Helen B. Atkinson Center — New York, NY
Helen B. Atkinson Center is a community health center clinic at 81 W 115th St, New York, NY 10026, open 49 hours a week. That is 3 more hours than the typical New York clinic (46 a week). It is run by Community Healthcare Network, Inc., which serves 38,635 patients across 13 clinic locations.
- Address: 81 W 115th St, New York, NY 10026 · Directions
- Phone: (212) 426-0088
- Website: www.chnnyc.org
- Weekly hours: 49 (New York clinic median: 46)
- Operated by: Community Healthcare Network, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Community Healthcare Network, Inc.
Patients came to Community Healthcare Network, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 5,896 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 7,498 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 58 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 2,254 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 3,008 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 6,412 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 3,604 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 3,874 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 8,636 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 4,190 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 7,290 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 2,360 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 11,771 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 8,650 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 565 | children tested |
Community Healthcare Network, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Community Healthcare Network, Inc. serves
38,635 patients used Community Healthcare Network, Inc. in 2025. 81% live at or below the poverty line and 92% are at or below twice the poverty line. 178 patients were experiencing homelessness and 25 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 81% | 72% | 65% | +8 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 92% | 92% | 92% | In line |
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 12% | 6% | 14% | +5 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 46% | 52% | 42% | −6 pts |
| Medicare patients | 13% | 13% | 11% | In line |
| Privately insured patients | 27% | 20% | 24% | +7 pts |
Quality of care at Community Healthcare Network, Inc.
Community Healthcare Network, Inc. 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 | 71% | 69% | 68% | +1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 70% | 57% | 54% | +13 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 72% | 54% | 54% | +18 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 58% | 46% | 44% | +12 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 82% | 73% | 77% | +10 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 64% | 79% | 86% | −15 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 75% | 76% | 79% | −1 pts |
Staffing at Community Healthcare Network, Inc.
The health center employs 607 full-time-equivalent staff, including 52 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 15 dental staff and 45 mental health staff. That is 737 patients per clinical provider against the New York median of 878 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 201,135 visits, about 5.2 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 10026
1,188 Community Healthcare Network, Inc. patients live in ZIP 10026, and 3% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- The Institute for Family Health — 1,461 patients from 10026
- New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation — 1,367 patients from 10026
- William F. Ryan Community Health Center, Inc. — 1,357 patients from 10026
- East Harlem Council for Human Services, Inc. — 194 patients from 10026
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