Harm Reduction & Treatment Center — Eugene, OR
Harm Reduction & Treatment Center is a community health center clinic at 647 Polk St, Eugene, OR 97402, open 40 hours a week. The typical Oregon clinic is open 47 hours a week. It is run by White Bird Clinic, which serves 3,857 patients across 6 clinic locations.
- Address: 647 Polk St, Eugene, OR 97402 · Directions
- Phone: (541) 342-8255
- Website: www.whitebirdclinic.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (Oregon clinic median: 47)
- Operated by: White Bird Clinic (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, and telehealth
Care and screenings at White Bird Clinic
Patients came to White Bird Clinic for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,882 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 522 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 388 | patients in treatment |
| Flu shots | 101 | patients vaccinated |
| Diabetes care | 65 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 168 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 40 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 102 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 127 | patients tested |
White Bird Clinic also provides care by telehealth.
Who White Bird Clinic serves
3,857 patients used White Bird Clinic in 2025. 66% live at or below the poverty line and 86% are at or below twice the poverty line. 651 patients were experiencing homelessness and 113 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | OR median | U.S. median | vs OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 66% | 62% | 65% | +4 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 86% | 85% | 92% | +1 pts |
| Measure | This center | OR median | U.S. median | vs OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 28% | 7% | 14% | +21 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 64% | 52% | 42% | +13 pts |
| Medicare patients | 3% | 16% | 11% | −13 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 5% | 18% | 24% | −14 pts |
Quality of care at White Bird Clinic
White Bird Clinic is at or above the Oregon median on 0 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | OR median | U.S. median | vs OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 58% | 65% | 68% | −7 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 30% | 59% | 54% | −28 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 31% | 56% | 54% | −25 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 27% | 44% | 44% | −18 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 52% | 73% | 77% | −22 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 62% | 84% | 86% | −22 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 55% | 76% | 79% | −21 pts |
Staffing at White Bird Clinic
The health center employs 79 full-time-equivalent staff, including 3 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 14 dental staff and 11 mental health staff. That is 1,543 patients per clinical provider against the Oregon median of 767 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 24,150 visits, about 6.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 97402
1,069 White Bird Clinic patients live in ZIP 97402, and 26% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Lane County — 6,093 patients from 97402
- Community Health Centers of Benton and Linn Counties — 28 patients from 97402