Wesley Health Centers- Palmdale Central — Palmdale, CA
Wesley Health Centers- Palmdale Central is a community health center clinic at 2151 E Palmdale Blvd, Palmdale, CA 93550, open 40 hours a week. That matches the 40-hour week of a typical California clinic. It is run by Jwch Institute, Inc., which serves 76,196 patients across 37 clinic locations.
- Address: 2151 E Palmdale Blvd, Palmdale, CA 93550 · Directions
- Phone: (661) 942-2391
- Website: www.jwchinstitute.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (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 93550
6,784 Jwch Institute, Inc. patients live in ZIP 93550, and 3% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Bartz-Altadonna Community Health Center — 3,127 patients from 93550
- Northeast Valley Health Corporation — 1,353 patients from 93550
- Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc. — 1,078 patients from 93550
- El Proyecto del Barrio, Inc. — 147 patients from 93550
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BACHC West Palmdale Health Center
Bartz-Altadonna CHC Integrated Care Building (Icb)
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Wesley Health Centers - Michael Antonovich Dental Clinic
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Wesley Health Centers-- Vermont Annex
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