CHI Health Center — Brooklyn, NY
CHI Health Center is a community health center clinic at 1419 Mermaid Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11224, open 50 hours a week. That is 4 more hours than the typical New York clinic (46 a week). It is run by Community Health Initiatives Inc., which serves 8,492 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 1419 Mermaid Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11224 · Directions
- Phone: (718) 210-3110
- Website: www.chihealthcenter.com
- Weekly hours: 50 (New York clinic median: 46)
- Operated by: Community Health Initiatives Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Community Health Initiatives Inc.
Patients came to Community Health Initiatives 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 | 820 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 700 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 873 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 428 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 59 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 329 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 475 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 720 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 500 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,326 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 961 | patients tested |
Community Health Initiatives Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Community Health Initiatives Inc. serves
8,492 patients used Community Health Initiatives Inc. in 2025. 65% live at or below the poverty line and 91% are at or below twice the poverty line. 134 patients were experiencing homelessness.
| 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% | −1 pts |
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 2% | 6% | 14% | −5 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 70% | 52% | 42% | +18 pts |
| Medicare patients | 6% | 13% | 11% | −7 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 22% | 20% | 24% | +3 pts |
Quality of care at Community Health Initiatives Inc.
Community Health Initiatives Inc. is at or above the New York median on 1 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 | 64% | 69% | 68% | −6 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 40% | 57% | 54% | −17 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 44% | 54% | 54% | −10 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 45% | 46% | 44% | In line |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 61% | 73% | 77% | −11 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 80% | 79% | 86% | +1 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 54% | 76% | 79% | −22 pts |
Staffing at Community Health Initiatives Inc.
The health center employs 44 full-time-equivalent staff, including 9 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 3 mental health staff. That is 978 patients per clinical provider against the New York median of 878 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 29,958 visits, about 3.5 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 11224
2,818 Community Health Initiatives Inc. patients live in ZIP 11224, and 1% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Sunset Park Health Council, Inc. — 2,066 patients from 11224
- Lasante Health Center, Inc. — 366 patients from 11224
- Ezra Medical Center — 150 patients from 11224
- Hasc Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Inc. — 127 patients from 11224
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