Naftzger Clinic — El Paso, TX
Naftzger Clinic is a community health center clinic at 3612 Pera Ave, El Paso, TX 79905, open 45 hours a week. That matches the 45-hour week of a typical Texas clinic. It is run by Project Vida Health Center, which serves 12,454 patients across 9 clinic locations.
- Address: 3612 Pera Ave, El Paso, TX 79905 · Directions
- Phone: 915-533-7057 x2
- Website: www.projectvidaelpaso.org
- Weekly hours: 45 (Texas clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Project Vida Health Center (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 Project Vida Health Center
Patients came to Project Vida Health Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 725 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 4,005 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 198 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 265 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 133 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 499 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 257 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,477 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,062 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,709 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 234 | patients with asthma |
Project Vida Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Project Vida Health Center serves
12,454 patients used Project Vida Health Center in 2025. 56% live at or below the poverty line and 96% are at or below twice the poverty line. 781 patients were experiencing homelessness and 176 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 56% | 65% | 65% | −9 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 96% | 94% | 92% | +1 pts |
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 48% | 32% | 14% | +16 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 10% | 23% | 42% | −13 pts |
| Medicare patients | 7% | 9% | 11% | −2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 35% | 30% | 24% | +5 pts |
Quality of care at Project Vida Health Center
Project Vida Health Center is at or above the Texas median on 3 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | TX median | U.S. median | vs TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 63% | 67% | 68% | −4 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 57% | 48% | 54% | +8 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 54% | 54% | 54% | In line |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 39% | 40% | 44% | −1 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 49% | 80% | 77% | −32 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 91% | 89% | 86% | +2 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 29% | 81% | 79% | −53 pts |
Staffing at Project Vida Health Center
The health center employs 195 full-time-equivalent staff, including 13 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 10 dental staff and 38 mental health staff. That is 940 patients per clinical provider against the Texas median of 1,028 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 40,498 visits, about 3.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 79905
629 Project Vida Health Center patients live in ZIP 79905, and 48% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Centro de Salud Familiar la Fe — 1,880 patients from 79905
- Centro San Vicente — 420 patients from 79905
- La Clinica de Familia, Inc. — 17 patients from 79905