117 patients from 94112
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