Lower East Side Health Center — New York, NY
Lower East Side Health Center is a community health center clinic at 255 E Houston St, New York, NY 10002, open 40 hours a week. The typical New York clinic is open 46 hours a week. It is run by Community Healthcare Network, Inc., which serves 38,635 patients across 13 clinic locations.
- Address: 255 E Houston St, New York, NY 10002 · Directions
- Phone: (212) 477-1120
- Weekly hours: 40 (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 10002
1,318 Community Healthcare Network, Inc. patients live in ZIP 10002, and 6% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation — 6,628 patients from 10002
- Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, Inc. — 3,489 patients from 10002
- Betances Health Center — 2,421 patients from 10002
- William F. Ryan Community Health Center, Inc. — 1,722 patients from 10002
Community health centers near Lower East Side Health Center
Ryan Health | NENA
Third Street Primary Care Clinic
LFHC Community Medicine Program at Bowery Residents Committee
Cylar House Community Health Center
Betances Health Center
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