The Virgil — Los Angeles, CA
The Virgil is a community health center clinic at 137 N Virgil Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004, open 42.5 hours a week. That is 2.5 more hours than the typical California clinic (40 a week). It is run by The Los Angeles Free Clinic, which serves 23,057 patients across 7 clinic locations.
- Address: 137 N Virgil Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004 · Directions
- Phone: (323) 653-1990
- Weekly hours: 42.5 (California clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: The Los Angeles Free Clinic (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 The Los Angeles Free Clinic
Patients came to The Los Angeles Free Clinic for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 4,480 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 5,217 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 157 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 62 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 1,959 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 4,035 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,814 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 2,688 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 882 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 3,194 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 4,168 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,321 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 4,972 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 4,642 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 466 | children tested |
The Los Angeles Free Clinic also provides care by telehealth.
Who The Los Angeles Free Clinic serves
23,057 patients used The Los Angeles Free Clinic in 2025. 89% live at or below the poverty line and 97% are at or below twice the poverty line. 2,374 patients were experiencing homelessness and 201 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 89% | 75% | 65% | +14 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 97% | 95% | 92% | +1 pts |
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 10% | 8% | 14% | +2 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 75% | 71% | 42% | +4 pts |
| Medicare patients | 6% | 8% | 11% | −2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 9% | 10% | 24% | −1 pts |
Quality of care at The Los Angeles Free Clinic
The Los Angeles Free Clinic is at or above the California median on 5 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 | 63% | 68% | 68% | −5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 65% | 59% | 54% | +5 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 63% | 60% | 54% | +3 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 46% | 44% | 44% | +3 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 79% | 68% | 77% | +11 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 80% | 86% | 86% | −5 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 88% | 79% | 79% | +9 pts |
Patients from ZIP 90004
2,778 The Los Angeles Free Clinic patients live in ZIP 90004, and 7% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Alta Med Health Services Corporation — 2,048 patients from 90004
- Gracelight Community Health — 1,543 patients from 90004
- Korean Health, Education, Information and Research Center — 1,260 patients from 90004
- Jwch Institute, Inc. — 999 patients from 90004
Community health centers near The Virgil
JWCH PATH Clinic
Beverly Community Clinic West
Gracelight Community Health - Echo Park
Trans Wellness Center
San Judas Community Health Center - Wilshire
More The Los Angeles Free Clinic locations
Hollywood Wilshire Health Center and Wallis Annenberg Children & Family Health Center
S. Mark Taper Foundation Health Center
Westmont Health Center
See all 7 The Los Angeles Free Clinic locations
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