Unicare Community Health Center - Pacoima — Pacoima, CA
Unicare Community Health Center - Pacoima is a community health center clinic at 13563 van Nuys Blvd, Pacoima, CA 91331, open 40 hours a week. That matches the 40-hour week of a typical California clinic. It is run by Unicare Community Health Center, which serves 47,279 patients across 20 clinic locations.
- Address: 13563 van Nuys Blvd, Pacoima, CA 91331 · Directions
- Phone: (909) 988-2555
- Website: unicarechc.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (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.
Health centers serving ZIP 91331
- Northeast Valley Health Corporation — 12,903 patients from 91331
- El Proyecto del Barrio, Inc. — 2,430 patients from 91331
- San Fernando Community Hospital — 1,380 patients from 91331
- Comprehensive Community Health Centers, Inc. — 1,251 patients from 91331
- Santo Nino Health Center — 1,149 patients from 91331
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