Valley Health Center Downtown — San Jose, CA
Valley Health Center Downtown is a community health center clinic at 777 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95112, open 98 hours a week. That is 58 more hours than the typical California clinic (40 a week). It is run by Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System, which serves 14,294 patients across 22 clinic locations.
- Address: 777 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95112 · Directions
- Phone: (408) 885-5348
- Weekly hours: 98 (California clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System (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 Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System
Patients came to Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,613 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 4,979 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 1,256 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 466 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 602 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 3,005 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,290 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 2,093 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 762 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,706 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 4,148 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 810 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,395 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,404 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 78 | children tested |
Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System also provides care by telehealth.
Who Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System serves
14,294 patients used Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System in 2025. 57% live at or below the poverty line and 83% are at or below twice the poverty line. 14,294 patients were experiencing homelessness and 104 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 57% | 75% | 65% | −18 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 83% | 95% | 92% | −12 pts |
| Measure | This center | CA median | U.S. median | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 2% | 8% | 14% | −5 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 76% | 71% | 42% | +4 pts |
| Medicare patients | 16% | 8% | 11% | +8 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 6% | 10% | 24% | −4 pts |
Quality of care at Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System
Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System 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 | 57% | 68% | 68% | −11 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 65% | 59% | 54% | +5 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 66% | 60% | 54% | +6 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 45% | 44% | 44% | +1 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 53% | 68% | 77% | −15 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 87% | 86% | 86% | +2 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 80% | 79% | 79% | +1 pts |
Staffing at Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System
The health center employs 184 full-time-equivalent staff, including 28 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 6 dental staff and 8 mental health staff. That is 519 patients per clinical provider against the California median of 869 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 90,442 visits, about 6.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 95112
1,654 Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System patients live in ZIP 95112, and 2% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Gardner Family Health Network, Inc. — 3,717 patients from 95112
- Bay Area Community Health — 1,739 patients from 95112
- Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley — 781 patients from 95112
- North East Medical Services — 700 patients from 95112
Community health centers near Valley Health Center Downtown
Gardner Downtown Health Center
Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley - Wellness Center
John XXIII Health Center
St. James Health Center
NEMS PACE San Jose Center
More Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System locations
Medical Clinic at Reentry Resource Center San Jose
Homeless Clinic at HomeFirst Shelter
See all 22 Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System locations
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