Pagosa Springs Comprehensive Primary Care — Pagosa Springs, CO
Pagosa Springs Comprehensive Primary Care is a community health center clinic at 27 Talisman Dr, #B, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147, open 40 hours a week. The typical Colorado clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc., which serves 14,390 patients across 8 clinic locations.
- Address: 27 Talisman Dr, #B, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147 · Directions
- Phone: (970) 335-2422
- Weekly hours: 40 (Colorado clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, 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 Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc.
Patients came to Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 5,481 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 5,252 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 123 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 389 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 325 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 210 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 361 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 228 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 719 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,635 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 350 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 219 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 158 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 21 | children tested |
Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc. serves
14,390 patients used Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc. in 2025. 57% live at or below the poverty line and 85% are at or below twice the poverty line. 348 patients were experiencing homelessness and 185 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | CO median | U.S. median | vs CO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 57% | 55% | 65% | +2 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 85% | 85% | 92% | In line |
| Measure | This center | CO median | U.S. median | vs CO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 22% | 28% | 14% | −6 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 31% | 44% | 42% | −14 pts |
| Medicare patients | 20% | 10% | 11% | +11 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 26% | 20% | 24% | +7 pts |
Quality of care at Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc.
Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc. is at or above the Colorado median on 0 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | CO median | U.S. median | vs CO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 67% | 74% | 68% | −7 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 25% | 52% | 54% | −28 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 21% | 57% | 54% | −36 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 25% | 42% | 44% | −17 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 37% | 85% | 77% | −49 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 49% | 91% | 86% | −42 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 57% | 76% | 79% | −19 pts |
Staffing at Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc.
The health center employs 127 full-time-equivalent staff, including 14 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 21 dental staff and 17 mental health staff. That is 1,027 patients per clinical provider against the Colorado median of 1,027 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 43,295 visits, about 3.0 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 81147
3,495 Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 81147, and 32% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- La Clinica del Pueblo de Rio Arriba — 45 patients from 81147
More Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc. locations
Pagosa Springs Integrated Healthcare
Durango Integrated Healthcare
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