Occidental Area Health Center — Occidental, CA
Occidental Area Health Center is a community health center clinic at 3802 Main St, Occidental, CA 95465, open 40 hours a week. That matches the 40-hour week of a typical California clinic. It is run by West County Health Centers, Inc., which serves 10,485 patients across 6 clinic locations.
- Address: 3802 Main St, Occidental, CA 95465 · Directions
- Phone: (707) 874-2444
- Website: www.wchealth.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (California clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: West County Health Centers, Inc. (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 West County Health Centers, Inc.
Patients came to West County Health Centers, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,925 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 3,770 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 256 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 756 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 142 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 623 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 502 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,168 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 693 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,533 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 531 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 729 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 122 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 123 | children tested |
West County Health Centers, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who West County Health Centers, Inc. serves
10,485 patients used West County Health Centers, Inc. in 2025. 43% live at or below the poverty line and 71% are at or below twice the poverty line. 535 patients were experiencing homelessness and 215 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 43% | 75% | 65% | −32 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 71% | 95% | 92% | −25 pts |
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 4% | 8% | 14% | −3 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 51% | 71% | 42% | −20 pts |
| Medicare patients | 22% | 8% | 11% | +13 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 23% | 10% | 24% | +13 pts |
Quality of care at West County Health Centers, Inc.
West County Health Centers, Inc. is at or above the California median on 4 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 | 78% | 68% | 68% | +10 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 64% | 59% | 54% | +5 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 72% | 60% | 54% | +12 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 55% | 44% | 44% | +12 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 57% | 68% | 77% | −12 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 66% | 86% | 86% | −20 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 74% | 79% | 79% | −5 pts |
Staffing at West County Health Centers, Inc.
The health center employs 165 full-time-equivalent staff, including 17 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 19 dental staff and 12 mental health staff. That is 635 patients per clinical provider against the California median of 869 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 80,244 visits, about 7.7 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 95465
459 West County Health Centers, Inc. patients live in ZIP 95465, and 4% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Petaluma Health Center, Inc. — 33 patients from 95465
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