Betances Health Center at Bushwick — Brooklyn, NY
Betances Health Center at Bushwick is a community health center clinic at 1427 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11221, open 40 hours a week. The typical New York clinic is open 46 hours a week. It is run by Betances Health Center, which serves 6,779 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 1427 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11221 · Directions
- Phone: (347) 390-8701
- Website: www.betances.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (New York clinic median: 46)
- Operated by: Betances Health Center (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Betances Health Center
Patients came to Betances Health Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,873 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 1,426 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Eye exams | 458 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 308 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,839 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 519 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 751 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 220 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 973 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,497 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 555 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,044 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,532 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 59 | children tested |
Betances Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Betances Health Center serves
6,779 patients used Betances Health Center in 2025. 61% live at or below the poverty line and 82% are at or below twice the poverty line. 429 patients were experiencing homelessness and 27 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 61% | 72% | 65% | −12 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 82% | 92% | 92% | −10 pts |
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 10% | 6% | 14% | +3 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 49% | 52% | 42% | −3 pts |
| Medicare patients | 21% | 13% | 11% | +8 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 20% | 20% | 24% | In line |
Quality of care at Betances Health Center
Betances Health Center is at or above the New York median on 5 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 | 66% | 69% | 68% | −4 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 63% | 57% | 54% | +7 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 65% | 54% | 54% | +11 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 48% | 46% | 44% | +2 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 76% | 73% | 77% | +3 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 65% | 79% | 86% | −14 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 80% | 76% | 79% | +3 pts |
Staffing at Betances Health Center
The health center employs 119 full-time-equivalent staff, including 8 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 6 dental staff and 3 mental health staff. That is 892 patients per clinical provider against the New York median of 878 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 40,987 visits, about 6.0 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 11221
639 Betances Health Center patients live in ZIP 11221. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation — 2,218 patients from 11221
- Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center, Inc. — 2,113 patients from 11221
- Sunset Park Health Council, Inc. — 1,720 patients from 11221
- Community Health Project, Inc. — 807 patients from 11221
Community health centers near Betances Health Center at Bushwick
Broadway Family Health Center
Bushwick Communicare Center
St. John's Bread and Life
Magnolia House
Bedford Community Health Center
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