Morongo Basin Community Health Center-BH — Yucca Valley, CA
Morongo Basin Community Health Center-BH is a community health center clinic at 58383 29 Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley, CA 92284, open 40 hours a week. That matches the 40-hour week of a typical California clinic. It is run by Hi-Desert Memorial Health Care District, which serves 9,221 patients across 4 clinic locations.
- Address: 58383 29 Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley, CA 92284 · Directions
- Phone: (760) 366-1548
- Website: www.mbhdistrict.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (California clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Hi-Desert Memorial Health Care District (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 Hi-Desert Memorial Health Care District
Patients came to Hi-Desert Memorial Health Care District for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,913 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,422 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 76 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 2,387 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,090 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 319 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 404 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 183 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 731 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,241 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 707 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,780 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,783 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 223 | children tested |
Hi-Desert Memorial Health Care District also provides care by telehealth.
Who Hi-Desert Memorial Health Care District serves
9,221 patients used Hi-Desert Memorial Health Care District in 2025. 42% live at or below the poverty line and 76% are at or below twice the poverty line. 226 patients were experiencing homelessness and 211 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 42% | 75% | 65% | −33 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 76% | 95% | 92% | −19 pts |
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 2% | 8% | 14% | −6 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 69% | 71% | 42% | −3 pts |
| Medicare patients | 7% | 8% | 11% | −2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 23% | 10% | 24% | +13 pts |
Quality of care at Hi-Desert Memorial Health Care District
Hi-Desert Memorial Health Care District 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 | 75% | 68% | 68% | +7 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 48% | 59% | 54% | −11 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 47% | 60% | 54% | −13 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 50% | 44% | 44% | +6 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 68% | 68% | 77% | In line |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 86% | 86% | 86% | In line |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 78% | 79% | 79% | −1 pts |
Staffing at Hi-Desert Memorial Health Care District
The health center employs 81 full-time-equivalent staff, including 7 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 10 dental staff and 6 mental health staff. That is 1,416 patients per clinical provider against the California median of 869 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 39,253 visits, about 4.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 92284
3,368 Hi-Desert Memorial Health Care District patients live in ZIP 92284, and 3% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Desert AIDS Project Inc. — 251 patients from 92284
- Mission City Community Network, Inc. — 99 patients from 92284
- Health Service Alliance — 25 patients from 92284
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