Universal Community Health Center - Almaguer — Los Angeles, CA
Universal Community Health Center - Almaguer is a community health center clinic at 4527 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90022, open 40 hours a week. That matches the 40-hour week of a typical California clinic. It is run by Universal Community Health Center, which serves 12,559 patients across 5 clinic locations.
- Address: 4527 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90022 · Directions
- Phone: (323) 233-3100
- Weekly hours: 40 (California clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Universal Community Health Center (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 Universal Community Health Center
Patients came to Universal 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 | 2,748 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,264 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 85 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 1,735 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 3,299 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 2,047 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 819 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 883 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,792 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,174 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 492 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 4,555 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 4,419 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 367 | children tested |
Universal Community Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Universal Community Health Center serves
12,559 patients used Universal Community Health Center in 2025. 76% live at or below the poverty line and 96% are at or below twice the poverty line.
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 76% | 75% | 65% | +1 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 96% | 95% | 92% | In line |
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 13% | 8% | 14% | +6 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 65% | 71% | 42% | −7 pts |
| Medicare patients | 8% | 8% | 11% | In line |
| Privately insured patients | 14% | 10% | 24% | +4 pts |
Quality of care at Universal Community Health Center
Universal Community Health Center is at or above the California median on 7 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 | 68% | 68% | 68% | In line |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 61% | 59% | 54% | +2 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 65% | 60% | 54% | +5 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 50% | 44% | 44% | +6 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 83% | 68% | 77% | +14 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 87% | 86% | 86% | +1 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 84% | 79% | 79% | +5 pts |
Staffing at Universal Community Health Center
The health center employs 105 full-time-equivalent staff, including 19 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 8 dental staff and 5 mental health staff. That is 660 patients per clinical provider against the California median of 869 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 79,235 visits, about 6.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 90022
186 Universal Community Health Center patients live in ZIP 90022. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Alta Med Health Services Corporation — 12,839 patients from 90022
- Via Care Community Health Center, Inc. — 5,098 patients from 90022
- Gracelight Community Health — 1,253 patients from 90022
- White Memorial Community Health Center, A California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation — 1,114 patients from 90022
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