Imperial Beach Health Center — Imperial Beach, CA
Imperial Beach Health Center is a community health center clinic at 949 Palm Ave, Imperial Beach, CA 91932, open 60 hours a week. That is 20 more hours than the typical California clinic (40 a week). It is run by Imperial Beach Community Clinic, which serves 8,890 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 949 Palm Ave, Imperial Beach, CA 91932 · Directions
- Phone: 619-429-3733 x560
- Website: www.ibclinic.org
- Weekly hours: 60 (California clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Imperial Beach Community Clinic (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 Imperial Beach Community Clinic
Patients came to Imperial Beach Community Clinic for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,359 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,789 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 580 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 630 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 856 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 572 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 879 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 315 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,427 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,218 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 512 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,410 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,322 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 76 | children tested |
Imperial Beach Community Clinic also provides care by telehealth.
Who Imperial Beach Community Clinic serves
8,890 patients used Imperial Beach Community Clinic in 2025. 79% live at or below the poverty line and 97% are at or below twice the poverty line. 312 patients were experiencing homelessness and 153 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 79% | 75% | 65% | +4 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 97% | 95% | 92% | +2 pts |
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 9% | 8% | 14% | +2 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 64% | 71% | 42% | −7 pts |
| Medicare patients | 15% | 8% | 11% | +7 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 11% | 10% | 24% | +2 pts |
Quality of care at Imperial Beach Community Clinic
Imperial Beach Community Clinic 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 | 82% | 68% | 68% | +14 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 79% | 59% | 54% | +20 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 45% | 60% | 54% | −15 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 19% | 44% | 44% | −24 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 66% | 68% | 77% | −3 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 71% | 86% | 86% | −15 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 85% | 79% | 79% | +6 pts |
Staffing at Imperial Beach Community Clinic
The health center employs 104 full-time-equivalent staff, including 11 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 6 dental staff and 8 mental health staff. That is 809 patients per clinical provider against the California median of 869 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 43,490 visits, about 4.9 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 91932
2,457 Imperial Beach Community Clinic patients live in ZIP 91932, and 8% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Centro de Salud de la Comunidad San Ysidro, Inc. — 2,550 patients from 91932
- Family Health Centers of San Diego, Inc. — 775 patients from 91932
- La Maestra Family Clinic, Inc. — 118 patients from 91932
- San Diego Family Care — 44 patients from 91932
Community health centers near Imperial Beach Health Center
South Bay Behavioral Health Center
South Bay Family Counseling Center
San Ysidro Health CASA
San Ysidro Health Otay
San Ysidro Health San Diego PACE/Senior Health Services
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