770 East 176 Street — Bronx, NY
770 East 176 Street is a community health center clinic at 770 E 176th St, Bronx, NY 10460, open 51 hours a week. That is 5 more hours than the typical New York clinic (46 a week). It is run by Vocational Instructional Project Community Services, Inc., which serves 3,610 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 770 E 176th St, Bronx, NY 10460 · Directions
- Phone: (718) 466-8244
- Website: www.vipservices.org
- Weekly hours: 51 (New York clinic median: 46)
- Operated by: Vocational Instructional Project Community Services, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, substance use treatment, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Vocational Instructional Project Community Services, Inc.
Patients came to Vocational Instructional Project Community Services, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 2,308 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 992 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 192 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 165 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 509 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 333 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 279 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 422 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 427 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 962 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 581 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,499 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,282 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 90 | children tested |
Vocational Instructional Project Community Services, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Vocational Instructional Project Community Services, Inc. serves
3,610 patients used Vocational Instructional Project Community Services, Inc. in 2025. 91% live at or below the poverty line and 96% are at or below twice the poverty line. 1,127 patients were experiencing homelessness and 39 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 91% | 72% | 65% | +19 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 96% | 92% | 92% | +4 pts |
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 14% | 6% | 14% | +7 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 60% | 52% | 42% | +7 pts |
| Medicare patients | 17% | 13% | 11% | +4 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 6% | 20% | 24% | −14 pts |
Quality of care at Vocational Instructional Project Community Services, Inc.
Vocational Instructional Project Community Services, Inc. is at or above the New York median on 7 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 73% | 69% | 68% | +4 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 59% | 57% | 54% | +2 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 92% | 54% | 54% | +38 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 54% | 46% | 44% | +8 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 98% | 73% | 77% | +25 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 97% | 79% | 86% | +18 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 90% | 76% | 79% | +14 pts |
Staffing at Vocational Instructional Project Community Services, Inc.
The health center employs 71 full-time-equivalent staff, including 5 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 11 mental health staff. That is 694 patients per clinical provider against the New York median of 878 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 39,279 visits, about 10.9 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 10460
637 Vocational Instructional Project Community Services, Inc. patients live in ZIP 10460, and 9% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Urban Health Plan, Inc. — 6,365 patients from 10460
- Bronx Community Health Network, Inc. — 5,682 patients from 10460
- Bronxcare Health Integrated Services System Inc. — 4,176 patients from 10460
- Union Community Health Center, Inc. — 1,509 patients from 10460