Salud at Valle Verde — Freedom, CA
Salud at Valle Verde is a community health center clinic at 252 Green Valley Rd, Freedom, CA 95019, open 40 hours a week. That matches the 40-hour week of a typical California clinic. It is run by Salud Para la Gente, Inc., which serves 26,796 patients across 7 clinic locations.
- Address: 252 Green Valley Rd, Freedom, CA 95019 · Directions
- Phone: (831) 728-8250
- Weekly hours: 40 (California clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Salud Para la Gente, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Salud Para la Gente, Inc.
Patients came to Salud Para la Gente, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 8,011 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 4,500 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Eye exams | 3,253 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 5,361 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 8,095 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,885 | patients tested |
| Family planning | 2,377 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 3,414 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 3,466 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 815 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,485 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,636 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 1,238 | children tested |
Salud Para la Gente, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Salud Para la Gente, Inc. serves
26,796 patients used Salud Para la Gente, Inc. in 2025. 72% live at or below the poverty line and 96% are at or below twice the poverty line. 10,525 patients were experiencing homelessness and 46 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 72% | 75% | 65% | −2 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 96% | 95% | 92% | In line |
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 8% | 8% | 14% | In line |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 77% | 71% | 42% | +5 pts |
| Medicare patients | 5% | 8% | 11% | −3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 10% | 10% | 24% | +1 pts |
Quality of care at Salud Para la Gente, Inc.
Salud Para la Gente, Inc. is at or above the California median on 4 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 | 67% | 68% | 68% | −1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 77% | 59% | 54% | +18 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 86% | 60% | 54% | +26 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 52% | 44% | 44% | +9 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 46% | 68% | 77% | −22 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 85% | 86% | 86% | −1 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 80% | 79% | 79% | +1 pts |
Patients from ZIP 95019
1,910 Salud Para la Gente, Inc. patients live in ZIP 95019, and 8% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Santa Cruz County — 994 patients from 95019
- Santa Cruz Community Health Centers — 171 patients from 95019
- Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas — 71 patients from 95019
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