Palm Springs Community Health Center — Palm Springs, CA
Palm Springs Community Health Center is a community health center clinic at 191 N Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262, open 80.5 hours a week. That is 40.5 more hours than the typical California clinic (40 a week). It is run by Riverside County Health System, which serves 113,927 patients across 13 clinic locations.
- Address: 191 N Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262 · Directions
- Phone: (760) 778-2210
- Website: www.ruhealth.org/chc/palm-springs
- Weekly hours: 80.5 (California clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Riverside County Health System (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 Riverside County Health System
Patients came to Riverside County Health System for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 5,150 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 18,382 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 261 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 12,119 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 23,552 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 10,219 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 14,809 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 4,898 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 17,689 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 22,775 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 5,728 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 22,458 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 19,241 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 3,006 | children tested |
Riverside County Health System also provides care by telehealth.
Who Riverside County Health System serves
113,927 patients used Riverside County Health System in 2025. 79% live at or below the poverty line and 98% are at or below twice the poverty line. 861 patients were experiencing homelessness and 78 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 79% | 75% | 65% | +4 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 98% | 95% | 92% | +2 pts |
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 4% | 8% | 14% | −3 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 86% | 71% | 42% | +15 pts |
| Medicare patients | 8% | 8% | 11% | In line |
| Privately insured patients | 1% | 10% | 24% | −8 pts |
Quality of care at Riverside County Health System
Riverside County Health System is at or above the California median on 7 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 | 71% | 68% | 68% | +3 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 68% | 59% | 54% | +8 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 65% | 60% | 54% | +5 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 55% | 44% | 44% | +12 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 94% | 68% | 77% | +26 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 97% | 86% | 86% | +11 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 87% | 79% | 79% | +8 pts |
Staffing at Riverside County Health System
The health center employs 824 full-time-equivalent staff, including 121 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 18 dental staff and 37 mental health staff. That is 938 patients per clinical provider against the California median of 869 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 536,495 visits, about 4.7 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 92262
1,653 Riverside County Health System patients live in ZIP 92262, and 3% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Desert AIDS Project Inc. — 2,731 patients from 92262
- Health Service Alliance — 54 patients from 92262
- Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo, Inc. — 18 patients from 92262
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