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Morovis Community Health Center, Inc.

Morovis Community Health Center, Inc. is a federally qualified community health center based in Morovis, PR, with 3 clinic locations in 3 cities. It served 13,157 patients in 2025. Fees are on a sliding scale by income and insurance, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay.

Care offered: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth.

Who Morovis Community Health Center, Inc. serves

91% of patients live at or below the poverty line and 98% are at or below twice that level. 4% have no insurance, 60% have Medicaid or CHIP, 17% have Medicare and 19% have private insurance. 139 patients were experiencing homelessness.

MeasureThis centerPR medianU.S. medianvs PR
Patients at or below the poverty line91%85%65%+6 pts
Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line98%97%92%+1 pts
MeasureThis centerPR medianU.S. medianvs PR
Uninsured patients4%9%14%−5 pts
Medicaid or CHIP patients60%60%42%In line
Medicare patients17%16%11%+2 pts
Privately insured patients19%14%24%+5 pts

Care and screenings

ServicePatientsWhat it counts
Dental care1,178patients had dental exams
Mental health care1,808patients treated for depression or anxiety
Substance use treatment550patients in treatment
Well-child visits1,272children had checkups
Flu shots449patients vaccinated
Cervical cancer screening364patients tested
Breast cancer screening434patients screened
Family planning88patients served
Diabetes care2,038patients with diabetes
Blood pressure care2,296patients with hypertension
Asthma care1,185patients with asthma
HIV testing2,035patients tested
Hepatitis C testing1,346patients tested
Childhood lead tests316children tested

Quality of care

Morovis Community Health Center, Inc. is at or above the Puerto Rico median on 7 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.

MeasureThis centerPR medianU.S. medianvs PR
Adults with high blood pressure under control95%81%68%+14 pts
Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer93%71%54%+22 pts
Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer91%61%54%+29 pts
Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer88%57%44%+31 pts
Patients 12+ screened for depression92%86%77%+6 pts
Adults assessed for tobacco use98%94%86%+4 pts
High-risk adults on statin therapy95%83%79%+12 pts

Staffing

159 full-time-equivalent staff work at Morovis Community Health Center, Inc., including 17 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives. That is 796 patients per clinical provider, against the Puerto Rico median of 882 and the U.S. median of 930.

Where Morovis Community Health Center, Inc. patients live

ZIP codePatientsUninsured
006879,1183%
009497694%
007835893%
006925047%
00953487–
006934734%
00638283–
00674193–

Morovis Community Health Center, Inc. locations

MCHC - Toa Baja

1 Carr 863, Candelaria, PR 00949
56 hours a week · 939-336-8000 x1100

MCHC - Vega Alta

30.2 Carr 2, Espinosa, PR 00692
50 hours a week · (939) 915-9090

Morovis Community Health Center, Inc.

2 Calle Patron, Morovis, PR 00687
168 hours a week · 787-862-3000 x2203

Other health centers in Puerto Rico

How fees work: the sliding-fee guide.