Richford Health Center — Richford, VT
Richford Health Center is a community health center clinic at 44 Main St, Richford, VT 05476, open 52 hours a week. That is 4.5 more hours than the typical Vermont clinic (47.5 a week). It is run by Richford Health Center, Inc., which serves 21,952 patients across 7 clinic locations.
- Address: 44 Main St, Richford, VT 05476 · Directions
- Phone: (802) 255-5500
- Website: www.notchvt.org
- Weekly hours: 52 (Vermont clinic median: 47.5)
- Operated by: Richford 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 Richford Health Center, Inc.
Patients came to Richford 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 | 6,562 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 5,101 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 127 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 232 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 4,024 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 750 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,946 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 252 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,535 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 6,617 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,080 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 576 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,080 | patients tested |
Richford Health Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Richford Health Center, Inc. serves
21,952 patients used Richford Health Center, Inc. in 2025. 20% live at or below the poverty line and 62% are at or below twice the poverty line. 460 patients were experiencing homelessness and 393 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | VT median | U.S. median | vs VT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 20% | 21% | 65% | −1 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 62% | 55% | 92% | +7 pts |
| Measure | This center | VT median | U.S. median | vs VT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 6% | 8% | 14% | −2 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 23% | 23% | 42% | In line |
| Medicare patients | 28% | 26% | 11% | +2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 43% | 40% | 24% | +3 pts |
Quality of care at Richford Health Center, Inc.
Richford Health Center, Inc. is at or above the Vermont median on 5 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | VT median | U.S. median | vs VT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 67% | 67% | 68% | In line |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 67% | 69% | 54% | −1 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 72% | 69% | 54% | +4 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 71% | 65% | 44% | +6 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 64% | 59% | 77% | +6 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 78% | 78% | 86% | In line |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 82% | 79% | 79% | +3 pts |
Staffing at Richford Health Center, Inc.
The health center employs 188 full-time-equivalent staff, including 26 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 22 dental staff and 0 mental health staff. That is 843 patients per clinical provider against the Vermont median of 862 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 67,196 visits, about 3.1 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 05476
1,900 Richford Health Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 05476, and 7% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Community Health Centers of Burlington, Inc. — 35 patients from 05476
- NE Washington Cty Cmty Health, Inc. DBA the Health Center — 32 patients from 05476
- Lamoille Health Partners, Inc. — 21 patients from 05476
Community health centers near Richford Health Center
Northern Express Care Newport
Lamoille Health Family Medicine - Cambridge
Orleans Dental Center
Lamoille Health Family Dentistry
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