River Valley Primary Care Services — Ratcliff, AR
River Valley Primary Care Services is a community health center clinic at 9755 W State Highway 22, Ratcliff, AR 72951, open 44 hours a week. That is 4 more hours than the typical Arkansas clinic (40 a week). It is run by River Valley Primary Care Services, which serves 30,508 patients across 15 clinic locations.
- Address: 9755 W State Highway 22, Ratcliff, AR 72951 · Directions
- Phone: (479) 431-2050
- Website: www.rvpcs.org
- Weekly hours: 44 (Arkansas clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: River Valley Primary Care Services (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 River Valley Primary Care Services
Patients came to River Valley Primary Care Services for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,638 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 8,027 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 72 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 2,061 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 953 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 725 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 370 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 614 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 3,646 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 7,209 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,023 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 4,715 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,128 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 37 | children tested |
River Valley Primary Care Services also provides care by telehealth.
Who River Valley Primary Care Services serves
30,508 patients used River Valley Primary Care Services in 2025. 88% live at or below the poverty line and 96% are at or below twice the poverty line. 66 patients were experiencing homelessness and 244 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | AR median | U.S. median | vs AR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 88% | 65% | 65% | +24 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 96% | 89% | 92% | +7 pts |
| Measure | This center | AR median | U.S. median | vs AR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 16% | 19% | 14% | −3 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 27% | 29% | 42% | −2 pts |
| Medicare patients | 17% | 18% | 11% | −2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 41% | 36% | 24% | +5 pts |
Quality of care at River Valley Primary Care Services
River Valley Primary Care Services is at or above the Arkansas median on 5 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | AR median | U.S. median | vs AR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 70% | 73% | 68% | −3 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 58% | 51% | 54% | +6 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 40% | 39% | 54% | +1 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 49% | 44% | 44% | +5 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 62% | 68% | 77% | −6 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 98% | 88% | 86% | +10 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 78% | 77% | 79% | +1 pts |
Staffing at River Valley Primary Care Services
The health center employs 177 full-time-equivalent staff, including 27 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 13 dental staff and 9 mental health staff. That is 1,114 patients per clinical provider against the Arkansas median of 780 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 91,724 visits, about 3.0 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 72951
482 River Valley Primary Care Services patients live in ZIP 72951, and 12% of them are uninsured.
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