Bronx Health Collective @ 871 Prospect Ave — Bronx, NY
Bronx Health Collective @ 871 Prospect Ave is a community health center clinic at 871 Prospect Ave, Bronx, NY 10459, open 56 hours a week. That is 10 more hours than the typical New York clinic (46 a week). It is run by Montefiore Medical Center, which serves 9,418 patients across 4 clinic locations.
- Address: 871 Prospect Ave, Bronx, NY 10459 · Directions
- Phone: (718) 991-0605
- Weekly hours: 56 (New York clinic median: 46)
- Operated by: Montefiore Medical Center (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 Montefiore Medical Center
Patients came to Montefiore Medical Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 244 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 1,673 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 2,955 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,847 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 468 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 291 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 548 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 588 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,010 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,643 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 2,459 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,278 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 579 | children tested |
Montefiore Medical Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Montefiore Medical Center serves
9,418 patients used Montefiore Medical Center in 2025. 65% live at or below the poverty line and 91% are at or below twice the poverty line. 1,731 patients were experiencing homelessness and 41 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 65% | 72% | 65% | −7 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 91% | 92% | 92% | −2 pts |
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 5% | 6% | 14% | −1 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 66% | 52% | 42% | +13 pts |
| Medicare patients | 6% | 13% | 11% | −7 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 18% | 20% | 24% | −1 pts |
Quality of care at Montefiore Medical Center
Montefiore Medical Center is at or above the New York median on 4 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 | 71% | 69% | 68% | +2 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 67% | 57% | 54% | +11 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 72% | 54% | 54% | +18 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 67% | 46% | 44% | +21 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 53% | 73% | 77% | −19 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 45% | 79% | 86% | −34 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 70% | 76% | 79% | −6 pts |
Staffing at Montefiore Medical Center
The health center employs 89 full-time-equivalent staff, including 14 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 0 dental staff and 6 mental health staff. That is 691 patients per clinical provider against the New York median of 878 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 31,767 visits, about 3.4 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 10459
1,731 Montefiore Medical Center patients live in ZIP 10459, and 4% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Urban Health Plan, Inc. — 12,833 patients from 10459
- Bronxcare Health Integrated Services System Inc. — 4,681 patients from 10459
- Bronx Community Health Network, Inc. — 2,720 patients from 10459
- New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation — 930 patients from 10459