Santa Barbara Rescue Mission — Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission is a community health center clinic at 535 E Yanonali St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, open 8 hours a week. The typical California clinic is open 40 hours a week. It is run by Santa Barbara County Public Health Dept, which serves 22,631 patients across 17 clinic locations.
- Address: 535 E Yanonali St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103 · Directions
- Phone: (805) 966-1316
- Weekly hours: 8 (California clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Santa Barbara County Public Health Dept (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 Santa Barbara County Public Health Dept
Patients came to Santa Barbara County Public Health Dept for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 4,368 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 148 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 3,486 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 5,348 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,528 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,354 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,949 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 3,364 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 5,002 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 831 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,385 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,154 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 784 | children tested |
Santa Barbara County Public Health Dept also provides care by telehealth.
Who Santa Barbara County Public Health Dept serves
22,631 patients used Santa Barbara County Public Health Dept in 2025. 60% live at or below the poverty line and 86% are at or below twice the poverty line. 1,562 patients were experiencing homelessness and 158 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 60% | 75% | 65% | −15 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 86% | 95% | 92% | −9 pts |
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 10% | 8% | 14% | +2 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 77% | 71% | 42% | +6 pts |
| Medicare patients | 12% | 8% | 11% | +4 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 1% | 10% | 24% | −9 pts |
Quality of care at Santa Barbara County Public Health Dept
Santa Barbara County Public Health Dept 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 | 62% | 68% | 68% | −6 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 65% | 59% | 54% | +5 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 66% | 60% | 54% | +6 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 38% | 44% | 44% | −5 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 71% | 68% | 77% | +2 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 78% | 86% | 86% | −7 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 80% | 79% | 79% | +1 pts |
Staffing at Santa Barbara County Public Health Dept
The health center employs 253 full-time-equivalent staff, including 32 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 6 mental health staff. That is 711 patients per clinical provider against the California median of 869 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 96,798 visits, about 4.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 93103
2,293 Santa Barbara County Public Health Dept patients live in ZIP 93103, and 15% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics — 2,877 patients from 93103
- American Indian Health & Services — 1,074 patients from 93103
Community health centers near Santa Barbara Rescue Mission
Eastside Neighborhood Clinic
Eastside Family Dental Clinic
Westside Neighborhood Clinic
Usarc
American Indian Health & Services
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See all 17 Santa Barbara County Public Health Dept locations
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