Last updated: August 2025
After Planned Parenthood Mar Monte’s Santa Cruz clinic suddenly closed in July and the organization announced the end of prenatal, behavioral and primary health care, thousands of Santa Cruz County residents are scrambling to find care.
County residents on Medi-Cal who were using Planned Parenthood as their primary clinic have until Aug. 31 to choose a new primary care provider, or be assigned one automatically.
Medi-Cal members can contact the Central California Alliance for Health to select or change their clinic. The member services team is available Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m at 800-700-3874. Deaf and hard of hearing assistance TTY: 800-735-2929, dial 711.
Andrew Adams, chief of staff of Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, said current patients who were receiving those services will not be dropped until they can transition to a new provider. He said he expects that to take about 3 to 6 months.
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte patients can go to its other clinics, including in Watsonville, Salinas and San José, and make phone appointments.
There are three federally qualified health centers in Santa Cruz County. Federally qualified health centers are mandated to accept anyone as a patient, regardless of their insurance status.
Santa Cruz Community Health Centers: Services include primary care, mental health, prenatal care, gender-affirming care and pediatrics. Call 831-427-3500 to schedule. Centers were accepting new patients as of Aug. 8.
- Women’s Health Center, 250 Locust St., Santa Cruz.
- Live Oak Health Center, 1510 Capitola Road, Live Oak.
- Mountain Health Center, 231 Main St. Suite A, Ben Lomond.
Salud Para La Gente: Services include primary care, mental health (by phone), prenatal care and pediatrics. Call 831-728-0222 to schedule an appointment. Salud leaders plan to accept former Planned Parenthood patients. But as of Aug. 8, Salud clinics were only taking new patients younger than 18.
- Clínica del Valle del Pájaro, 45 Nielson St., Watsonville.
- Salud Para La Gente, 204 East Beach St., Watsonville.
- South County Mobile, Casa de La Cultura Center, Matiasevich Lane, Pajaro.
- Salud offers other mobile and pop-up clinics.
County of Santa Cruz health centers: Services include primary care, mental health, pediatrics and gender-affirming care.
- Santa Cruz County Health Center, 1080 Emeline Ave., Santa Cruz. 831-454-4100.
- Watsonville Health Center, 1430 Freedom Blvd. Suite D, Watsonville. 831-763-8400.
- Homeless Person’s Health Project, 115A Coral St., Santa Cruz. 831-454-2080. A mobile clinic operates across Santa Cruz and Watsonville. A schedule is on their website.
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