The Healing Place — Richmond, VA
The Healing Place is a community health center clinic at 700 Dinwiddie Ave, Richmond, VA 23224, open 8 hours a week. The typical Virginia clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Daily Planet, which serves 9,558 patients across 9 clinic locations.
- Address: 700 Dinwiddie Ave, Richmond, VA 23224 · Directions
- Phone: 804-783-2505 x230
- Weekly hours: 8 (Virginia clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Daily Planet (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 Daily Planet
Patients came to Daily Planet for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,699 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 3,315 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 1,105 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 343 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,652 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 622 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 708 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 389 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,210 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,020 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 336 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,430 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,025 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 67 | children tested |
Daily Planet also provides care by telehealth.
Who Daily Planet serves
9,558 patients used Daily Planet in 2025. 69% live at or below the poverty line and 96% are at or below twice the poverty line. 6,406 patients were experiencing homelessness and 223 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | VA median | U.S. median | vs VA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 69% | 53% | 65% | +16 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 96% | 96% | 92% | In line |
| Measure | This center | VA median | U.S. median | vs VA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 44% | 16% | 14% | +28 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 36% | 28% | 42% | +8 pts |
| Medicare patients | 11% | 17% | 11% | −6 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 8% | 26% | 24% | −18 pts |
Quality of care at Daily Planet
Daily Planet is at or above the Virginia median on 0 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | VA median | U.S. median | vs VA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 63% | 71% | 68% | −8 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 35% | 56% | 54% | −21 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 48% | 49% | 54% | −1 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 30% | 50% | 44% | −20 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 60% | 79% | 77% | −19 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 77% | 90% | 86% | −13 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 76% | 80% | 79% | −3 pts |
Staffing at Daily Planet
The health center employs 119 full-time-equivalent staff, including 11 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 13 dental staff and 16 mental health staff. That is 861 patients per clinical provider against the Virginia median of 841 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 62,788 visits, about 6.6 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 23224
1,839 Daily Planet patients live in ZIP 23224, and 49% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Vernon J. Harris East End CHC — 1,127 patients from 23224
Community health centers near The Healing Place
South Side Medical Center
Vernon J. Harris East End CHC
Greater Fulton Medical Center
Henderson Health Services (VUU)
Northside Medical Center & Administration
More Daily Planet locations
Daily Planet Healthcare for the Homeless Program
The Southside Community Health Center of Greater Richmond
Henrico Area Mental Health and Developmental Services East End Center
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