Circle the City
Circle the City is a federally qualified community health center based in Phoenix, AZ, with 2 clinic locations. It served 8,947 patients in 2025. Fees are on a sliding scale by income and insurance, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay.
- 8,947patients in 2025
- 15%uninsured patients
- 95%at or below the poverty line
- 250full-time-equivalent staff
Care offered: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, women’s health, and telehealth.
Who Circle the City serves
95% of patients live at or below the poverty line and 99% are at or below twice that level. 15% have no insurance, 64% have Medicaid or CHIP, 15% have Medicare and 6% have private insurance. 8,247 patients were experiencing homelessness. 411 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | AZ median | U.S. median | vs AZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 95% | 62% | 65% | +33 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 99% | 87% | 92% | +12 pts |
| Measure | This center | AZ median | U.S. median | vs AZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 15% | 15% | 14% | In line |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 64% | 38% | 42% | +26 pts |
| Medicare patients | 15% | 14% | 11% | +1 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 6% | 29% | 24% | −23 pts |
Care and screenings
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 79 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 5,307 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 490 | patients in treatment |
| Cervical cancer screening | 576 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 381 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 60 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,250 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,808 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 761 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,047 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,058 | patients tested |
Quality of care
Circle the City is at or above the Arizona median on 1 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | AZ median | U.S. median | vs AZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 54% | 65% | 68% | −11 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 19% | 57% | 54% | −38 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 18% | 48% | 54% | −30 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 22% | 44% | 44% | −22 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 83% | 73% | 77% | +10 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 82% | 86% | 86% | −5 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 70% | 71% | 79% | −1 pts |
Staffing
250 full-time-equivalent staff work at Circle the City, including 31 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives. That is 290 patients per clinical provider, against the Arizona median of 904 and the U.S. median of 930.
Where Circle the City patients live
| ZIP code | Patients | Uninsured |
|---|---|---|
| 85007 | 3,116 | 13% |
| 85009 | 893 | 14% |
| 85012 | 443 | – |
| 85013 | 338 | 17% |
| 85043 | 334 | 10% |
| 85003 | 316 | 9% |
| 85210 | 313 | 13% |
| 85034 | 303 | 17% |
Circle the City locations
The Parsons Family Health Center at Circle the City
Circle the City Medical Respite Center
Other health centers in Arizona
- Native American Community Health Center, Inc.
- Wesley Community Center Inc.
- Yavapai County Community Health Services
- Ajo Community Health Center
- Valle del Sol, Inc.
- Black Canyon Community Health Center
How fees work: the sliding-fee guide.