Neighborhood Healthcare

Neighborhood Healthcare is a federally qualified community health center based in Escondido, CA, with 26 clinic locations in 15 cities. It served 103,659 patients in 2025. Fees are on a sliding scale by income and insurance, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay.

• 103,659patients in 2025
• 10%uninsured patients
• 61%at or below the poverty line
• 1,414full-time-equivalent staff

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

Who Neighborhood Healthcare serves

61% of patients live at or below the poverty line and 88% are at or below twice that level. 10% have no insurance, 72% have Medicaid or CHIP, 9% have Medicare and 9% have private insurance. 2,603 patients were experiencing homelessness. 692 were veterans.

Care and screenings

Quality of care

Neighborhood Healthcare is at or above the California median on 6 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.

Staffing

1,414 full-time-equivalent staff work at Neighborhood Healthcare, including 110 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives. That is 943 patients per clinical provider, against the California median of 869 and the U.S. median of 930.

Where Neighborhood Healthcare patients live

Neighborhood Healthcare locations

Other health centers in California

• Ventura County Health Services Agency
• Northeast Valley Health Corporation
• North East Medical Services
• Riverside County Health System
• Community Medical Centers, Inc.
• St. John's Community Health

How fees work: the sliding-fee guide.