Starfish Youth Therapy Center — Coos Bay, OR
Starfish Youth Therapy Center is a community health center clinic at 465 Elrod Ave, Coos Bay, OR 97420, open 40 hours a week. The typical Oregon clinic is open 47 hours a week. It is run by Waterfall Clinic, Inc., which serves 5,576 patients across 4 clinic locations.
- Address: 465 Elrod Ave, Coos Bay, OR 97420 · Directions
- Phone: (541) 756-6232
- Website: www.wfall.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (Oregon clinic median: 47)
- Operated by: Waterfall Clinic, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Waterfall Clinic, Inc.
Patients came to Waterfall Clinic, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 765 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 4,570 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Flu shots | 176 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 255 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 326 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 213 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 550 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,419 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 270 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 146 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 226 | patients tested |
Waterfall Clinic, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Waterfall Clinic, Inc. serves
5,576 patients used Waterfall Clinic, Inc. in 2025. 50% live at or below the poverty line and 81% are at or below twice the poverty line. 54 patients were experiencing homelessness and 212 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | OR median | U.S. median | vs OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 50% | 62% | 65% | −12 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 81% | 85% | 92% | −4 pts |
| Measure | This center | OR median | U.S. median | vs OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 7% | 7% | 14% | In line |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 46% | 52% | 42% | −6 pts |
| Medicare patients | 27% | 16% | 11% | +11 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 20% | 18% | 24% | +2 pts |
Quality of care at Waterfall Clinic, Inc.
Waterfall Clinic, Inc. is at or above the Oregon median on 3 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | OR median | U.S. median | vs OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 62% | 65% | 68% | −3 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 63% | 59% | 54% | +4 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 57% | 56% | 54% | +1 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 36% | 44% | 44% | −8 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 83% | 73% | 77% | +10 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 62% | 84% | 86% | −22 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 70% | 76% | 79% | −6 pts |
Staffing at Waterfall Clinic, Inc.
The health center employs 154 full-time-equivalent staff, including 9 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 9 dental staff and 33 mental health staff. That is 656 patients per clinical provider against the Oregon median of 767 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 30,795 visits, about 5.5 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 97420
2,821 Waterfall Clinic, Inc. patients live in ZIP 97420, and 7% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Adapt, Inc. — 74 patients from 97420
- Umpqua Community Health Center DBA Aviva Health — 22 patients from 97420
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