Community health centers in New Mexico
New Mexico has 130 community health center clinics in 68 cities, run by 19 health centers that served 324,074 patients in 2025. Fees are on a sliding scale by income and insurance, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay.
- The median clinic in New Mexico is open 45 hours a week.
- Half of New Mexico health centers have 20% or more uninsured patients (U.S. median: 14%).
- Most clinics in one city: Albuquerque with 14.
How New Mexico health centers compare
| Median across New Mexico health centers | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 20% | 14% |
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 63% | 65% |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 33% | 42% |
| Adults with blood pressure under control | 67% | 68% |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 47% | 54% |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 36% | 44% |
Largest health centers in New Mexico
| Health center | Based in | Patients | Uninsured | Clinics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presbyterian Medical Services | Santa Fe | 78,620 | 16% | 39 |
| Ben Archer Health Center | Hatch | 44,800 | 29% | 9 |
| First Choice Community Healthcare, Inc. | Albuquerque | 40,817 | 21% | 6 |
| La Clinica de Familia, Inc. | Las Cruces | 33,653 | 34% | 10 |
| First Nations Community Healthsource | Albuquerque | 17,812 | 47% | 6 |
| El Centro Family Health | Espanola | 15,868 | 19% | 14 |
| La Casa de Buena Salud, Inc. | Portales | 15,403 | 19% | 4 |
| La Familia Medical Center | Santa Fe | 14,891 | 42% | 6 |
| Hidalgo Medical Services | Lordsburg | 13,607 | 5% | 11 |
| Sunrise Clinics | Santa Rosa | 12,577 | 11% | 6 |
| Southwest Care Center | Santa Fe | 8,398 | 4% | 4 |
| Gallup Community Health | Gallup | 7,685 | 8% | 1 |
Cities with the most clinics
- Albuquerque (14)
- Las Cruces (10)
- Santa Fe (9)
- Espanola (6)
- Gallup (4)
- Las Vegas (4)
- Silver City (4)
- Tucumcari (4)
- Bernalillo (3)
- Cuba (3)
All New Mexico cities with a community health center
- Abiquiu
- Alamogordo (2)
- Albuquerque (14)
- Animas
- Anthony (2)
- Anton Chico
- Artesia (2)
- Bayard
- Bernalillo (3)
- Carlsbad (2)
- Cerrillos
- Chama
- Chaparral (2)
- Cloudcroft
- Clovis
- Columbus
- Counselor
- Coyote
- Cuba (3)
- Deming (2)
- Dixon
- Edgewood
- El Rito
- Espanola (6)
- Estancia
- Farmington (2)
- Fort Sumner
- Gallup (4)
- Gila
- Grants (2)
- Hatch
- Hobbs
- La Mesa
- Las Cruces (10)
- Las Vegas (4)
- Lordsburg (2)
- Los Lunas
- Loving
- Magdalena
- Mora
- Ojo Caliente
- Pecos
- Penasco
- Portales
- Questa
- Raton
- Ribera
- Rio Rancho (2)
- Roswell (2)
- Roy
- Ruidoso
- San Lorenzo
- Santa Clara
- Santa Fe (9)
- Santa Rosa
- Silver City (4)
- Socorro
- Springer
- Sunland Park
- Taos
- Thoreau
- Tierra Amarilla
- Truchas
- Truth Or Consequences
- Tucumcari (4)
- Tularosa
- Veguita
- Wagon Mound
All community health centers based in New Mexico
- Presbyterian Medical Services
- Ben Archer Health Center
- First Choice Community Healthcare, Inc.
- La Clinica de Familia, Inc.
- First Nations Community Healthsource
- El Centro Family Health
- La Casa de Buena Salud, Inc.
- La Familia Medical Center
- Hidalgo Medical Services
- Sunrise Clinics
- Southwest Care Center
- Gallup Community Health
- Las Clinicas del Norte, Inc.
- El Pueblo Health Services Inc.
- Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless
- La Clinica del Pueblo de Rio Arriba
- De Baca Family Practice Clinic, Inc.
- Mora Valley Community Health Services, Inc.
- Amador Health Center Inc.
- Sunrise Clinics
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