Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center — Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center is a community health center clinic at 1089 President St, Brooklyn, NY 11225, open 50 hours a week. That is 4 more hours than the typical New York clinic (46 a week). It is run by Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center, Inc., which serves 5,943 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 1089 President St, Brooklyn, NY 11225 · Directions
- Phone: (718) 596-9800
- Website: www.brooklynplaza.org
- Weekly hours: 50 (New York clinic median: 46)
- Operated by: Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center, Inc.
Patients came to Brooklyn Plaza Medical 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 | 2,025 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 567 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 62 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 315 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 585 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 872 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 525 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 268 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 464 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 941 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 533 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,875 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,399 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 18 | children tested |
Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center, Inc. serves
5,943 patients used Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center, Inc. in 2025. 57% live at or below the poverty line and 83% are at or below twice the poverty line. 113 patients were experiencing homelessness and 52 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 57% | 72% | 65% | −15 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 83% | 92% | 92% | −9 pts |
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 22% | 6% | 14% | +16 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 37% | 52% | 42% | −15 pts |
| Medicare patients | 9% | 13% | 11% | −3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 32% | 20% | 24% | +12 pts |
Quality of care at Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center, Inc.
Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center, Inc. is at or above the New York median on 6 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 | 70% | 69% | 68% | +1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 75% | 57% | 54% | +19 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 72% | 54% | 54% | +18 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 60% | 46% | 44% | +14 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 93% | 73% | 77% | +21 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 85% | 79% | 86% | +6 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 72% | 76% | 79% | −4 pts |
Staffing at Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center, Inc.
The health center employs 74 full-time-equivalent staff, including 8 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 9 dental staff and 2 mental health staff. That is 753 patients per clinical provider against the New York median of 878 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 20,266 visits, about 3.4 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 11225
176 Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 11225, and 24% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Opportunity Development Association, Oda Primary Care Health Center — 3,649 patients from 11225
- Lasante Health Center, Inc. — 3,160 patients from 11225
- Sunset Park Health Council, Inc. — 1,307 patients from 11225
- Community Healthcare Network, Inc. — 1,088 patients from 11225
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