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Morongo Basin Community Health Center-SR — Twentynine Palms, CA

Morongo Basin Community Health Center-SR is a community health center clinic at 6380 Split Rock Ave, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277, 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.

Fees are on a sliding scale. What you pay at Morongo Basin Community Health Center-SR depends on your income and household size, and the clinic bills Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance. Care is not free, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay. Among Hi-Desert Memorial Health Care District patients, 2% are uninsured, 69% have Medicaid or CHIP, 7% have Medicare and 23% have private insurance. Call (760) 365-9305 to book and ask about your plan. How sliding-fee pricing works.

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.

ServicePatientsWhat it counts
Dental care1,913patients had dental exams
Mental health care2,422patients treated for depression or anxiety
Substance use treatment76patients in treatment
Well-child visits2,387children had checkups
Flu shots1,090patients vaccinated
Cervical cancer screening319patients tested
Breast cancer screening404patients screened
Family planning183patients served
Diabetes care731patients with diabetes
Blood pressure care1,241patients with hypertension
Asthma care707patients with asthma
HIV testing1,780patients tested
Hepatitis C testing1,783patients tested
Childhood lead tests223children 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.

MeasureThis centerCA medianU.S. medianvs CA
Patients at or below the poverty line42%75%65%−33 pts
Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line76%95%92%−19 pts
MeasureThis centerCA medianU.S. medianvs CA
Uninsured patients2%8%14%−6 pts
Medicaid or CHIP patients69%71%42%−3 pts
Medicare patients7%8%11%−2 pts
Privately insured patients23%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.

MeasureThis centerCA medianU.S. medianvs CA
Adults with high blood pressure under control75%68%68%+7 pts
Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer48%59%54%−11 pts
Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer47%60%54%−13 pts
Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer50%44%44%+6 pts
Patients 12+ screened for depression68%68%77%In line
Adults assessed for tobacco use86%86%86%In line
High-risk adults on statin therapy78%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 92277

3,796 Hi-Desert Memorial Health Care District patients live in ZIP 92277, and 1% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:

Community health centers near Morongo Basin Community Health Center-SR

DAP Health - Desert Hot Springs - Palm Avenue

12520 Palm Dr, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 · 28 mi away
40 hours a week · (760) 676-5800 · Run by Desert AIDS Project Inc.

More Hi-Desert Memorial Health Care District locations

Morongo Basin Community Health Center-BH

58383 29 Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley, CA 92284
40 hours a week · (760) 366-1548

Morongo Basin Community Health Center-YV

58375 29 Palms Hwy, Suite A, Yucca Valley, CA 92284
53 hours a week · (760) 365-9305

Morongo Basin Community Health Center-Dental

57019 Yucca Trl, Suite C, Yucca Valley, CA 92284
40 hours a week · (760) 820-4130

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