Rochester Health Center — Rochester, VT
Rochester Health Center is a community health center clinic at 235 S Main St, Rochester, VT 05767, open 34 hours a week. The typical Vermont clinic is open 47.5 hours a week. It is run by Gifford Health Care, Inc., which serves 14,781 patients across 7 clinic locations.
- Address: 235 S Main St, Rochester, VT 05767 · Directions
- Phone: (802) 767-3704
- Website: www.giffordhealthcare.org
- Weekly hours: 34 (Vermont clinic median: 47.5)
- Operated by: Gifford Health Care, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Gifford Health Care, Inc.
Patients came to Gifford Health Care, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 3,989 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 176 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 1,827 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,147 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 232 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 496 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 208 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,531 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 3,774 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 964 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 376 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 975 | patients tested |
Gifford Health Care, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Gifford Health Care, Inc. serves
14,781 patients used Gifford Health Care, Inc. in 2025. 14% live at or below the poverty line and 30% are at or below twice the poverty line. 66 patients were experiencing homelessness and 236 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | VT median | U.S. median | vs VT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 14% | 21% | 65% | −7 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 30% | 55% | 92% | −25 pts |
| Measure | This center | VT median | U.S. median | vs VT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 3% | 8% | 14% | −5 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 22% | 23% | 42% | −2 pts |
| Medicare patients | 29% | 26% | 11% | +3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 46% | 40% | 24% | +7 pts |
Quality of care at Gifford Health Care, Inc.
Gifford Health Care, Inc. is at or above the Vermont median on 6 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 | 71% | 67% | 68% | +3 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 74% | 69% | 54% | +5 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 70% | 69% | 54% | +1 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 70% | 65% | 44% | +5 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 59% | 59% | 77% | In line |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 91% | 78% | 86% | +13 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 75% | 79% | 79% | −5 pts |
Staffing at Gifford Health Care, Inc.
The health center employs 93 full-time-equivalent staff, including 17 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 6 mental health staff. That is 862 patients per clinical provider against the Vermont median of 862 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 53,591 visits, about 3.6 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 05767
610 Gifford Health Care, Inc. patients live in ZIP 05767. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region, Inc. — 99 patients from 05767
Community health centers near Rochester Health Center
Brandon Medical Center
Community Health North Main Street
CHCRR Pediatrics
Rutland Community Health Center
Community Dental
More Gifford Health Care, Inc. locations
Gifford Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
Gifford Health Center at Berlin
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