Little Lake Health Center — Willits, CA
Little Lake Health Center is a community health center clinic at 45 Hazel St, Willits, CA 95490, open 40 hours a week. That matches the 40-hour week of a typical California clinic. It is run by Mendocino Community Health Clinic, Inc., which serves 28,160 patients across 4 clinic locations.
- Address: 45 Hazel St, Willits, CA 95490 · Directions
- Phone: (707) 468-1010
- Website: WWW.MCHCINC.ORG
- Weekly hours: 40 (California clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Mendocino Community Health Clinic, Inc. (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 Mendocino Community Health Clinic, Inc.
Patients came to Mendocino Community Health Clinic, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 10,223 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 7,059 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 436 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 3,285 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 3,640 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 2,120 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,676 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 2,231 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,451 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 4,122 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,108 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,589 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,271 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 757 | children tested |
Mendocino Community Health Clinic, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Mendocino Community Health Clinic, Inc. serves
28,160 patients used Mendocino Community Health Clinic, Inc. in 2025. 43% live at or below the poverty line and 75% are at or below twice the poverty line. 583 patients were experiencing homelessness and 366 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 43% | 75% | 65% | −32 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 75% | 95% | 92% | −20 pts |
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 5% | 8% | 14% | −2 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 56% | 71% | 42% | −15 pts |
| Medicare patients | 17% | 8% | 11% | +8 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 21% | 10% | 24% | +12 pts |
Quality of care at Mendocino Community Health Clinic, Inc.
Mendocino Community Health Clinic, Inc. is at or above the California median on 1 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 | 65% | 68% | 68% | −3 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 56% | 59% | 54% | −3 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 71% | 60% | 54% | +11 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 34% | 44% | 44% | −10 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 58% | 68% | 77% | −11 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 76% | 86% | 86% | −10 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 78% | 79% | 79% | In line |
Staffing at Mendocino Community Health Clinic, Inc.
The health center employs 350 full-time-equivalent staff, including 39 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 44 dental staff and 11 mental health staff. That is 728 patients per clinical provider against the California median of 869 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 128,438 visits, about 4.6 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 95490
4,078 Mendocino Community Health Clinic, Inc. patients live in ZIP 95490, and 5% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Long Valley Health Center, Inc. — 583 patients from 95490
- Mendocino Coast Clinics, Inc. — 77 patients from 95490
- Coppertower Family Medical Center Inc. — 43 patients from 95490
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