Newport Mental Health Center Clinic — Middletown, RI
Newport Mental Health Center Clinic is a community health center clinic at 65 Valley Rd, Middletown, RI 02842, open 9 hours a week. The typical Rhode Island clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by East Bay Community Action Program, which serves 10,682 patients across 9 clinic locations.
- Address: 65 Valley Rd, Middletown, RI 02842 · Directions
- Phone: (401) 846-1213
- Weekly hours: 9 (Rhode Island clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: East Bay Community Action Program (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at East Bay Community Action Program
Patients came to East Bay Community Action Program for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,491 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 3,746 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 201 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 39 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 1,025 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,342 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 411 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 693 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 289 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 945 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,763 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 527 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 740 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 759 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 175 | children tested |
East Bay Community Action Program also provides care by telehealth.
Who East Bay Community Action Program serves
10,682 patients used East Bay Community Action Program in 2025. 51% live at or below the poverty line and 78% are at or below twice the poverty line. 963 patients were experiencing homelessness and 173 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | RI median | U.S. median | vs RI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 51% | 59% | 65% | −8 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 78% | 86% | 92% | −9 pts |
| Measure | This center | RI median | U.S. median | vs RI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 7% | 7% | 14% | In line |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 46% | 51% | 42% | −5 pts |
| Medicare patients | 19% | 11% | 11% | +8 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 27% | 26% | 24% | +1 pts |
Quality of care at East Bay Community Action Program
East Bay Community Action Program is at or above the Rhode Island median on 3 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | RI median | U.S. median | vs RI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 71% | 74% | 68% | −3 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 57% | 62% | 54% | −5 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 65% | 64% | 54% | +1 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 56% | 53% | 44% | +3 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 67% | 75% | 77% | −9 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 86% | 87% | 86% | −1 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 85% | 81% | 79% | +3 pts |
Staffing at East Bay Community Action Program
The health center employs 206 full-time-equivalent staff, including 11 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 7 dental staff and 40 mental health staff. That is 950 patients per clinical provider against the Rhode Island median of 912 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 52,873 visits, about 4.9 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 02842
1,131 East Bay Community Action Program patients live in ZIP 02842, and 12% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Thundermist Health Center — 201 patients from 02842
- Northwest Community Health Care — 68 patients from 02842
- The Providence Community Hlth Centers, Inc. — 18 patients from 02842
- Wood River Health Services Inc. — 18 patients from 02842
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