Help Morris — Bronx, NY
Help Morris is a community health center clinic at 285 E 171st St, Bronx, NY 10457, open 24 hours a week. The typical New York clinic is open 46 hours a week. It is run by The Floating Hospital, which serves 21,296 patients across 5 clinic locations.
- Address: 285 E 171st St, Bronx, NY 10457 · Directions
- Phone: (718) 872-9480
- Weekly hours: 24 (New York clinic median: 46)
- Operated by: The Floating Hospital (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at The Floating Hospital
Patients came to The Floating Hospital for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 3,983 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,695 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Eye exams | 1,466 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 3,695 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,331 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 863 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 366 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 656 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 715 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,295 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,884 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 5,059 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 5,173 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 249 | children tested |
The Floating Hospital also provides care by telehealth.
Who The Floating Hospital serves
21,296 patients used The Floating Hospital in 2025. 86% live at or below the poverty line and 98% are at or below twice the poverty line. 15,874 patients were experiencing homelessness and 68 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 86% | 72% | 65% | +14 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 98% | 92% | 92% | +6 pts |
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 41% | 6% | 14% | +34 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 43% | 52% | 42% | −9 pts |
| Medicare patients | 2% | 13% | 11% | −10 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 10% | 20% | 24% | −10 pts |
Quality of care at The Floating Hospital
The Floating Hospital is at or above the New York median on 2 of 6 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 | 66% | 69% | 68% | −4 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 47% | 57% | 54% | −10 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 64% | 54% | 54% | +10 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 77% | 73% | 77% | +4 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 44% | 79% | 86% | −35 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 63% | 76% | 79% | −13 pts |
Staffing at The Floating Hospital
The health center employs 183 full-time-equivalent staff, including 17 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 10 dental staff and 13 mental health staff. That is 1,228 patients per clinical provider against the New York median of 878 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 62,009 visits, about 2.9 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 10457
771 The Floating Hospital patients live in ZIP 10457, and 26% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Bronxcare Health Integrated Services System Inc. — 12,017 patients from 10457
- Bronx Community Health Network, Inc. — 5,002 patients from 10457
- Union Community Health Center, Inc. — 4,960 patients from 10457
- Morris Heights Health Center — 2,914 patients from 10457