Kingsboro Men's MICA Shelter — Brooklyn, NY
Kingsboro Men's MICA Shelter is a community health center clinic at 681 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203, open 40 hours a week. The typical New York clinic is open 46 hours a week. It is run by Housing Works Health Services III, Inc., which serves 11,721 patients across 13 clinic locations.
- Address: 681 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203 · Directions
- Phone: (718) 277-0386
- Weekly hours: 40 (New York clinic median: 46)
- Operated by: Housing Works Health Services III, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Housing Works Health Services III, Inc.
Patients came to Housing Works Health Services III, 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 | 8,030 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 552 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 74 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,288 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 536 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 408 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 225 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 907 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,037 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 903 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 4,748 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 6,335 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 16 | children tested |
Housing Works Health Services III, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Housing Works Health Services III, Inc. serves
11,721 patients used Housing Works Health Services III, Inc. in 2025. 93% live at or below the poverty line and 98% are at or below twice the poverty line. 4,059 patients were experiencing homelessness and 101 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 93% | 72% | 65% | +20 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 | 12% | 6% | 14% | +6 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 59% | 52% | 42% | +7 pts |
| Medicare patients | 15% | 13% | 11% | +2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 14% | 20% | 24% | −6 pts |
Quality of care at Housing Works Health Services III, Inc.
Housing Works Health Services III, Inc. is at or above the New York median on 1 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 | 57% | 69% | 68% | −12 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 23% | 57% | 54% | −34 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 23% | 54% | 54% | −31 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 87% | 73% | 77% | +14 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 59% | 79% | 86% | −20 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 70% | 76% | 79% | −6 pts |
Staffing at Housing Works Health Services III, Inc.
The health center employs 182 full-time-equivalent staff, including 18 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 47 mental health staff. That is 663 patients per clinical provider against the New York median of 878 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 84,321 visits, about 7.2 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 11203
316 Housing Works Health Services III, Inc. patients live in ZIP 11203, and 16% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Sunset Park Health Council, Inc. — 3,892 patients from 11203
- Opportunity Development Association, Oda Primary Care Health Center — 2,703 patients from 11203
- Lasante Health Center, Inc. — 2,630 patients from 11203
- New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation — 992 patients from 11203
Community health centers near Kingsboro Men's MICA Shelter
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Flatbush Family Health Center at NYU Langone
Caribbean House Health Center
Lasante Health Center
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