Hometown Health Centers — Schenectady, NY
Hometown Health Centers is a community health center clinic at 1044 State St, Schenectady, NY 12307, open 59 hours a week. That is 13 more hours than the typical New York clinic (46 a week). It is run by Schenectady Family Health Services, Inc., which serves 20,766 patients across 3 clinic locations.
- Address: 1044 State St, Schenectady, NY 12307 · Directions
- Phone: (518) 370-1441
- Website: www.hometownhealthcenters.org
- Weekly hours: 59 (New York clinic median: 46)
- Operated by: Schenectady Family Health Services, 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 Schenectady Family Health Services, Inc.
Patients came to Schenectady Family Health Services, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 13,061 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,718 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 51 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 2,005 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,726 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 507 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 763 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 644 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,760 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,836 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,345 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,335 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,156 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 445 | children tested |
Schenectady Family Health Services, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Schenectady Family Health Services, Inc. serves
20,766 patients used Schenectady Family Health Services, Inc. in 2025. 59% live at or below the poverty line and 88% are at or below twice the poverty line. 146 patients were experiencing homelessness and 163 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 59% | 72% | 65% | −14 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 88% | 92% | 92% | −4 pts |
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 9% | 6% | 14% | +3 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 52% | 52% | 42% | In line |
| Medicare patients | 13% | 13% | 11% | +1 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 20% | 20% | 24% | +1 pts |
Quality of care at Schenectady Family Health Services, Inc.
Schenectady Family Health Services, 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 | 76% | 69% | 68% | +7 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 57% | 57% | 54% | In line |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 63% | 54% | 54% | +9 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 50% | 46% | 44% | +4 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 65% | 73% | 77% | −8 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 95% | 79% | 86% | +16 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 76% | 76% | 79% | In line |
Staffing at Schenectady Family Health Services, Inc.
The health center employs 150 full-time-equivalent staff, including 13 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 34 dental staff and 6 mental health staff. That is 1,554 patients per clinical provider against the New York median of 878 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 65,765 visits, about 3.2 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 12307
2,950 Schenectady Family Health Services, Inc. patients live in ZIP 12307, and 7% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Whitney M. Young, Jr. Community Health Center Community Board, Inc. — 79 patients from 12307
Community health centers near Hometown Health Centers
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Watervliet Health Center
North Troy
Whitney Young Health Dental Services
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