Unicare Community Health Center, Inc. - Riverside — Riverside, CA
Unicare Community Health Center, Inc. - Riverside is a community health center clinic at 5549 van Buren Blvd, Riverside, CA 92503, open 51 hours a week. That is 11 more hours than the typical California clinic (40 a week). It is run by Unicare Community Health Center, which serves 47,279 patients across 20 clinic locations.
- Address: 5549 van Buren Blvd, Riverside, CA 92503 · Directions
- Phone: (951) 324-5901
- Weekly hours: 51 (California clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Unicare Community Health Center (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 Unicare Community Health Center
Patients came to Unicare Community Health Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 11,612 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 7,817 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 26 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 2,013 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 9,369 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 12,040 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 5,384 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 3,377 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 12,199 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 5,591 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 8,033 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 2,115 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 17,366 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 13,851 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 3,525 | children tested |
Unicare Community Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Unicare Community Health Center serves
47,279 patients used Unicare Community Health Center in 2025. 91% live at or below the poverty line and 98% are at or below twice the poverty line. 214 patients were experiencing homelessness and 72 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 91% | 75% | 65% | +16 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 98% | 95% | 92% | +3 pts |
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 3% | 8% | 14% | −5 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 86% | 71% | 42% | +14 pts |
| Medicare patients | 7% | 8% | 11% | −2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 5% | 10% | 24% | −4 pts |
Quality of care at Unicare Community Health Center
Unicare Community Health Center is at or above the California median on 6 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 | 69% | 68% | 68% | +1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 60% | 59% | 54% | In line |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 68% | 60% | 54% | +8 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 38% | 44% | 44% | −5 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 90% | 68% | 77% | +22 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 98% | 86% | 86% | +12 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 89% | 79% | 79% | +10 pts |
Staffing at Unicare Community Health Center
The health center employs 331 full-time-equivalent staff, including 49 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 44 dental staff and 14 mental health staff. That is 966 patients per clinical provider against the California median of 869 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 229,342 visits, about 4.9 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 92503
1,691 Unicare Community Health Center patients live in ZIP 92503, and 3% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Riverside County Health System — 3,266 patients from 92503
- Neighborhood Healthcare — 2,719 patients from 92503
- Community Health Systems, Inc. — 1,408 patients from 92503
- Centro Medico Community Clinic, Inc. — 748 patients from 92503
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