Valley Health Center - North County — Palo Alto, CA
Valley Health Center - North County is a community health center clinic at 4151 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303, open 40 hours a week. That matches the 40-hour week of a typical California clinic. It is run by Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System, which serves 14,294 patients across 22 clinic locations.
- Address: 4151 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303 · Directions
- Phone: (669) 663-4017
- Weekly hours: 40 (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 94303
25 Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System patients live in ZIP 94303. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- South County Community Health Center, Inc. — 8,462 patients from 94303
- Gardner Family Health Network, Inc. — 622 patients from 94303
- San Mateo County Health Services Agency — 138 patients from 94303
- Healthright 360 — 75 patients from 94303
Community health centers near Valley Health Center - North County
Mayview Community Health Center Palo Alto a member of Ravenswood Family Health Network
Mayview Community Health Center Mountain VIew a member of Ravenswood Family Health Network
Peninsula Healthcare Connection
Ravenswood Family Health Center at 1846 Bay Road
Ravenswood Family Health Center at 1848A Bay Road
More Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System locations
Santa Clara Valley Dentalcare - Mountain View El Camino Real
Valley Health Center Sunnyvale
O'Connor Medical Clinic Forest #104
VHC Moorpark - PACE Clinic
See all 22 Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System locations
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