Outer Cape Health Services — Wellfleet, MA
Outer Cape Health Services is a community health center clinic at 2700 Route 6, #3, Wellfleet, MA 02667, open 50 hours a week. That is 1.3 more hours than the typical Massachusetts clinic (48.8 a week). It is run by Outer Cape Health Services, Inc., which serves 18,412 patients across 5 clinic locations.
- Address: 2700 Route 6, #3, Wellfleet, MA 02667 · Directions
- Phone: (508) 214-0187
- Website: outercape.org
- Weekly hours: 50 (Massachusetts clinic median: 48.8)
- Operated by: Outer Cape Health Services, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, substance use treatment, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Outer Cape Health Services, Inc.
Patients came to Outer Cape Health Services, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 6,215 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 209 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 1,317 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 726 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 3,224 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 790 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 380 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 544 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,427 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 4,996 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,030 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,548 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,584 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 156 | children tested |
Outer Cape Health Services, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Outer Cape Health Services, Inc. serves
18,412 patients used Outer Cape Health Services, Inc. in 2025. 26% live at or below the poverty line and 46% are at or below twice the poverty line. 130 patients were experiencing homelessness and 613 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | MA median | U.S. median | vs MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 26% | 79% | 65% | −53 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 46% | 95% | 92% | −49 pts |
| Measure | This center | MA median | U.S. median | vs MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 4% | 10% | 14% | −6 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 15% | 43% | 42% | −28 pts |
| Medicare patients | 37% | 11% | 11% | +26 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 44% | 25% | 24% | +18 pts |
Quality of care at Outer Cape Health Services, Inc.
Outer Cape Health Services, Inc. is at or above the Massachusetts median on 3 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | MA median | U.S. median | vs MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 69% | 69% | 68% | In line |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 71% | 66% | 54% | +5 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 65% | 67% | 54% | −3 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 61% | 52% | 44% | +9 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 55% | 65% | 77% | −10 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 68% | 84% | 86% | −16 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 74% | 79% | 79% | −5 pts |
Staffing at Outer Cape Health Services, Inc.
The health center employs 179 full-time-equivalent staff, including 22 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 20 mental health staff. That is 853 patients per clinical provider against the Massachusetts median of 810 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 69,513 visits, about 3.8 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 02667
1,779 Outer Cape Health Services, Inc. patients live in ZIP 02667, and 3% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Harbor Health Services — 117 patients from 02667
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