Broadway Clinic — Paterson, NJ
Broadway Clinic is a community health center clinic at 227 Broadway, Paterson, NJ 07501, open 55 hours a week. That is 5 more hours than the typical New Jersey clinic (50 a week). It is run by Paterson Community Health Center, Inc., which serves 7,432 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 227 Broadway, Paterson, NJ 07501 · Directions
- Phone: (973) 278-2600
- Website: www.patersonchc.org
- Weekly hours: 55 (New Jersey clinic median: 50)
- Operated by: Paterson Community Health Center, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Paterson Community Health Center, Inc.
Patients came to Paterson Community Health Center, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,517 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 490 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 1,468 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,833 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 177 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 792 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 358 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 606 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,316 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 568 | patients with asthma |
| Childhood lead tests | 32 | children tested |
Paterson Community Health Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Paterson Community Health Center, Inc. serves
7,432 patients used Paterson Community Health Center, Inc. in 2025. 96% live at or below the poverty line and 99% are at or below twice the poverty line. 334 patients were experiencing homelessness and 415 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NJ median | U.S. median | vs NJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 96% | 68% | 65% | +28 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 99% | 95% | 92% | +4 pts |
| Measure | This center | NJ median | U.S. median | vs NJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 43% | 28% | 14% | +15 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 42% | 51% | 42% | −10 pts |
| Medicare patients | 7% | 6% | 11% | +1 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 8% | 16% | 24% | −7 pts |
Quality of care at Paterson Community Health Center, Inc.
Paterson Community Health Center, Inc. is at or above the New Jersey median on 3 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | NJ median | U.S. median | vs NJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 66% | 61% | 68% | +4 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 41% | 42% | 54% | −1 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 57% | 58% | 54% | −2 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 37% | 36% | 44% | +1 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 80% | 80% | 77% | −1 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 91% | 85% | 86% | +7 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 78% | 79% | 79% | −1 pts |
Staffing at Paterson Community Health Center, Inc.
The health center employs 52 full-time-equivalent staff, including 9 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 6 dental staff. That is 853 patients per clinical provider against the New Jersey median of 1,113 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 23,861 visits, about 3.2 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 07501
1,925 Paterson Community Health Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 07501, and 37% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- North Hudson Community Action Corporation — 587 patients from 07501
- Newark Community Health Centers, Inc. — 23 patients from 07501
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North Hudson Community Action Corporation @ Passaic
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