The Vasek Polak Children's Clinic Family Health Center — Long Beach, CA
The Vasek Polak Children's Clinic Family Health Center is a community health center clinic at 1057 Pine Ave, Long Beach, CA 90813, open 42.5 hours a week. That is 2.5 more hours than the typical California clinic (40 a week). It is run by Children's Clinic Serving Children & Their Families, which serves 31,497 patients across 10 clinic locations.
- Address: 1057 Pine Ave, Long Beach, CA 90813 · Directions
- Phone: (844) 822-4646
- Website: www.thechildrensclinic.org
- Weekly hours: 42.5 (California clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Children's Clinic Serving Children & Their Families (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Children's Clinic Serving Children & Their Families
Patients came to Children's Clinic Serving Children & Their Families for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,005 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 4,058 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 64 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 32 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 7,360 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 5,617 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,927 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 2,044 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,389 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 3,025 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 3,784 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 4,397 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 3,437 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 3,356 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 2,195 | children tested |
Children's Clinic Serving Children & Their Families also provides care by telehealth.
Who Children's Clinic Serving Children & Their Families serves
31,497 patients used Children's Clinic Serving Children & Their Families in 2025. 54% live at or below the poverty line and 90% are at or below twice the poverty line. 1,016 patients were experiencing homelessness and 62 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 54% | 75% | 65% | −21 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 90% | 95% | 92% | −6 pts |
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 5% | 8% | 14% | −2 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 85% | 71% | 42% | +13 pts |
| Medicare patients | 5% | 8% | 11% | −4 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 5% | 10% | 24% | −4 pts |
Quality of care at Children's Clinic Serving Children & Their Families
Children's Clinic Serving Children & Their Families is at or above the California median on 3 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 | 64% | 68% | 68% | −5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 77% | 59% | 54% | +18 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 68% | 60% | 54% | +8 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 30% | 44% | 44% | −14 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 43% | 68% | 77% | −25 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 89% | 86% | 86% | +3 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 67% | 79% | 79% | −12 pts |
Patients from ZIP 90813
3,957 Children's Clinic Serving Children & Their Families patients live in ZIP 90813, and 8% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Community Medical Wellness Centers USA — 1,646 patients from 90813
- Roads Foundation Inc. — 1,429 patients from 90813
- Serenity Care Health Group — 671 patients from 90813
- Southern California Medical Center, Inc. — 596 patients from 90813
Community health centers near The Vasek Polak Children's Clinic Family Health Center
APLA Health & Wellness - Long Beach Center
Long Beach Health Center #101
Benevolence Industries, Inc. - Long Beach
Serenity Atlantic Clinic
Center for Family Health & Education, Inc. DBA Priority Care Medical Group - Long Beach 2
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The Children's Clinic at the Long Beach Multiservice Center
TCC Family Health and Wellness
The Children's Clinic Family Health Center Westside
The Children's Clinic Family Health Center Cabrillo Gateway
The S. Mark Taper Foundation Children's Clinic Family Health Center
See all 10 Children's Clinic Serving Children & Their Families locations
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