Ritter Center — San Rafael, CA
Ritter Center is a community health center clinic at 800 A St, San Rafael, CA 94901, open 48 hours a week. That is 8 more hours than the typical California clinic (40 a week). It is run by Ritter Center, which serves 3,007 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 800 A St, San Rafael, CA 94901 · Directions
- Phone: (415) 457-8182
- Website: www.rittercenter.org
- Weekly hours: 48 (California clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Ritter Center (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, substance use treatment, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Ritter Center
Patients came to Ritter Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 739 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 447 | patients in treatment |
| Cervical cancer screening | 72 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 38 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 19 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 89 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 186 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 38 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 438 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 364 | patients tested |
Ritter Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Ritter Center serves
3,007 patients used Ritter Center in 2025. 95% live at or below the poverty line and 99% are at or below twice the poverty line. 2,342 patients were experiencing homelessness and 57 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 95% | 75% | 65% | +20 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 99% | 95% | 92% | +4 pts |
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 38% | 8% | 14% | +31 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 48% | 71% | 42% | −23 pts |
| Medicare patients | 11% | 8% | 11% | +2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 3% | 10% | 24% | −7 pts |
Quality of care at Ritter Center
Ritter Center is at or above the California median on 0 of 6 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 | 67% | 68% | 68% | −1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 36% | 59% | 54% | −23 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 36% | 60% | 54% | −24 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 51% | 68% | 77% | −18 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 48% | 86% | 86% | −37 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 62% | 79% | 79% | −17 pts |
Staffing at Ritter Center
The health center employs 53 full-time-equivalent staff, including 3 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 9 mental health staff. That is 1,030 patients per clinical provider against the California median of 869 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 49,393 visits, about 16.4 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 94901
1,519 Ritter Center patients live in ZIP 94901, and 40% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Marin Community Clinic — 14,745 patients from 94901
- Petaluma Health Center, Inc. — 184 patients from 94901
- Marin City Health & Wellness Center — 154 patients from 94901
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Marin Community Clinic - Downtown San Rafael
Marin Community Clinic - 4th Street Dental
Marin Community Clinic-San Rafael
Marin Community Clinic - Greenbrae
Marin Community Clinic - Larkspur
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