Watts Healthcare

Acting Chief Executive Officer 

Barrett Hatches, Ph.D.

Mission

To improve the health and well-being of the people and communities that we serve by ensuring access to compassionate, quality, culturally sensitive preventive and primary health care services.

History

When the Watts Health Center started in the mid-1960s with a $2.7 million grant from the Office of Economic Opportunity, it was one of the first community health centers in the United States.

The main facility, a 69,000 square foot building, was opened in 1978 in Watts, adjacent to several large public housing projects. It houses 50 examination rooms.

The center is owned and operated by the Watts Healthcare Corporation (WHCC). The WHCC also oversees the Jefferson Crenshaw Community Health Center, the Crenshaw Community Health Center, and Locke Wellness Center. The WHCC also owns the House of Uhuru substance use disorder treatment facility and the Lumpkin House sober living facility.

The services provided are supported by federal, state, and county grants and contracts; managed care agreements; Medicare revenues; Medi-Cal revenues, and discounted fees paid by patients. With a more than $42 million annual budget, WHCC offers evidence-based primary care, dental services and specialty services that are culturally and linguistically sensitive. The populations we focus on reaching are SPA 6 residents with incomes below 200% of the federal poverty line.

Patients We Serve

In 2022, 18,770 patients were served resulting in 67,572 visits. The reasons for their visits
were:

Eighty-one percent of our patients reportedly live below 100% of the federal poverty level; 96 percent reportedly live below 200% of the FPL.

Seventy-hree percent were covered by Medi-Cal; five percent were covered by Medicare and 13 percent are uninsured.

In 2022, WHCC served a relatively young patient population with 50 percent ages 34 years and under. The racial/ethnic breakdown is 51 percent Non-Hispanic/Latino and 49 percent Hispanic/Latino. Most of our patients were female (60%).

Services We Provide

Primary Care

• Adult Medicine
• Pediatrics
• Women’s Health (OB/GYN and Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program)

Specialty Care

• Behavioral Health
• Vision Care (Optometry and Optician Services)
• In-House Specialty – Podiatry
• Same Day Clinic
• Dental for adults and children
  • Oral Surgery
  • Endodontics
  • Periodontics
  • Operative Dentistry
  • Crown and Bridge Work
  • Prosthodontics (Full prosthetic appliance building)
• Medical Imaging (mammogram, ultrasound, chest and extremity services)
• Laboratory – Onsite
• Chiropractic Services
• Infectious Diseases

Patient Education

• Diabetes
• Weight Loss
• Nutrition
• Asthma Mitigation
• Teen Health Services (School-based Clinics)
• WIC (Women Infants and Children’s Services ) 5 locations:
  • Watts Health Center
  • Hoover
  • Adams
  • Compton
  • Huntington Park

Locations

For a list of clinics click here.

To Donate

Finance Office
10300 Compton Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90002
(323) 564-4331 ext. 3144

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To learn more about us visit our website:  www.wattshealth.org