Wesley Health Centers - Downey — Downey, CA
Wesley Health Centers - Downey is a community health center clinic at 8530 Firestone Blvd, Downey, CA 90241, open 45 hours a week. That is 5 more hours than the typical California clinic (40 a week). It is run by Jwch Institute, Inc., which serves 76,196 patients across 37 clinic locations.
- Address: 8530 Firestone Blvd, Downey, CA 90241 · Directions
- Phone: (562) 295-6596
- Weekly hours: 45 (California clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Jwch Institute, Inc. (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 Jwch Institute, Inc.
Patients came to Jwch Institute, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 34,782 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 14,961 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 1,322 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 4,976 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 8,623 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 10,309 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 7,154 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 9,930 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 2,226 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 11,267 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 13,034 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 2,962 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 20,103 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 18,455 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 2,047 | children tested |
Jwch Institute, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Jwch Institute, Inc. serves
76,196 patients used Jwch Institute, Inc. in 2025. 76% live at or below the poverty line and 96% are at or below twice the poverty line. 13,476 patients were experiencing homelessness and 168 were veterans.
| 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 | 7% | 8% | 14% | −1 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 81% | 71% | 42% | +10 pts |
| Medicare patients | 7% | 8% | 11% | −2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 5% | 10% | 24% | −4 pts |
Quality of care at Jwch Institute, Inc.
Jwch Institute, Inc. is at or above the California median on 4 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 | 67% | 68% | 68% | −1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 64% | 59% | 54% | +4 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 57% | 60% | 54% | −3 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 44% | 44% | 44% | In line |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 81% | 68% | 77% | +12 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 87% | 86% | 86% | +1 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 70% | 79% | 79% | −9 pts |
Staffing at Jwch Institute, Inc.
The health center employs 1,071 full-time-equivalent staff, including 82 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 78 dental staff and 61 mental health staff. That is 928 patients per clinical provider against the California median of 869 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 489,429 visits, about 6.4 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 90241
1,378 Jwch Institute, Inc. patients live in ZIP 90241, and 5% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Family Health Care Centers of Greater Los Angeles, Inc. — 660 patients from 90241
- Complete Care Community Health Center, Inc. — 546 patients from 90241
- Via Care Community Health Center, Inc. — 502 patients from 90241
- St. John's Community Health — 399 patients from 90241
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Cali Med Health Center Downey- Florence
Complete Care Community Health Center - Downey
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