Neighborhood Healthcare ~ Valley Center — Valley Center, CA
Neighborhood Healthcare ~ Valley Center is a community health center clinic at 28477 Lizard Rocks Rd, Valley Center, CA 92082, open 39.5 hours a week. That matches the 40-hour week of a typical California clinic. It is run by Neighborhood Healthcare, which serves 103,659 patients across 26 clinic locations.
- Address: 28477 Lizard Rocks Rd, Valley Center, CA 92082 · Directions
- Phone: (760) 520-8300
- Weekly hours: 39.5 (California clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Neighborhood Healthcare (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 Neighborhood Healthcare
Patients came to Neighborhood Healthcare for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 22,956 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 28,477 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 659 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 12,348 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 9,391 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 9,782 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 9,902 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 6,117 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 13,480 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 19,996 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 4,037 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 18,162 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 3,420 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 2,124 | children tested |
Neighborhood Healthcare also provides care by telehealth.
Who Neighborhood Healthcare serves
103,659 patients used Neighborhood Healthcare in 2025. 61% live at or below the poverty line and 88% are at or below twice the poverty line. 2,603 patients were experiencing homelessness and 692 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 61% | 75% | 65% | −14 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 88% | 95% | 92% | −8 pts |
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 10% | 8% | 14% | +2 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 72% | 71% | 42% | +1 pts |
| Medicare patients | 9% | 8% | 11% | +1 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 9% | 10% | 24% | −1 pts |
Quality of care at Neighborhood Healthcare
Neighborhood Healthcare is at or above the California median on 6 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 | 83% | 68% | 68% | +14 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 65% | 59% | 54% | +5 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 66% | 60% | 54% | +6 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 57% | 44% | 44% | +14 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 76% | 68% | 77% | +8 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 95% | 86% | 86% | +10 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 73% | 79% | 79% | −6 pts |
Staffing at Neighborhood Healthcare
The health center employs 1,414 full-time-equivalent staff, including 110 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 70 dental staff and 89 mental health staff. That is 943 patients per clinical provider against the California median of 869 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 621,125 visits, about 6.0 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 92082
3,262 Neighborhood Healthcare patients live in ZIP 92082, and 13% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- North County Health Project, Inc. — 582 patients from 92082
- Vista Community Clinic — 362 patients from 92082
- Desert AIDS Project Inc. — 262 patients from 92082
- Centro de Salud de la Comunidad San Ysidro, Inc. — 165 patients from 92082
Community health centers near Neighborhood Healthcare ~ Valley Center
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TrueCare Escondido Health Center
San Ysidro Health Escondido Family Medicine
Escondido Family Counseling Center
Escondido Family Health Center
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See all 26 Neighborhood Healthcare locations
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